A few more beach pics...

So technically, most of these aren't from the beach. We love to visit the park right down the street from the condo, and this time we brought bread for the fish, turtles, and ducks. Feeding the fish and turtles from the dock...

Making a wish on a feather...

and feeding the ducks! She actually had one eat out of her hand. It stunned her just a bit.

A couple more from the beach this morning...

Soakin' up the last of summer....

We're hanging with Nana and Papa this week at Myrtle Beach. Carson has loved anything and everything about the water, so that's where we've spent most of our time.

Can you tell she was a little on the tired side at this point?

Timbo deserves some relaxation. He's come off of a stressful week at work and just finished his third triathlon - his last for the season.

Carson's birthday party

So I'm kinda cheating. I had promised pictures of the new swingset and pictures of the birthday party. Ta-da! Here they are rolled into one. We invited a few of Carson's friends and family over to celebrate her birthday with a cookout and some outdoor playtime. It was beyond hot, but that was about the only downside. The swingset or "singset" as Carson refers to it, is still very popular - we all have the mosquito bites to prove it!

Taking a sneak peek at the Elmo (who else?) cake...

Yay! Cookie Monster!

Thanks, everyone, for celebrating with us!