I have finally got around to writing July's blog post, and we are almost half way through August - better late than never, I guess! As I sit here back in Saudi Arabia and reflect upon what I was most stoked about during the month of July, I have to admit that it was truly the most amazing month spent with family and friends.
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| Molly & James' parents - 5 months |
We rented a beach house in Sea Isle City, New Jersey for the month of July. It was less than a block from the beach and walking distance to all of the bars and restaurants. We spent Molly's first 4th of July on Sea Isle's beach watching the fireworks with our family.
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| Molly & Mom-mom |
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| Molly & Keely at the pool |
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| Molly & Pop-pop at the pool |
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| Molly & Keely with Mom-mom & Pop-pop |
Another highlight of this month was Keely's (my niece) 1st birthday party/Molly's homecoming party. My Mom and Amanda hosted the party at my parents' house, and the day could not have been more perfect! All of our family and friends were able to meet Molly and celebrate Keely's birthday together.
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Molly & Great Nan
Molly Joan & Joan |
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| Stapleton Family |
We also had some out of town-ers visit us while we were in Sea Isle. First, James' brother, Thomas, and his family - Mary, Cade, and Cheyenne - came to visit us from New York for a long weekend. We were able to go to the beach, the Ocean City boardwalk, and one of our favorites, Mike's Seafood. Then, our cousins from San Diego, Jessica and Tommy, came to visit us for a few days. We were able to do a bunch of fun things in Sea Isle, as well as Philly :) We are so happy you guys were able to make it out!
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| The beach at sunset |
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| Cousin love! |
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| More cousin love at the beach <3 |
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| Playing in the pool at the beach |
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| Molly & Mama at the beach |
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| Molly & Dad at the beach |
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| Ocean City lifeguard stand at the end of a long beach day :) |
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| Beach babies - Molly & Luke <3 |
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| 6 months! |
All in all, it was our best summer yet with our awesome family and friends. Believe it or not, Molly is now over 6 months old and getting bigger by the second! We have already decided to make a trip to San Diego for Christmas this year, since we weren't able to get out over the summer...so we will definitely be in Cali over the holidays! As always, we love you and we miss you all so much.
Stay stoked.
