a happy fourth.

Another lovely year at the beach for the 4th with kids and sand and goodness everywhere...

Miss Ruby was nicely decked out in her red, white and blue on the actual 4th...

My daughter-in-law, Emily, made all the kids tie-dyed shirts for the 4th with the number of grandkid they are on the back. Here's number 16, Ben, sporting his...

And, as usual, there was lots of good beach baseball played...

Hope you and your family all had a wonderful 4th of July and are continuing to enjoy your summer!

lazy days of summer?

Where are those days of laying around, reading good books, relaxing and being lazy in these hot days of summer? I feel like we have been nonstop busy through all of June. This week has been filled with nothing but volleyball, as our daughter Emily has been playing in a tournament downtown. It really has been so exciting and I must say, I love watching girls' volleyball. We will try to get ourselves out of town after that... we'll see if we can get it all together...

Have a wonderful weekend, and happy 4th of July to everyone!

And, be on the lookout for our special guest blogger this next week - Jen will be sharing all about her amazing Italian wedding!

Oh, don't forget to join the fun and leave a comment for our t-shirt giveaway!