Up!

Annie is pulling up on everything!

Negotiating the one-handed pickup

Split action

Waiting for Emma to come back

Look mom, one-handed!

Bet you didn't know I could get in here

Beach week

It's hard to believe the summer is almost over. We had a fabulous week at Bethany Beach with great weather and lots of sun and fun. Memere and Poppy joined us halfway through our vacation and gave Chris and I relief from our super active kids. Emma was all about swimming and kayaking. Annie got two new teeth and was busy pulling up on everything. It was a memorable week!

Best idea ever: pack and play on the beach for little babies who like to eat sand!

She was always looking for a way out, of course

Sand castles!

Crazy girl crawling everywhere and exploring the house

Emma and daddy getting ready to kayak

Hoping they'll net a fish

Kayaking with Memere and Poppy

Beach donuts, yum!

Swinging girls

Emma's first trip to the Candy Kitchen was a hit

Mommy and Emma love walking to Rita's custard

Exploring Cape Henlopen (lighthouse in the background)

Cape Henlopen fishing pier

My beach babies

Annie was not crazy about swimming

Out to dinner and feeding herself

Mommy and Daddy tried paddle boarding and loved it

Crab night: Emma was not a fan of the Old Bay

Hello!

Annie likes to wave. Here she is waving to the cars at Sonics on the way to the beach.

I can feed myself!

Mountain Fun

It was a fun week in Blacksburg at Grandma and Grandpa's mountain house.

Trying some of Daddy's bread and butter pickles

Relaxing on the deck

Visiting the newly restored Alexander Black House

Tattoos with Daddy

Sink bath!

Candy Land with Grandma

Playground time with Annie

Annie wasn't crazy about the swing but she sure loved the grass and mulch

Visiting Mountain Lake where Dirty Dancing was filmed

The view from the gazebo is now mostly a dry lake bed

Looking at the resort form the dry lake bed

Fun at the Christianburg pool

7 months old