Family

Everyone came to visit on July 4th to celebrate Emily's birthday! We had a great day on the beach, the weather was perfect! 

 Emily and Doug spent a long time on the paddle board. 

J U M P

Emily will do almost anything for Kelsey. When Kelsey asked "Do you want to go jump off a bridge?" Of course Emily said yes! I actually never thought she would jump. I wasn't there to witness it, but thank heavens for iPhone photography! 

I couldn't believe Emily jumped, not once but 3 times!

Let's Go Fly a Kite

When I was a kid we would go the the beach every summer for two weeks. One of the best memories was going the The Kite Store on LBI, buying a kite and having it for the rest of the vacation. The girls had a great time flying these kites one morning on the beach. They ran the entire length of the beach with the kites flying behind them.

Birthday Girl

We just spent a week in Rye celebrating Emily's 10th birthday. Evie came with us for the first 3 nights and it was so fun to have her with us! These photos were taken on July 2nd, hard to believe she is 10! We spent the day opening presents, on the beach, and of course eating cake! Every present, except one, was Harry Potter related and if you have a keen eye, you will see a horcrux hanging from her neck.

They said the years fly by when you have a child and they weren't kidding.

Zion National Park

Zion is just amazing! Rick and I went to Bryce and Zion before we were married but it was so great to bring Emily back! The best part of Zion (in my opinion) is hiking the Narrows. Hiking in the Narrows is hiking in a river in a canyon. The walls around are very high. It is such a cool experience and Emily's favorite of the trip.

Bryce National Park

If I had to pick a park which is my favorite Bryce would win on beauty alone. I just love all the hoo doos,  tall skinny spires of rock that stick up from the bottom of arid basins. We did an awesome 3 mile hike into the canyon. Of course Emily did the ranger program. The last picture is her getting sworn in by the park ranger, something they do in each park when the booklet is complete.