This. is. summer.

There hasn't been a ton of blog updating this summer.  It could be because we have been going, going, going NON STOP, it could be because we are trying to unpack and settle into our new home on Norway or it could be because I am running after 3 small, curly, wild and adorable children.  Most likely a combo of the 3.  This summer, as per norm, we're spending a lot of time at the beach and back and forth from it.  It's single handily everyone in our family's favorite place on earth.  Even Crosbi loves the sand and the waves rolling up on her piggies more than I could imagine...maybe it's because she knows how to work a polka suit, ha ha!

Here's a brief update photo style check list of our summer bucket list...

Sun, sand and some posed beach pictures are a must!

Plenty of park play dates!

Home DIY projects with lots of head aches and a studly hubby who rendered it all....CHECK! 

Celebrating our favorite holiday in our favorite place.

Grand Beach, 4th of July, new sweet niece Claire.

Crosbi Kisses 

and red, white and blue outfits...done and done!

Sleepy porch style breakfasts with jammied kiddos and golf carts dressed like the Turtles Van...Hello??? YES!!!!!  What else would you expect??

One more lost tooth and one giant hole preventing the ability to eat corn on the cob was checked off our list!  Tooth fairy visit (although almost forgot by a very sleepy fairy) was a success!

A visit from one tiny cousin to another to catch up on all things Lucille is always a "MUST"

#thelucilles

 

This is my cousin (and dear friend Amy's) daughter, Ollie Lucille and both our girls are named for our Grandma Lucille. (As is Amy LU)  They were a hoot and half together and I can't wait to watch them grow!  Spending time with Amy as a mom was such a JOY for me, I've loved getting to spend each new phase of life with her and this one will probably be my favorite!  Now to get her and her hubby to move next door????

On their visit we adventured quite a bit...

to Chicago to visit our cousin Molly and see Ali's new hood...

We also ate swanky brunch and meanderd around the farmers market in Grand Haven!

SIDE note:  This man with this little girl LITERALY kills me.  They are so cute togther.  Don't tell him, but it only makes me love him more!

We headed home and CLOSED on our house, so we officially have an addy!!!  

WOOT WOOT!!! 

(check, check!!!)

and then we packed it back up for the lake and MORE family!  We had a great weekend with my dads whole family in Grand Beach!

Kayaking and looking cool!

After kayaking and looking hot and tired with Coop!

Matching outfits, unwilling participants and family photos...we got that one crossed off!  They may not have loved it, but the moms and Aunties loved all the Richard GREATS in chevron.  Rusty and Norma must have been grinning ear to ear watching "cloud side".  

And last but not least we can check off dressing up and running around and baffling our sister with crazy antics.  We've been busy, but our list is no where complete!

We still need to get one 3 year old potty trained, road trip it to Nebraska, and spend our last full week of summer loving on Griff before he starts ALL DAY KINDERGARTEN.  

Easy Peasy as Griff would say.

I'm going to start praying now. 

ha!