But first, here’s what the last week looked like.

Another face painting day.

The colors!

Paper thin chicken cutlets for…

Chicken caesar wraps!

The s’mores cookies we’re working on.

Then we were off! Road trip!

First stop… strolling the streets.

Second… into the lake!

Neon!

Third… ice cream! This is lemon sorbet. Tastes so good because it’s so hot.

I love mornings first thing here.

Cousin walk!

Jordan lives for a butter croissant.

Emilia lives for grandpa’s pancakes.

Cousin crew.

How is he ten? Ten summers here for him. Over 40 for me. It’s unreal!

The goofiest boy.

Cutest!

Living their best life.

Jenga bigger than him.

He is mini Eddie.

Obsessed with her.

And all of them!

The kids are having soooo much fun with baby Lucy!

Little blondies!

You know how much I love these sunsets.

Walkie talkies have been the hit of the trip.

Hahahaha.

Neon pink is his favorite color right now!!! YES.

A few little morning coffee walk pics.

Now that is some ice.

Waiting on a muffin.

Bakery for all!

We’ve had tacos and burgers and fish and pizza of course.

Had the most beautiful (hot!) beach day today!

They play for HOURS.

Then start jumping off the dock at the end of the day.

That sparkle water is my favorite!

Core memories for sure.

Ending the week right!!

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So much happened this week that I don’t even know how it’s only been seven days.

Morning workouts with this baby!

I woke up super early Monday morning (errr… basically didn’t even sleep) to our flight to Nantucket being delayed. Made it to the airport while resulted in a very hellish 36 hours.

We made it to NYC where we then couldn’t leave. Flew to Boston in the middle of the night to be closer to the island… and eventually landed on Tuesday afternoon!

I have never left the three of them and it was VERY HARD!!

It was so hard on all of us! Max sent me a text that said it was “the longest day of his life.”

Hated being away from them!

Our luggage didn’t arrive on Nantucket when we did. So lunch it was!

The Cru lobster roll has been one of my favorite lobster rolls since 2013 when I first had it.

Everything else is delish too!

I am team warm lobster roll every day.

All worth it!

Praise that our luggage showed up at the actual 11th hour before the book event!

White Elephant at night is dreamy.

We had so many delicious meals! Starting at The Nautilus.

Just as dreamy in real life.

It has been AGES since I had a smoothie bowl but this was so good… probably because it was steamy as heck with 1% humidity!

This signing was amazing… Elin’s fans are incredible and line up for hours ahead of time.

Dinner later was wok fried lobster! Ahhhh.

I adore Nantucket because it is just so charming. I have forever. If only it didn’t cost a bajillion dollars to live there!

My suitcase got the memo to match the hydrangeas. It’s the BEIS berry.

After no sleep for almost 48 hours to start the trip, it was hard to recover. We had a great time but I still can’t get over that we lost an entire 1.5 days, our place for the night and all of our plans! Needless to say I was excited to get home.

Favorite preschooler in his 90s gear.

Matching for cross country!

So fun.

And a little walk in the sun later that evening.

Had to make a good dinner today! All the caramelized onions.

Classic summer love.

My lettuce wrap burgers, roasted broccoli, caprese and chive grilled potatoes! Yum yum.

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This one…

Sourdough pizza dough in the morning.

Early morning legos too.

Splash pad fun!

I made one of Eddie’s favorite dinners ever.

Silly cutie BFFs.

Once the crunch is gone, I’m done.

Early morning walks.

Little cuties.

Face painting fun.

He was very excited about his paws.

Matching her helmet!

Who taught them to meditate?!

Summer.

Cross country has started!

Emilia IS a runner!

His favorite place.

Making some post run eggs.

Hot honey pizza!

I love his blue laces.

This shot!

Who else has a graveyard of lip products?

Ended the weekend with the most perfect rainbow!

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We had another hot hot hot week here.

Picnic with friends!

And swimming in the rain.

Emilia creating her own paint by number.

All the braids.

And this green eyed girl.

We went to see the new Jurassic Park!

Favorite girl.

And 4th of July time.

These little cuddle bugs.

Threw together a flag cake at the last minute.

Time to swim!

They can stay in the pool forever.

And they beg Eddie to throw them!

Why he is 18?!

Still in past 8pm. They waited for fireworks!

Hockey!

This one… he will get me.

OG BFF.

Obsessed with these colors.

And these boys!

These three begged for Jeni’s again.

Jordan really only likes the cone though.

And now I can’t believe were into July.

How how how?! Time is flying.

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We had another fun (hot) week.

Made cookies for the pool.

And this salmon spread/dip/salad that I threw together with last Sunday’s grilled salmon on a whim. It was SO good.

They are obsessed with swimming.

Fun with friends!

We hit the high 90s last week and it was rough.

This was the only thing to do.

I made these amazing quick steak salads last week. The recipe/method was in this week’s substack.

Grilled garlic bread. Can’t heat up the house!

She worked on this paint by number canvas for HOURS one day.

It turned out amazing.

Also her little hair turning bright blonde again is just too cute.

She also had tennis camp all week!

He enjoyed it.

Monkey bars are harder when you can touch the ground!!

Love.

Biggest cheerleader.

Summer hockey!

Jordan had a hair cut appt and she has a bunny and HE LOVES IT.

I did a super fun event at a local bakery space! Aperol spritz after.

And garlic bread.

Baby ducks on our morning walk.

Last day of tennis camp!

Playground fun.

We played so many different card games during a thunderstorm.

Cross country started too!!!!

This might be her fall sport for good!

Even Max ran with a smile on his face.

Sibling love at lunch.

They have been obsessed with each other this summer and it’s so cute. Playing so many things together.

Baby boy!!

I love a 10.5 year old who still colors.

The best pizza.

Hot honey forever!

Jeni’s after. We tried the new toasted s’mores and it was good but definitely tasted like coffee!

Jordan begged Eddie to go to the park.

He saw baby ducks too!

Then Eddie just casually freehanded this Bluey chalk art in minutes. He is SO talented at art.

I made Eddie’s favorite pancakes.

And it was another swim day. I need stock in leave-in conditioner this year!!

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Your eyes may need a warning: lots of neon to come.

We continued out beach week from last week’s post…

And the awful weather continued too. So cold, windy, rainy, etc.

But aren’t these gorgeous?!

We started each morning at the playground!

And with a little walk.

And even some pool time. It was so cold that the pool felt warm.

And they loved it as the only ones there!!

I think I’m most excited for these pics that showcase Jordan’s personality.

First ice cream stop!

This hot fudge sundae was crazy.

He was soooo excited about his cotton candy ice cream.

And this is how fun he is.

And this!

And this!

And the next day – this too.

Still so windy but not quite as cold. It was 70!

Perfect for boogie boarding.

I sent this to Eddie and he said how lovely the blue skies and water were… ha.

Made more sandcastles that we could count.

By late afternoon, it cleared up a little!

But we went out to look for crabs and all the fog rolled back in.

A little warmer. Still foggy and hazy and cool.

They didn’t care and thought it was the best ever.

Sand cake.

The waves were good this day.

And we got margaritas on the beach!

Bestest friends at the beach.

Finally sunny!

The day got clear and warmer too.

Dinner.

More Jordy.

Emilia would stay in the ocean for hours. I had a very hard time keeping up with her face getting sun because she kept wiping her eyes and wiping it off.

He strikes again.

Another crab walk at night!

And finally a super clear morning!

Best boy.

This day was so fun. We spent… maybe 10 hours on the beach?!

Um, hello. I want to write a book about this. Brilliant.

The kids LIVED in the waves.

How fun?!

Eddie didn’t come with us initially because of work, so he came and surprised the kids a few days later!

I can’t talk enough about the neon pink, green and yellow in the ocean, on the beach and in the pool. So easy to spot the kids ANYWHERE.

Tada!

Gorgeous last two days, we got lucky.

Saying goodbye to BFFs!

Had a little shopping day.

True life: my grandpa had a mug on the ceiling in the Ugly Mug.

My brothers always had to get gummy candy when we were in Cape May… so that’s what we did!

Max was SO excited that they had the dubai chocolate. He said he had “wanted to try it forever.” (I died laughing). He loved it. I think the quality of the chocolate could have been better.

Gummy sharks!

Lobster roll time.

We all love a connecticut roll.

And love Cape May!

Next thing I knew, Eddie and Jordan walked out carrying a large rubber ducky.

And we got to see our cousins too!! They just got there, we were just leaving.

Pina Colada that tasted like nothing.

And then we came home! We were all very happy to get home.

I made a delish marinated pasta for dinner.

With some grilled salmon and chimichurri!

It was all so fresh and good.

And it’s truly summer: first grilled corn of the season!

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And the best one!

Started with pickled onions for the week.

Max and Emilia both had cooking camp this week!

The start of summer adventures.

Fave girl!

Max and Eddie went to the US open!

He had a blast.

I’m obsessed with him.

Love!

Jordy started swim lessons!

Cousins!! Fave pic ever.

Post swim.

And then we had a birthday party!!

For MONTHS all Jordan has asked for was a “head cake” – a cake with his head on it. I have NO idea where he got this.

He LOVED it. It was a huge hit!

How fabulously 90s birthday is this?!

More cousins.

And how is my baby 4?!

Went mini golfing with friends for his birthday!

And got ice cream!

Max had a summer hockey tournament!

Back in the ice rink.

Friday night I went to see Thomas Rhett! It was SO good.

Baby Lucy came to Max’s game.

I could eat her up!

So we celebrated Jordy’s birthday, father’s day and my mom’s birthday!

Then today, we left for the beach!

Weather is garbage, but baby BFF’s are adorable.

60 degrees, high winds, they had a blast but I was basically in a snowsuit.

They don’t mind!

How do I have a child that wants steak and asparagus now?! I love it!

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And we PACKED IT.

Morning sunlight.

Quick trip to barnes & noble.

All pink!

I love that he couldn’t wait to dive in.

Next stop, our library! The kids are obsessed.

Max helping grandma plant.

This one.

Grilled buffalo chicken.

The pink parade!

We had a cousins day at kennywood and it was so fun.

First stop.

Love.

Last year he cried his eyes out on this!

This year, he rode everything! Max was so wonderful and rode every single thing with him.

They were all so excited.

Cousin crew!

Ready to get soaked.

Max has waited all year for this.

It was the perfect hot day.

Drenched.

Peony season at trader joe’s.

Then our first official swim day.

It’s been pouring rain for a million years so this was fun!

Goofball.

Morning walk scenes.

A nugget couch throne.

Max had a hockey tournament all weekend!

Made s’mores bars.

Another day of swim with friends.

And Max at hershey park with hockey friends!

Summer games.

I love their summer jersey color.

Emilia loves making eggs on her own.

Knee hockey wars.

I love.

Making breakfast for everyone.

And that was the weekend!

Then I made my hot honey chicken + corn salad! Yum yum.

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With my three favorite cuties.

Last day of school for this little nugget!

He LOVED school this year.

And loved even more when I could come to his parties.

He got so big!

No idea how this is my BABY.

Speaking of babies… little ducklings on our morning walk!

Floor is lava in the gym.

Start ’em young!

Jordan is obsessed with doing the laundry. LOVES it.

Summer hockey!

End of school celebrations!

Love.

He kills me.

And then… LAST DAY OF SCHOOL for the big kids! I swear Max is thrilled.

Emilia just loves him SO much.

Basically an adult!

Likes to act like a granny. Thanks Bluey.

Lovebugs.

Friends birthday celebrations!

And baby BFF dance recital!

Cutest.

<3 <3 <3

The kids’ newest favorite place is the cheesecake factory. Is it 2003?

Oh well I don’t mind!

Seeing the Skenes rookie card.

This girl lives for Claire’s junk.

Eddie requested steak sandwiches!

Annnnd night game baseball in the super cool weather. Feels like fall!

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And we had a packed one.

On Monday I got to go on Emilia’s field trip.

We went to a dairy farm and it was awesome.

Super fun learning about everything!

Festive season.

The kids’ favorite night. I put this in front of them and they all eat 2 to 3 tacos each.

We also had our school field day… which got rained out and ended up in the gym.

Hockey always!

Obsessed with this boy.

End of school conferences!

Love.

Got a hot chocolate and muffin treat!

Max requested legit breakfast.

Still making my lemon butter chicken from everyday dinners constantly.

Baby Lucy!

She is absolutely obsessed with Max.

Snacks I made for the weekend.

And red white and blue candy salad.

The real MVP of the snacks though.

Cousin lunch.

Today we went to our annual memorial day parade.

Parade ready!

Red white and blue!

Cousins brought donuts!

Almost all the cousins.

Our weather has been so beautiful this weekend!

Jordy looooves watching this.

Then more snacks.

And all the picnic food!

Summer food season!

Cutie cousons.

Just a casual cook. And now we’re into our last few days of school!

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