The past week

The past week has been a fun one for us - our last beach trip as a family of three, for starters. We spent several days in Wilmington, NC, with my aunt and uncle at their lovely beach home - a much needed vacation for us. We ate, slept, swam, and just hung out - just what the doctor ordered. Here are a few photos from there:

Check out Amy, the Newfoundland, next to Stella. She is the most gentle dog you'll ever meet. She's also the hugest!




Stella didn't like the ocean much, but she loved digging in the sand and playing with a bucket of mud. I think in this photo her bathing suit strap was falling down.




Our big girl making footprints. Check out how few people there are on the beach! I know, private island living must be nice sometimes.




We got home yesterday, and today we had a fun-filled day of July 4th festivities. We went to a block party on a street where we know three families, so we saw tons of friends, met new ones, ate some great cookout food, and just enjoyed hanging out in the comfortable evening temperatures around here. (yes, I'm pregnant, and yes, I'm constantly burning up. Thank God for mountain summers!) Check out some photos from that event:

Showing off her George Washington tattoo. After 2 minutes, she was begging for me to wash it off.



Just a cool dog at the party.



A house on the street where the party was. I'm no photographer, but I love how this one turned out.



The 5-foot-long banana sundae. Yum.



And us.



Happy 4th, everyone!