a peek at our summer.

whew! today is the first day of school and i should be getting ada ready and spending quality time with her, but she is still sleeping... at 6:57am! ok- for most of you this may not seem like a big deal, but my get up before the roosters crow so i consider it a major accomplishment.

instead i spent the early hour uploading pictures from our summer jaunt to canada to visit my grandmother, honey, and family. truly a wonderful trip, the kids loved seeing (my) "their" big girl cousins, and playing on the beach day in and day out. i have taken trips to this wonderful place every single summer since i was born (minus two summers in young adulthood!) i can only hope that my kids will be so lucky!

the kids and "their" cousins.

ada thought she was about 12 years old the entire time we were there.

ada exploring. our wedding reception was in the boathouse i the background.

elias' new best friend, remi.

thats my girl!

so cute!

on honey's front lawn.

movie night! aristocats.

elias pushed this truck all week.

and that is my boy!

elias took boat riding very seriously.

relaxing with poppi.

snacks. my children's favorite past time.

the favorite activity.

cheesing it up! notice the death grip ada has around elias' neck!

ada and her nande.

with honey.

then we came back to chapel hill and visited the zoo the following weekend. the kids had a blast, but were so tuckered out 75% through the zoo that we had to make an early departure. did i mention that we met shannon and brendon there! the joys of living so close, it was so nice to meet them there!

riding the carousel.

tired.