Happy Friday, friends! I’m linking up again today with Darci and Natasha and friends for Five on Friday again!
1. Hudson has had swim camp all week. Oh my goodness, what a fun thing. I love that he is old enough to do some of the fun day camps around town, and we were thrilled to do swim camp the week after his swim lessons. His swimming has improved by leaps and bounds. Or by strokes and dives? Whatever. He is working so hard and always talks about how he wants to practice. The awesome instructor who runs the camp posts pictures to Shutterfly every night so the parents can see what the kids are up to. I loved these pictures of Hudson!
He has improved so much, has gained tons of confidence, but he still has to be watched so very closely. I know with practice and repetition this summer he’ll get there. I guess our days of wearing floaties or puddle jumpers are over.
2. My mom sent some new books to the boys this week and they are loving them. Hudson is especially loving them! KK saw them on the Today Show and ordered them on Amazon right then for the boys. We’re always on the lookout for great new children’s books.
Twenty Big Trucks in the Middle Of The Street by Mark Lee is one of them. I love that it counts and names all of the big trucks. It’s a great book!
Squirrel’s Fun Day by Lisa Moser is the second book. It’s a little chapter book with short chapters and it’s the first chapter book I’ve read aloud to Hudson. It’s fun to read a new chapter every night at bed time.
3. I mentioned already that I watched Scandal at the end of May, and I was having withdrawals. I love me some Olivia Pope and President Fitz. So Todd and I watched House of Cards on Netflix after that. We absolutely loved it! But it was even more intense and messed up than Scandal.
So to keep with the presidential theme of shows for this summer, we’re back to watching West Wing again. Because, let’s face it, there’s not much on TV this summer, and I feel like we’ve watched almost everything.
4. I don’t love the price tag, but I really love some Lululemon. The pants fit like a dream and work wonders on the lower body. And I love how breathable the tops are. My absolute favorite Lululemon item right now for Pure Barre, walks with the stroller on a hot morning, and just running around town is the Tame Me Tank. This top is so flattering! You may have to search eBay for it because they appear to be sold out in almost every size. But I got this tank in three colors because I love it so much.
5. I’m super duper stinking excited because we’re heading back to Orange Beach, Alabama at the end of the summer for our family vacation. And while we’re there, the lovely Sarah Lyn Photography will be taking our family pictures again. Molly told me about Sarah Lyn last summer before we went to the Gulf and I’m so glad she did. Sarah Lyn is a natural with families and just likes for her subjects to just do their thing while she captures the memories. If you’re ever in the Destin, Florida area (and she will travel all over the panhandle), you need to contact her!
Oh my goodness, sweet baby Hayes. He was so little!
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I love, love, love the underwater photos! That is soooooo cool! And those family pics, GORGEOUS! Have a wonderful weekend!
Gorgeous pictures! I need to order Henry that truck book. Looks like a good one! I love that top- great for keeping cool without being overexposed.
Thanks for the photographer recommendation! We are going to Destin in September and this would be such a great thing for family photos!
And I love those underwater photos of Hudson…I’m thinking framed and hanging in the boys’ bathroom would be a great place for these!
Those family photos are so gorgeous — absolutely can’t wait to see the updated versions! Thank you SO much Erin for linking up with us today!
We vacation on the panhandle every year- this will be the first year with my daughter! Thanks for the photography recommendation!
Gorgeous family photos! I miss scandal too!! I will definitely tune into House of Cards. Thanks for the tip!
I absolutely love the underwater photos! Those are so amazing!
We’re headed to Destin in August and I am SO excited to update our beach pics. We’re thinking of going with green and white this year. We did blue last year and I loved it 🙂
I LOVE your pictures and can’t wait to see them from this year. How gorgeous to capture those sweet memories! I am expecting my first baby and I will also be a boy mom! 🙂
Awwww, I’m loving all of this!!!
1.) Way to go, Hudson!!! Seriously – it looks like he’s a little fish and doing so well! Is it kind of crazy that his days of using puddle jumpers (I’m a nerd and just think they look so sweet in them!) are probably over?! Such a big boy!!!
2.) We are in need of some new books and Jackson is crazy about TRUCKS, so I might have to order that one! So sweet of your momma to send some books! 🙂
3.) I truly just typed these in the notes on my iPhone because we SO in need of some new shows! I’m watching The Bachelorette (I know, I know – absurd) and of course the hubs hates it and doesn’t want to watch it with me. We need something we both will actually want to watch! I’m the worst and usually fall asleep or start looking at Instagram when we start a new show or movie. :/
4.) I need this in my life, but if I’m honest, they’ll get no use. More than cute workout wear, I think I need a very mean and very aggressive personal trainer.
5.) Oh, those photos!!! I love the super candid ones of everyone just playing and having fun!! And Hayes was such a little guy {time is flying all too quickly!}. As you saw, we just had beach photos taken (first time) and I LOVED them. Such a gorgeous, different look compared to the others we’ve had done in the past few years! Exciting that y’all have a vacation around the corner!!!
So glad you linked up again this week and THANK YOU so very much for your sweet words today on my blog!!! It absolutely made my day! Thrilled to be joining such a fun, creative and genuine group of girls!! Happy weekend, dear!
I absolutely love those pictures of Hudson swimming! What a great swim camp!
I watched house of cards too and loved it (and scandal) but for reasons unknown I can not get into West Wing. I guess season 1 just seems so outdated.
Excited that you are going to orange beach! I’m from a small town close to there and have been going all my life!
Make sure you eat at Cosmos and/or cobalt! Both delicious.
We get out pics taken there too by Katherine shaver in case you ever need a backup photographer.
Thanks for the book recommendations bc Fenn will love that truck book!
you look beautiful in the last picture!! love them all! so fun and genuine!
Those family pics are too adorable! SO SO cute 🙂
Hudson is quite the little fishy! and Hayes is so little in those pictures!
Thanks for sharing about those books your mom sent you guys. I’m always looking for new good books for Owen. Not every book was made to be a read aloud, you know?
I’ve only see party of a House of Cards episode, but I think we are going to watch it tonight!!! Way too excited about this!
I think those pictures are SO beautiful! I’m hoping we start our beach trips later this summer or next summer!
I’m going to check the books out! We always like new ones around here 🙂
Lulu…darn her, haha. I’m the same way…and Brent isn’t all too keen so they are mostly fakeout clothing for me, ha.
We also need to get the kiddos in swim lessons! I think that is an awesome picture in the water!
I love House of Cards, but nothing compares to West Wing. We’ve watched that series so many times!