Blue skies

While we got word that it has snowed in Utah, we are here hanging out in the heat.  It feels odd that fall weather here means temperatures drop 3 degrees...yup, that's it!  Those 3 degrees make a big difference though.  I am rarely sitting at our kitchen table with sweat on my forehead.  That's a welcome change.
In my efforts to snap photos of Ethan and Sydney REALLY growing up and not just of the fun things we do, I thought I'd share a few of the everyday happenings at our beach house.

On Monday, we were playing inside as the neighbor is moving and all the gates are constantly open to the beach and the street.  Doug inherited this foil pan from the previous intern that was here and I decided to sacrifice it to our children.  They had a blast!  I was doing a load of laundry while constantly telling Ethan not to hit his sister on the head with the pan.  I turned around to see them sitting in the pan together and instantly laughed out loud.  So funny.  Two children almost were prepared to serve as a meal...

The next day was Doug's day off.  We have typically done something around the island but were both tired of driving into town and opted to hang around our beach house instead.  It made for some fun memories. 

Doug let me sleep in while he fed the kids and I woke up to find two caped crusaders in our living room.  They were all smiles.  I got a photo of Ethan with a very stern look--he's serious about this superhero business!

We went down to the beach in our backyard (called Alligator Pond by the locals) and attempted to play in the water.  Ethan does not like sand on his hands.  At all.  Sydney usually runs for the water, but was a little 'off' today.  It was a little windy and they were both freezing, so I held Syd in a towel until Ethan was too jealous and joined us to become a pretty colorful 3-headed monster.  I learned that swim diapers do not hold urine when I felt warmth down my side.  Nice.

With our neighbor moving out, we now have access to the patio right by the ocean and opted to move their feeding seats there for lunch.  We gazed up at the sky to find some pretty sweet looking clouds and Doug hit the water for some boogy boarding while I watched him (you know...for safety) and fed E&S some lunch.

We took to the mountains for a short hike after nap time.  Hauula loop is just a few minutes down the road and is right next to our chapel.  We were eaten ALiVe while we fed them dinner on the trail.  We opted to not finish the entire loop and head back to our bug-free minivan.  It was fun to take our first family hike, but next time we will arm ourselves with some serious bug spray.

Tuesdays are usually the best day of the week around here!