While we are definitely enjoying our time away in Florida, to be honest, I can’t say we’ve been relaxing too much. I suppose that’s why they call travel with kids a “trip” and not a “vacation,” right? Ha! Thankfully all of the activity we’ve been enjoying is fun stuff — lots of beach time, pool days and sunshine!
This week’s Things I’m Loving Friday post includes some highlights from our Florida trip so far so if you’re interested in seeing a little bit about what we’ve been up to over the course of the past week, scroll on down!
Things I’m Loving Friday
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Celebrating the Fourth of July
We wore our red, white and blue and celebrated the Fourth of July at my brother-in-law’s cousin’s house! He has such an awesome setup for kids (they have three of their own) and our boys loved swimming in their pool, petting their donkey and goat and fishing in their pond.
Earlier in the day, a boogie boarding crash resulted in a bloody nose and quite the fat lip for Chase, but all of that was forgotten the moment he netted two huge catfish in the pond. Ryder was all about paddle boarding with Ryan and Rhett was all about diving face-first into some of Uncle Ross’ bean dip with me. Yum! We rounded out the day with dinner and fireworks at my parents’ place. The big kids thought it was so cool that they got to stay up so late!
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Beach Days
The beach is the place to be for our boys these days! It never ceases to amaze me how our boys can spend hours upon hours at the beach and never get tired of the sand, sun and surf. Chase loves searching for creatures and sprinting among the waves, Ryder loves playing in the sand, boogie boarding and following Chase and Rhett sets off on a super fast crawl straight for the crashing ocean waves the minute we put him down!
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Family Time
It’s so wonderful to see our boys with their grandparents, aunt, uncle and cousins. We’ve all been especially entertained by the dynamics between the baby cousins, Colette and Rhett, because they are infatuated with each other but lack any self control so there’s been a lot of face grabbing and pacifier stealing among the youngest members of our crew. My parents constantly talk about how incredible its been to go from zero to five grandchildren in five years and having all of us together is, without a doubt, the thing I’m loving most this week.
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Friday Flashbacks
Instant Pot Honey Garlic Chicken and Broccoli (Easy and so flavorful!)
10 At Home and Travel Workouts (Keep this one in mind if you have any summer travel plans on the horizon!)
Question of the Day
What is one thing you’re loving this week?
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These are the cutest pictures!!! Cousin time is so special!
You have the cutest family and love watching the boys grow up!
My little man will be getting his first cousin in a few weeks (another boy due 1yr + 1 day after him!), and I can’t wait for them to play together! Excited to see my sister become a mom and my mom to get another grandson! Watching my parents become grandparents has been such a joy I did not expect. I knew they were excited, but seeing them in action is a whole other level. Obviously I knew my mom was a pro, but watching how precise my dad is about heating up a bottle, checking the temp on his wrist, and making sure my son is snuggled up at just the right angle for feeding is a sweet glimpse into the past.
Wow ,,,,, gorgeous pictures Julie!
Glad summertime is fun for all.
You have the most photogenic 😍 family ever ,,,,, just EVERYONE ,,,,, wow!!
Didn’t realize your sister (been a long time since I’ve seen her ,,,,, Leslie right?) had another bebe.
So very cute!
Thanks for sharing 👍