One of our favorite days of the year is Chick-fil-A’s annual dress-like-a-cow-and-get-free-food day in July. This year I made costumes for all of us that we can save, because, come on, it’s an investment! Did you know you if you dress up head-to-hoof as a cow you get a whole meal free?! We’re talking serious savings here. Seriously delicious savings.

Sometimes as a parent you have to let your kids run through the splash pad in the park, even if you didn’t bring any swim suits and they have to run through in their dry clothes. :) That’s what summer is for.

We had an awesome family vacation a few weeks ago to Seacrest Beach with my mom, all of her siblings, my grandma, and all of the included cousins and kids of cousins. We’re a growing family now! Beaird family reunions were a staple of summer activities growing up. Now that we’re getting so big, they haven’t happened quite as often, so this Beaird family reunion, when so many of us (40+!) could be there and talk and laugh and have fun, was a treat.

There were so many awesome memories and hopefully more great photos to share, but here’s just a small taste. We loved riding bikes, stopping for frozen yogurt, hanging out at the beach house, eating big dinners together, going to the splash pad, and of course the beach! I think Carson and Annelise loved the beach the most. Carson could sit in the sand and play for hours. And Annelise loves the water. We have some awesome beach babies!

Oh, wait. I just realized this bike picture isn’t ver representative. I towed the kids a grand total of about 5 minutes out of all the hours of biking we did. Josh was the never-complaining kid taxi the rest of the time, and he was awesome about it.

Ah, Snow Beach. The classic snow cone summer hot spot of my childhood. Now passing on the tradition to my own kids… We had a great Snow Beach trip with my family not too long ago. My dad totally spoiled Annelise with the numerous bites he was giving her. :)