Lake Day

I just realized I never posted these photos from our first trip to Hadad's Lake. We discovered this place while looking for places to swim in the area, and it's really just the coolest little swimming lake I've ever been to. The water is shallow and warm, perfect for Wren to splash around in. The concession stand is stocked with corn dogs and ice cream sandwiches (or you can bring your own food and borrow a grill), and even though it gets busy, there's always an open spot with a couple lawn chairs and an umbrella to relax under.

If it was up to me, I'd park myself in the sand at this place every single weekend until October. :) Here's a little video of us in action at the lake in case you missed it.

Another Day at the Lake

We went to Hadad's Lake again last weekend. It's quickly becoming one of our favorite places in the area. This time we brought Jon's mom and Jon's daughter Rowan with us, and we made this little video of our day.

Happy Summer

Happy first day of summer!! In honor of the summer solstice, here's a little list of things I'd like to do this summer. Some are from my birthday list, and some are new. What are you looking forward to this summer?

Summer To-Dos:
Bake a cake
Eat ice cream cones
Drink lemonade
Read a good book
Paint my toes bright pink
Get a tan
Make homemade pizza
Swim here and here and here

Virginia Beach, Baby

The weekend after we moved into our new apartment here in Virginia, we decided to head down to Virginia Beach to see what it was like. It's about three hours away from us (which is kind of a bummer), but we made the drive and it was definitely worth it. We had lunch at a place on the main street that runs along the beach. Then we found ourselves a spot on the sand, and let Wren play (aka try to shove sand into her mouth when we weren't looking). She LOVED the sand. Then we brought her down to the water (which was FREEZING), and she liked that, too - but not as much as eating the sand. ;)

When we were done playing in the water, Wren fell asleep bundled up in her towel while I held her (the sound of those waves must've been mesmerizing because she rarely falls asleep while we're holding her these days). Jon and I sat in the sun for a while and then decided to let her sleep in her stroller while we did some walking up and down the main street. That's where I got that delicious ice cream cone you see up there. YUM! It was a fun little day at the beach. We're looking forward to going back more this summer (hopefully once the water warms up a little bit!).