Summertime comes to an end...

Summer is by far our favorite time of year. Especially in Coronado where "spring comes in summer". We have been bracing ourselves for the "summer comes in fall" part, but so far we have been thrilled with the lack of heat around here. We had a really fun summer. We spent lots of time at the pool with our friends and every Sunday night at the park for the concert. Matt was gone for training for almost a month in August, so we made lots of plans with our friends. Here are some of our favorite pics from the last few weeks in August and early September...

Hanging out at the pool with our friends.

Eating watermelon after some fun in the sprinkler!

A day at the zoo.

Brothers...
they are still given the choice about whether or not they want to match and most of the time they still enjoy wearing the same things! Daddy says I've brainwashed them.

Learning about states with our big floor puzzle. Andy is like a little sponge. He is always asking a million questions and wanting to learn new things. So much fun! Zach wants to do anything that Andy does and is enjoying learning right along side his brother.

Zach, working on making his push-ups a little more challenging.

When Daddy finally made it home we spent a day at Sea World.

We had a lot of fun, the boys just didn't want to smile for the picture!

A day out at Point Loma.

Happy Birthday Daddy!
Celebrating on the upstairs patio with the favorite mint chocolate, cookies and cream, ice cream cake.

Happy 2nd Birthday Zachary David!

It is still hard for me to believe that my baby boy is two years old! Time goes by way too quickly! For Zach's 2nd Birthday we tried our best to do all of the things that he loves the most. The day before his actual birthday we had a party for him at the pool (his favorite place to play). We invited a few of his best little friends. He was very certain that he wanted a fish cake. He told us the same thing each time we asked him. So, I attempted my first major cupcake decorating project and was successful.

The fish are cookies and everything else is icing.















When all of the cupcakes were placed on the stand we had our own little school of fish. Zach was thrilled and I was excited that the project had finally come together!




The kids (and Dads) had a great time playing in the pool. Andy and Zach are doing great in the water, after two sessions of swim lessons.

Playing with Daddy in the pool.

The birthday boy... waiting for his turn to jump in!

Zach found the perfect spot to jump in!

Eating Zach's favorite foods...
pizza, watermelon, grape tomatoes, sugar snap peas, and carrots.

Our sweet group of blondies!

Blowing out the candles.

"All done".

On Zach's actual birthday we did more of his favorite things...

We opened presents from the family and then went to church.


Then we had brunch at The Del.

It was a beautiful day!

So, after brunch we played on the beach and walked home.

Thank you Memaw and Pawpaw for the big Tonka truck!

Thank you Grammy and Grandad for the Thomas playsets!

July in Coronado

We had a wonderful 4th of July in Coronado. The parade through town was the big event of the weekend. We went out to Orange Avenue to stake out our spot at 7:00am. Our friends met us for breakfast followed by the two and a half hour parade. It was so much fun and the kids had a blast! We had seats in a prime location to be part of the action. That evening we went to our friends' house for dinner. We watched the fireworks from their upstairs patio. We had a great day!

We found the perfect spot! Now what?

"How much longer until our friends get here for breakfast? When will the parade start?"

A little picnic breakfast with our friends.

Its finally time and we have front row seats in front of the library!

The kids had so much fun!

Zach, Emilie, and Andy waiting to see the fireworks.

Yum! Homemade ice cream with blueberries and strawberries... lick up every last bite!

More family fun in July...

Our little artists at work

We celebrated our 7th wedding anniversary and had an evening out without the kids! We celebrated about a month late, due to scheduling issues... I love the Navy! I am so thankful for my precious husband and our two beautiful boys. We have had seven fun years together! I just wish I had him home with me more often, but I am so proud of his hard work and commitment to serving our country!