Vineyard Fun

The last time Steve or I had been to the Vineyard was when we were still dating ( I know OMG!) so when we had a free day (aka Mimi was working so we had no babysitter) we packed up the kids and headed out! Olivia loved riding the shuttle bus to the ferry there and back (figures).  Maddie stayed in her stroller on the quick boat ride, but waved and said we took a 3pm boat and walked around the shops on the island, we had a great dinner and then headed back to catch the 6pm boat back, lots of fun and we will have to do it next year!

the girls on the ferry!

Martha's Vineyard

love this picture!

Daddy and Liv rode the famous carousel!

Had to take a picture outside of a store when we saw a Nashville sign!

of course we had to the black dog and Liv decided to take pictures around the island with it

Another of FooFoo the dog and Liv and a random cow

Mom and Mad

Mom and Liv!

Gotta love Maddies hair here (something about mary??)



Liv and Daddy reenacting Titanic

Lunch with Papa and Yaya

We brought Maddie to the doctors on vacation because she was wheezing (probably due to allergies) but before we went we headed out to a beach front lunch with Yaya and Papa. Both girls recognized them right away ( things you worry about when you dont live close to family).  We had a great lunch of seafood and of course Maddie ate everything :)

Always smiling:)

Both girls happy!

Yaya and Papa with grandkids #6 &7

tired baby!

Papa and Liv deep in conversation

Cape Cod 4th!

So I am finally catching up on some blog posts and wanted to share our 4th of July! We headed to our Uncle Scotty and Aunt Kristy's house for some beach and firework fun! The girls had an absolute blast playing with each other :) The girls are at such great ages, 4 cousins are between the ages for 1-6 and the fact that they are all girls makes it much easier for them to play together~!  We went to the beach next to their house and the weather was wonderful, a bit breezy but nice to just relax on the beach.  Steve then went back to the house with Maddie while I stayed on the beach with Liv.  After a fun day at the beach we had  a great dinner and fireworks with our cousins and friends! Long day at the beach = tired kiddos and early bedtimes!!

Lulu and Liv playing a quick video game before heading the the beach

happy beach baby!

Lulu and Liv hard at work at the beach!

Daddy and one of his princesses

soo cute!~

Kisses!

cousins and friends!

Liv holding her first sparkler!!

quick dance off on the deck!

+6+-

Minigolf mishap

We headed out to go minigolfing during our vacation on Cape.  Olivia is of course super competitive so we decided to go to our favorite Pirates Cove, our 2nd year in a row :) We had a blast playing, p until the 15th hole, when Olivia fell in the stream...yes she FELL in! Of course she is a bit clumsy like her father, wasn't looking where she was going and walked right in and fell! It was so funny both Steve I were laughing (she was in no real danger) of course my mother saw her first grandchild in the stream, threw her golf club across the green and jumped in!! It was so funny I don't think we stopped laughing for hours :)

Maddie ready to golf!

Liv loves to wear Mimis glasses

ready to minigolf!

the gang in action

Love how serious Daddys face is here!

Liv was so cute!

happy baby in the stroller



right after the "incident"

of course Ice cream solves everything!

after Baths we walked down to feed the swans :)

Cape Cod 2012

For our first day of vaca, Steve went golfing and we packed up and headed to the Beach! Our cousins were able to come and the weather was great!! Here are a few pictures from our first day at the beach:)

Maddie ready for fun in the sand!

sandcastle time!

trying out her new goggle Mimi bought her!

Cousins!!

Liv decided the best place to lay was on her Mimi

Maddie ate about 2 pounds of sand~!

Maddies nap tent was a big hit with the cousins!

Maddie Mimi and Liv relaxing in there rocking chairs:)

Summer time= School Time!

Since Liv has been on summer break we decided to start working on our letters to prep for the next school year.  Olivia starts school a lot sooner than up North so we thought we would try a new letter every day! The ipad has been a great learning tool for her, helping her trace letters, sound them out, and learn letter recognition.

Olivia working hard on the letter A

tracing letters is tricky!

Liv does a great job tracing her letters on the ipad!!

Big A's and little a's

hmmmm...which letter is A???

Teeth Brushing Time!

A few nights ago I was getting the girls ready for bed and decided to snap a few pictures. Olivia has recently decided to try and "help" Mommy by brushing her sister's teeth, along with other things she thinks I need help with.....

Olivia showing us the proper way to brush her teeth....

and now she has decided Maddie needs help..

Maddie you Will brush your teeth!!

Olivia trying to give Mad a prep talk mid crying

gag reflux anyone?

I especially love Maddies look of TERROR in this picture!

Maddie showing us she can do it on her own :)

One more attempt at Liv holding her down

Anyone need their hair brushed?

teeth brushing always requires a cartwheel before Bed!

......and Daddy's Home...thank god!!!