We enjoyed a fun day at Carlyle Beach with some friends. Jackson LOVED exploring the shore and playing in the water. Kinsey LOVED playing in the sand and could have done without the water all together! We had sand EVERYWHERE, but definitely something we'll be doing again soon!
My parents took Jackson and my niece Claire to see 101 Dalmatians on Friday morning. They loved the show and got their picture taken with one of the little actors . . . so cute! While Jackson was gone, Kinsey and I went to the pool. She asked for "brother" all through breakfast and then after naptime. I think she missed him a little : )
On Sunday night, we had a family carnival with inflatables and face painting, which the kids both LOVED! And Jackson loved the "Crocodile Dock" material . . . they did a great job decorating and he especially enjoyed it since we have really been talking about Moses at home and that was the bulk of the lessons too. So it was really great enforcement for him to learn those stories again, do a craft about them and play games about them. Here are a few pictures from our week!
Kinsey was excited to see my cousin Traci's little girl Ella . . . she really likes babies. And she obviously enjoyed her PB&J in true "Kinsey-form" at the reception that we brought for her. Jackson wasn't really into getting his picture taken, so I never got a single picture of him at the wedding!
It was a beautiful wedding despite the rain . . .we wish them many blessings on their new life together! And then of course, a video of Kinsey enjoying the music and showing us her "moves".
(even though the water was very cold!). He really does love to swim and play in the water. On Friday, Dave was off and we all went to the CC pool and he jumped off the diving board several times and loved it! Now this morning, I let Kinsey down to play only to look over at the swingset/fort and see her standing inside. She had climbed up the ladder all by herself to the very top! She is certainly my little monkey, climbing up on anything she can find and getting into EVEYRTHING imaginable! A few weeks ago, she learned how to climb up both levels of ours to the top as well (almost 7 ft. high). She can be a little braver than I would like sometimes! It is amazing how these two very different little people can come from the same parents and live in the same house . . . yes, they do have many similarities too, but I love watching them grow and learning how God has uniquely wired them . . . now just wait until there is a 3rd! : )
Now if you know me at all this title doesn't exactly "fit" me! I am not a "Camping" sort of girl. But a friend suggested to do some fun themed playdates for the summer and today was "Camp Day". 
We brought our pop-up tents, lawn chairs, played games, ate s'mores and Dave came over his lunch hour with his guitar and did a few "camp" songs. And since it has been so hot, we had a kiddie pool and sprinklers set up too. The kids had a great time and were completely worn out when we got home. We are so blessed to have good friends!
