SEQUINS & SANDCASTLES

When we booked our vacation to Maui last year, I knew I wanted to get family photos taken on the beach.  However, family photos with two little kids can be a challenge.  Alexis was tired and hungry and Dylan was more interested in the catamaran in the ocean than anything else.  Oh, and did I mention two days before we left for Hawaii Dylan needed stitches in his eyebrow?  We still don’t have one picture of us as a family where we are all looking and smiling but here are some of my favorites from our photo session with Anna Kim on Maui last September.

Saturday morning we went to our local fire fighting museum for an open house (you can read about our first visit here).  The kids could put out pretend fires, see helicopters, climb in fire trucks, ride on antique fire trucks and more.  Dylan loved putting out the fires and seeing the fire dog, Sparky.  The firemen were so nice to Dyl, encouraging him to climb in and all over the trucks.  The event was also supposed to be a Halloween costume day as well.  Spoiler alert, Dylan is going to be a fireman for Halloween but it was just too hot to wear the jacket.  So shorts and his “future firefighter” tee it was.  Alexis slept in the stroller most of the time we were there.

Sunday morning after I worked out we went to the play ground, which is one of Dylan’s favorite things to do when it’s not too hot outside.  He is very happy that summer is over so we can start going again.  Despite it being the last week of October, it is still in the high 90’s here.

Dylan spent Sunday afternoon painting the pumpkins he picked out Saturday for himself and Alexis, while I enjoyed our Cinnamon Pumpkin candle.  Alexis didn’t have much interest in painting so she stayed busy playing with her kitchen.  We hope you all had a nice weekend!