seaside

The kids and I joined our parents for a few days in Seaside, FL--sans our sister who came down with strep throat. We sure did miss her. The last time our family came to seaside was 6 years ago and let me tell you--it was one heck of a trip. The whole thing was disastrous and I'm shocked our parents even attempted to do it again. ha! But this time was much smoother. Of course the most fun thing about this trip was the little guy--who is just so much fun to watch as he discovers the world for the first time as a 2 year old. I sure do love my family.

Outlet mall experience:

If you can’t already tell, my window for shopping is very small. It’s such a sensory overload for me that I usually wind up doing exactly this—sitting on a bench. And Clint has always been my faithful bench companion.

Family adventures at dusk:

We stayed in this lovely home called the Marisol

Our dad faithfully manned the stroller while we shopped…

 We ate gelato every night...and i do mean every

Saturday we enjoyed the early morning Farmer’s Market:

Irwin loved going to get coffee with my dad in the mornings at this little place—he says “papa wa wa” for dad’s coffee. Ha! He also loved getting almond croissants or “cookies”, as he calls them.

And then the sun finally came out…and we enjoyed being poolside and beachside

Our last night out on the town—we enjoyed a delicious dinner at the V:

And now it’s back to the real world for all of us. I start my last week of classes tomorrow (monday). I cannot believe this semester is almost over. I’ll officially be finished August 2^nd. And then my Fall semester will begin August 13^th. I’m looking forward to spending the majority of my week-long break in Meridian.  

This summer sure has been sweet.

From me to you, with love,

Jen