beach days

you would think living in Hawaii, i would go to the beach every day.  but, life gets in the way.  we try to get there once or twice a week depending on what we have going on.  the past few weekends we have enjoyed some beach days with cody. 

it's a lot of fun when cody gets to come to the beach with us.  and, easier for me!  but, we have enjoyed having the chance to go to the beach often.

i think this picture is a perfect depiction of my girls.  mae, is holding back and staying close to someone she knows.  and izzy just taking off barreling through.  even if you look at the way izzy walks, she just charges.  and that is exactly how her personality is as well.  no fear, head first.

the amount of sand that kids accumulate is insane.  it is literally everywhere when we go to the beach.  and i continue to find it for a few days afterwards in their ears and hair.

this is another good picture that shows how each of my girls are.  mae sitting daintily, and nicely playing with the sand.  izzy soaking wet, with fists full of sand, throwing it.  i hope that mae will be able to reel izzy in a little throughout life, and that izzy will be able to bring out the adventurer in mae. 

as i watch these two together, my testimony of eternal families grows. sometimes (rarely), but sometimes the way they interact makes me certain that they knew each other before we got here.   i'm grateful for those sweet moments that are few and far between. 


even though football is on at weird times here, we still find time to watch it!  this is how they were watching the other day.