Squeezing Out the Last Bit of Summer

We are ending this summer with a bang! A much anticipated (and needed!) beach trip! We've gone to Ocean Isle Beach several years now and we just love it! It's a quiet place where families can go and enjoy some time together. There are plenty of houses to rent oceanfront, but we love the condo where we stay ...and the pool! Sometimes it's just nice to play in the pool while you can still see and hear the ocean :)

In the meantime, we've been enjoying the last little bit of summer here at home too. We've always waited until after Labor Day to begin our school year and although I've been tempted in the past to start earlier but the kids are very comfortable with their schedule and so I'm reluctant to change it. Labor Day has been a nice marker for them and for me.

Anyway! Here's our last few weeks in pictures ;)

Yes, they got out the costume box!
An early morning snuggle...
We had so much rain and clouds last week, but we managed to sneak in some outside time.
This girl LOVES watermelon! I think she could eat one all by herself! (Yes this was costume day. Can you tell she's Cinderella now?)
I forgot to post this with the Lego post but it's so cute I wanted to share it! Nicholas took this picture of Megan's Lego store purchase :) Of course it's a tiger! hehehe
Tea party time! She made us bowls of pasta and tea, of course :)

Snuggling Daddy.
As usual, we've really enjoyed our summer! We all need a break at the end of our school year and we look forward to random, unscheduled days and fun!

This is going to be a very exciting year for us. Kristen will be starting college and Megan, our baby, will begin some more structured work. Nicholas is in the second grade and Brandon is in the sixth! Wow! Very exciting indeed!