Beach Day From 2021!

In 2021 blogging became kind of blah for me and really had to push myself and be in the mood to write. Unfortunately this sweet beach post never made it in real time so I am documenting it now. Beach days are our favorite and every time we invite Winsley it just makes Noah's day. He's definitely his brother from another mother. Having Winsley around also gives chelsea a little break from Noah- getting the feel of how it is to have "another brother." LOL! She loves her bro and loves Winsley as if he were her bro too and on this day they all had a blast! 

That One Time There Was a Ferrris Wheel In Times Square!

Last summer was the best and I swear we ventured out all over the city more than actual traveling. That's what happens when you live near a city where there is so much art, pop up shops, installations, museums, parks, playgrounds, and great places to eat! While walking through Times Square we stumbled upon this Ferris wheel on the day we took our family photos and it was worth every dollar! It was so cool to see the views of times square from above and just the ride itself was relaxing. So far this summer we've done a bit of adventuring and hope to travel more too. Maybe stay close to home. It's nice to experience so much but at the same to it's nice to relax and not feel the need to post, or share too much of what we do online. So don't be surprised if you don't see my blog or Instagram squares with our life! 

Summer Family Shoot - 2021

I would be remiss if these gorgeous family photos didn't make it into the blog and because there are so many (like over 100) I won't post all of them, but I will post my favorites! My newly dear friend Amanda took these and she is an amazing photographer and a beautiful soul to work with. Our kids really enjoyed her and the fact that she went with our flow and was chill and so real made all the difference in capturing all of us so wonderfully and pretty perfectly. She has an eye and takes amazing shots and knew just when to point and shoot. I am so glad she finally took our pictures and plan to take more pictures with her in the future. It's so hard to get our family together so maybe she will take Chelsea's senior pictures in the city next year! 

Coney Island- A Favorite Little Summer Tradition!

Coney Island will always have our hearts. No matter how pricey it becomes we will always venture out to this little island. It's nostalgic and epic in every way. I don't care what anyone says. It may smell, and be crowded but if you look past all that all you'll see is joy and lots of smiles and laughter on the kids faces. Families having fun, and even the drunk people make life interesting! Been coming here since these kiddos were little and as long as we live close by we will come each summer to bask in the sun and have good ol' fashioned fun! Just look at this reel and you'll see what I mean! 

Dog Days Of Summer!

Since the end of July summer in the east has been scorching hot with heat waves and high temperatures. And August was worse with Hurricane Henri bringing in a ton of rain to New York and New Jersey which set off sweltering temps nearing 100 degrees! Luckily I'm an archaic mom and bought an old school slip and slide so the kids can play on and cool themselves off. Our little neighbor Gwen joined in on the fun and the kids had such a fun time. If you follow my Instagram I created a couple of reels of the kids slipping and sliding! So fun and you can watch them here and here! As much as I love fall weather I don't want summer to end yet. There is still so much I want to do with these kids and so little time. It's not like I can pull them out of school like I did during the pandemic for a day of relaxing and adventuring. We will try to soak in more days of summer before it ends because I can already feel the autumn breeze coming in! 

Summertime!!!!

School is officially out for summer and we are soooooo happy about that! After a long year of zoom school we are going to make it up to the kids to do whatever their little hearts desire (well, not everything) but you catch my drift. Going to the beach per their request is an easy task and so we drove out to Belmar beach to let the kids run around. Water is still a bit cold to dip in but it looks like we will have scorching temps in the days ahead to go in. We love summer and all that it brings. Here's to the simple pleasures that life brings...especially in the days of summer.