Cape Cod

Jack, Kate, and I met my now offical sister-in-law, Sarah, in Cape Cod a few weeks ago. Dave had to work so he stayed back with the twins. My very generous mom came out to help take care of the twins while Dave was at work.  So the three of us were off to have a great time knowing everyone was taking care of.
We had so much fun! The trip started with a whale watching expedition from Provincetown on the tip of Cape Cod. We got really close to all kinds of whales.



Here Jack is explaining to me the difference between the tail and the flipper. He is becoming quite the animal enthusiast

Many, many hours at the beach

My Little Mermaid

Last year, Jack would bearly even put his toes in the water. This year, I took Jack to swim lessons everyday for the two weeks leading up to the trip because I know we would being going back to this amazing pool. He did awesome with his "wings" (aka floaties)

Last year, the fish pier was a huge hit. We had to go back and it was a beautiful.

There was lots of yummy food

Lobster rolls and fried clams

 We did a lobster dinner at the house one night.

picking out our lobster

Yum!

 Sarah is a veteran crab hunter. Jack is doing his best to learn her ways

Jack was happy that his trip was filled with sea creatures

he actually caught this "snake"

some kids at the pier taught him how to hold a crab

extra practice

playing with his lobster before cooking it

Even Kate got in on it too :)

Fairy Tale Wedding

My brother and his wonderful wife had an amazing fairy tale wedding in Malibu. I don't think anyone in attendance could have been happier that the two of them found each other. Sarah has such an amazing heart and I am so glad to have her as part of my life.
The kids had the honor of being part of the beautiful ceremony. Let me tell you, the rehersal dinner and wedding were nothing short of completely spectacular.
They rented out the Malibu Pier to have their nautical themed rehearsal dinner. It was crazy nice. If you want to see some pictures of the event, the photographer blogged them here. http://chrisschmittblog.com/2012/07/malibu-pier-wedding-rehearsal-dinner-with-sarah-and-chris/

Jack jumped right in



I think every future girlfriend will need to see this picture of them in a pink car

totally going in the baby book

We so match :)

On the Malibu Pier

Giving my toast at the rehearsal dinner

Moving onto the wedding ...

It looks like Jack is giving them some wedding directions, but he his telling them about his tree frog

My twins and Sarah's cousins twins road in on pink power wheels to announce "here comes" and "the bride"

so cute

He was the best ring bearer ever!

Sarah was so sweet to include me and Kate in all the dressing up and getting ready. I felt like a princess too, even though it wasn't my wedding

Already a lady's man

Isn't it spectacular. The sunset was unbelievable.

Kate's Baptism and San Diego

Two months ago (I'm so behind on the blogging!!), we went out to California. While we were there, we had Kate baptized at St. Kieran's Catholic Church which was Dave's church growing up. We had a big group and everything was perfect. Here are some of the awesome pictures my friend Chelsey took.

This is Kate in the beautiful dress her nana handmade for her

 

all the Boland's in attendance

Isn't this such a beautiful picture of Kate with Nana

San Diego was the usual pleasure of seeing lots of friends and family. We decided it would be fun for the kids to have their first trip to the "world famous" San Diego Zoo. Actually, it was my first trip as well, and I was impressed. What a fabulous zoo! Here are some pictures.

Dave, Jack, and his cousin Brooklyn

It was a long line for the pandas

 I just happened to have my camera in hand when Kate sat up for the first time. So cute :)

 
 Next post will be my brother's amazing wedding ... hopefully to come in the next few days :)

They're 2!

Chris and Tim turned 2 today. In some ways I can't believe it has gone by so fast, in other ways it has been a long two years. We are so happy to have these special guys in our life despite all the work that raising twins can be.
Since they really don't like going to parties with lots of people, we decided not to have a big party for them. We celebrated by going swimming (a favorite of theirs for sure) and having a cake after dinner. Here are some pictures.

Chris

Tim

attempt at both



Happy Birthday!!

More coming soon!! I have lots to post from the last month :)

Outter Banks

In keeping with our tradition of trying a new beach each summer, we headed out to North Carolina's Outter Banks a few weeks ago. It was awesome! We went with our friends Tim and Carly who just left for their 3 year Army tour in Italy. I'm greatful we got to spend so much time with them before they left.
The Outter Banks hosts some beautiful beaches, light houses, the Wright Brothers Memorial, and a horse beach (but we did not make it there).  We rented a house that was perfect for eating meals and doing laundry. The best part was that it had a hot tub. After the kids went to bed we would hang out in the hot tub and feel the night's ocean breeze. Let me tell you, it was heaven.
Here are some pictures.

I think this may show up on a Christmas card somewhere :)

A little too bright, but here we are!

Jack has been talking about flying this kite again since last summer

This is where the Wright brothers did their first flights

Light House #1 we just looked at

Light House #2

Jack and Dave climbed to the top

crab fishing with a hot dog - no luck, but still had fun