Mother's Day Weekend

We spent a BEAUTIFUL Mother's Day weekend at the beach house with Grandma and Grandpa Jacobson, Mandy & Jon, and the dogs (Coulee & Callie).  The weather was warm and sunny and the tide was out so we did plenty of exploring.  

Big surprise... Carson would not stay out of the water. =) Luckily the water was cold so he would only go in ankle deep.  Rylee had a blast playing on the beach, looking for crabs under rocks and holding baby jelly fish (which is what she's holding in the picture below).

There was also lots of play time on the deck.  A bubble machine and a pirate boat.  What more do you need?



One evening was even windy enough to fly a kite!  (For a few minutes... then the wind died down).

Another beach weekend was filled with family, great food, good stories, and lots of love.  <3 p="">

Happy Mother's Day to all the Mother's out there! 

Much needed girl time

I've been on two different girls weekends in the past couple months.  They were really fun and much needed.  I love my kids to death, but sometimes I just need some "me" time.  The first trip was with a group of friends to Seabrook, WA.  We stayed at a super cute cabin in a tiny little beach community.  We did some beach walking, some hot-tubbing, game playing, and mostly just caught up on girl talk. 

I just recently got back from visiting my good friend Wendy in Boston.  She moved there a few months ago for work and is just starting to find her way around the city.  We had a long weekend filled with sight seeing, eating great food, shopping, and lots of wine!  Boston is a beautiful city.  I will definitely go back again soon!

We went to the ballet one day.  The theater was absolutely stunning.  The show was good too.

One night we came across the memorial site for the bombing victims.  It was so sad to see exactly where this tragedy had happened.  The city has definitely come together after this event, every where we looked people were wearing shirts that said "Boston Strong."