Kumquats and such

We celebrated the 4th of July at Gary Mike & Terry's house with family and friends! There was an abundance of delicious food, good conversation, and a lot of laughs...all followed by some illegal fireworks:) We had a blast! The most fun part of the evening was playing Cards Against Humanity with Mil, Fil, Gary Mike, Terry, Jessica, Chris & Sarah! You think playing this game with your friends is raunchy, try reading some of the cards to your in-laws:)

We had some HOT days at the beach, but that didn't stop us from checking things off our vacation bucket list:) Reagan loves playing mini golf...or rather, she loves the idea of playing mini golf. By the fourth hole, she gets hot and bored and wants to race through to the end. Each year, she is more engaged, but she still requires LOTS of motivation and the promise of ice cream to get though all 18 holes. Savannah was a wild woman on the course, throwing her ball into the water, swinging her club without a care of where it landed. We had some fun though. And of course, Jason won!

There is nothing better than hanging out on the deck at the beach on a beautiful night with a cool breeze. The girls were having a blast chasing each other and playing with the dogs. I took advantage of the golden hour and snapped some pictures of them.

On the second hottest day of our beach trip, we decided to take the girls up to the Currituck Beach Lighthouse. Reagan did a great job and climbed the stairs without complaining. Jason carried Savannah up with a few breaks to rest his arms...she's probably over 30 pounds, so that's quite a feat! We made it to the top fairly quickly and spent some time enjoying the awesome 360-degree views. Even got someone to take our family picture.

At the end of June, we headed to the beach, just the four of us for a little rest and relaxation! On this particular day, it was super hot and the water was freezing, but we stayed out there for most of the day and had a great time! Jason and Reagan even swam with the dolphins for a bit!