Happy Memorial Day! 

The day came & went and I took very minimal photos. Makes me so mad when I look back & wish I would have snapped more. Ugh. Thankfully Natalie snapped a few of the kids & guys by the pool today at Veraghens. Beautiful day by the pool. It is finally starting to feel like summer & we are ready.

Maeve & Bhodi in their festive suits & Acre loving on uncle Gary's bud light bottle. Made us all laugh, he was really serious about the tip back.

We are counting down the days until the school year is officially over. A lot of fun things happening at school in the next few weeks. The girls are looking forward to all the fun & ready to ring in Summer 2021. xoxo

 Happy 14th Birthday Marin! Amazing that it has been 14 years since you came along & made us parents for the first time. No looking back from there! We have so many amazing memories with you & are excited to be celebrating the big 1-4 with you today. She is looking so grown up. Makes this mama sad, where did my baby go? We just love her to pieces, even with the teenage attitude! haha 

It's not a birthday for Marin without a little celebrating with her birthday buddy Jolie! No shortage of celebration with these two. They like to take as much as they can get.

Her birthday requests included Costco cake, Starbucks, Jimmy Johns for lunch & enchiladas for dinner. She opened many gift cards, new Nike Air Max shoes that she's waited forever for & a pile of clothes that she was thrilled about. Safe to say, she had a great day.

After the big family dinner/cake we decided to take GG & Grandpa for golf cart rides down to Mike & Katies. So funny seeing them on the carts. Fun for all!

Hope you had the best day Marin. We love you so much & can't wait to continue the celebration this week. Two more years & you'll be driving, now that is a scary thought!!! xoxo

 We're back in Door County for the 1st time in what feels like forever. A much needed weekend away for the adults & it has been fantastic. The guys took a 1/2 day yesterday so we could spend a little extra time at our favorite establishments before Jon & Kasie were done with work. The last time we were here Jon & Kasie were still our neighbors. Since then, they've sold & build a home in DC. No more renting when we visit. They've built an amazing bunk house for visitors & we're so excited to spend the weekend in it.

This morning we got an early start & went for a long hike along the lake. A little chilly but it was beautiful. The guys usually golf all weekend, but Gary's broken arm made that usual a little difficult. It was nice to switch it up & get a nice hike in. Gary couldn't help but throw rocks... not as good of a throw with his left hand.

Missing a few from our usual Memorial Day Memory Loss crew but we sure had fun. 

So many laughs.

After the hike we hopped around to a few of our favorite spots in DC. 

It has been a great day. Tomorrow we head home to celebrate Marin. Until then, we'll enjoy our time with the Sattlers. xo

Just hanging out in my new home-away-from-home today. 

I interviewed for a full time teaching position last week & got the job! I was so nervous & really did a lot of work to prepare for the interview, so I was thrilled when they offered me the position. I'm officially back to work starting the end of August as a 5th grade ELA teacher! Lots to be done, the room is a mess & has been used as a storage space all year. Excited to cozy it up & make it my own. Maeve is just so excited she won't have to ride the bus for 2 years! It's the little things....

78 & sunny yesterday for Marin's second night of tennis matches. She did great!

She had a few extra spectators there to help cheer her on. Acre was impressed with her serve...

So cute at the fence watching her play. Hard for them to see her when she wasn't playing right on the court in front of them, but they still seemed to enjoy watching. xoxo

 Margaux's run club/cross country season just wrapped up a week ago. No photos because the parents were not involved, no official meets either! Covid prevented them from having any meets & she was okay with that. Just running with friends & having fun. Right up her alley. Now Marin's tennis season has just begun. Both big girls have been playing a lot of tennis on nights/weekends. So nice to live near tennis courts so they can hop on their bikes & go play whenever. Marin & Estelle got caught in the rain last week...

And Marin had her first meet yesterday. She and her partner, Mondese, played great! Made us laugh because he is literally a head & a half taller than her. A great doubles partner for her to have. They have a lot of fun too, always laughing at each other. She is going to have a hard time choosing between her two favorite sports next fall. Both tennis & cross country are the same season, so she'll have to pick just one.

Tonight she biked over to the high school to watch Anderson's game. Love that his dad actually got them to take a photo together (along with his little sister Mirielle). Still so crazy for me to think she's almost a freshman in high school. So grown up.

Starting to feel more like summer as the school year winds down. A few more weeks, the girls are definitely counting down the days... as am I! xoxo