An Outer Banks wrap on summer

So summer is ending in the Giosa household. Aiden starts school tomorrow, Monday, August 29th and Jonathan starts the following Wednesday.

We had a great summer and we wrapped it up this past week with our annual trip to the Outer Banks with our beloved friends. Once again it was another week with perfect (albeit hot) weather.

It's always a great vacation filled with lots of pool time, some beach time sprinkled in, lots of laughs, and overall a great (family) time.

This year we had a fish in the pool named Aiden. He has always loved the pool, but was never a fan of getting his face yet. Over the last year, he has been taking swim lessons at Kids First and he has really come a long way. Aiden no longer needs floaties, he was constantly jumping in (with out being caught), and half the time we couldn't  find him because he was swimming under water- lol. We are so proud of Aiden and happy he's so comfortable in the water.

Jonathan also has gotten better with the pool. The early years he was constantly in and out, but this year (again thanks to swim lessons), JP was in the pool a lot and swimming around and even getting his face wet! As they are getting older, it's definitely a lot easier and more relaxing for Mom and Dad. Overall this year pool time was a blast and the swim lessons are paying off!

The beach was hot this year (it's always a gamble in August- we have had some cool weeks and some hot ones), but that didn't stop the boys from having fun. They had a blast digging and playing in the sand, much to their mother's dismay. My beach time is sitting in a chair and watching the ocean and not getting sandy, but for my kids I bite the bullet and just try to enjoy their fun. 

The ocean was a little rough, but Aiden got to enjoy it at the shoreline. He was jumping waves and splashing in it. He's still not comfortable going past his knees, but still seems to love it.

Jonathan claimed he was afraid of the ocean this year. I think he was just mad because he went to fill up his bucket with water the first day and a wave caught it and the bucket washed away. Luckily we did recover the bucket, but JP didn't forget. He also doesn't have great balance when his feet start to sink into the sand and a wave comes,  so he's not comfortable due to the lack of control he has standing. So he just enjoyed watching his brother and the other kids splashing around from the beach.

It was a great family time as always and we treasure our time with our friends who still want to go with us year after year. We all are looking forward to next year!