Gram's Visit

Since my mom is on summer vacation right now, she came back here with us after our Kiawah trip. She was here for a week and such a huge help! The boys adore their Gram and miss her already (and so do Mike and I). We didn't get a chance to do too much exciting stuff, but we did make it to the Children's Museum and she helped me take the boys to the dentist (Grant's first time!), where they were on their best behavior and made me proud! And speaking of making me proud, Mike got a promotion that he's been working very hard for! We're so excited for him!
Here are some of the pictures my mom took while she was here. She finally understands just how hard it is to capture these boys!

Kiawah Island

After the 4th, Mike headed back to work and the boys and I took a trip to Kiawah Island to spend the rest of the week with my parents. It was our vacation spot almost every summer growing up, and it felt great to be back! I haven't been there in a few years (Mike and I went one spring while he was in grad school), so I'd started to forget just how beautiful it is. It took Grant a little while to warm up to the beach during the day (both boys loved it in the evening), but Nolan couldn't get enough. His favorite part was getting "blasted" by the waves, and he was also really excited to find a starfish! Of course they didn't mind being totally spoiled with attention from my parents either!

4th of July

For the first time in years, we were actually home for the 4th of July. We enjoyed a long weekend to ourselves and took the boys to our neighborhood parade and picnic. Nolan was very excited to see the firetruck! We didn't make it to any fireworks, however. Maybe next year!