Toddler Hat

We recently visited Florida (you can see our pictures here) and this meant I had to get The Girls' summer wardrobe ready a little earlier than usual.  I bought dresses, shorts, a bathing suit and a hat!

I'm not sure what genius decided that someone wearing a size 2T hat was mature enough to leave their hat on without a strap, but that seemed to be a pattern with all the hats I liked.  Seriously though, the second it goes on, The Girl throws it off.  This didn't stop me from buying the hat I wanted,  but I did need to added one.

I started with this...

Found the seems on the inside and hand stitched some elastic I had at home to the inside.

 Stays on perfectly and didn't change the shape at all!

Am I the only one LOVING yellow and navy these days?

We've Been at the Beach

We've been at the beach!  Each year my parents rent a large cottage and invite all the kids and their kids to join them.  Due to our work schedules The Hubby and I couldn't take the full week at the cottage.  We instead took a long weekend.  Isn't this view amazing?  It was so sad leaving.

Since I don't work on Fridays, The Girl and I will be heading back up tomorrow night.  I am hoping to recruit my nephew one afternoon to help me collect driftwood.  I have a project up my sleeve!  I hope you also cherishing the last few weeks of summer.

Wonderful Weekend

We had a wonderful weekend!  The weather has been so hot lately and we haven't seen rain in over a month.  The down side is that the grass has turned to crunchy brown, but we are loving the fun in the sun.

My parents house is literally right around the corner from where we live so we take full advantage of their gorgeous backyard and in ground pool.  We refer to it as our cottage, or the community pool.  We have all the perks of having a pool without the work and up keep.  We are so appreciative of all the work they put in to make our "cottage" a great place to be.

We love swimming,

eating refreshing treats, 

and snuggling with Mommy after a swim!