Our long summer

Summer this year was long, eventful and beautiful!

First few pics from Zoe's birthday party:
Zoe and her friends dressed up in princess and fairies costumes, painted faces and kept the party going until it was dark!




Next was our favorite beach trip this year to Newport, Rhode Island.
We spent a whole week at a friends' house in New Port, rooming with our friends Jay and Aga, and their twin boys Sam and Carter, who are Zoe's friends from daycare. Nothing beats a vacation when your kid's friends are staying in the same house! The kids had a blast- and adults got to relax and enjoy the beach time as well.
We enjoyed spending some time downtown Newport:






We went for a nice hike ( Mila's first!) in a nature preserve. Kids enjoyed climbing on rocks and trees, finding local creatures hopping around and a great view overlooking the beach at the end.




and then of course- everyone LOVED the beach. New Port has lots of them, all different and beautiful. Mila was absolutely fearless - trying to crawl into the ocean any chance she got.Zoe loved finding shells and boogie boarding:


When we got home, Zoe found lots of veggies waiting for us in our garden;
And Mila found that overgrown grass was even more comfy for frolicking in:
More summer pics coming up- to be continued soon!