Playing at the Park (in Virginia)

We found the this huge park and spent the morning there.
It was hot but we had a lot of fun!

Big smiles

Ellie is so big!
It won't be long and she'll be walking.

Sand, Sun, and Water

We had so much fun splashing in the water and playing in the sand. I was glad the kids weren't too brave and didn't venture out too far into the water. Whenever I let Ellie out of the stroller she found ways to eat handfuls of sand, but she enjoyed the water with me.
I was also reminded of God's love while sat out there on the beach looking at the beauty of the ocean.

"Could we with ink the ocean fill,
And were the skies of parchment made;
Were every stalk on earth a quill,
And every man a scribe by trade;
To write the love of God above
Would drain the ocean dry;
Nor could the scroll contain the whole,
Though stretched from sky to sky."

Lots of Swimming

The house we stayed at had a pool.
My kids had a blast swimming there (and we hadn't even hit the beach yet)!

Even Ellie loved the water!

Jonathan felt like a big boy. He could swim by himself in the big pool.
He LOVED that!

To the Beach

Chaun, the kids, and I got the opportunity to go to Virginia Beach with some good friends of ours this summer. We packed up all our kids, some snacks and headed to the beach.

Alexis Visits

Swimming

Sidewalk paint

One of the 16 crafts.

We visited the zoo.

Our niece Alexis got to spend a week with us in Louisville. It was so fun to have her here. We played a lot of UNO Attack, she did 16 crafts, we swam and had lots of fun!

Eat More Chicken!

We dressed up like cows and got a free lunch at Chick-fil-A. Ellie and I dressed up too but we failed to get a picture of all of us. It was a lot of fun, except for the huge cow wandering around that Jonathan and Ellie were VERY scared of.

Happy Fourth of July!

Waiting for the parade!

Red, white, and blue fruit kabobs.