New England, New Family

 The pictures do not do justice to our trip back east... memories to last a lifetime and cousins/ aunts/ uncles/ grandparents we didn't know we had been missing all of our life... it was picture-perfect New England at Thanksgiving... leaves, clear sky, family football game, Macy's balloon parade, laughter, and relationships filled with inside jokes, love, music, traditions, full bellies and lots of spirit.. (and spirits.)

Scenes from a LOVEly weekend

Scott & Amanda's wedding and Taylor & Kate (Kaylor? Tayte?) Engagement party in September.. Leo and I made a cameo... and Leo gave Big P a lesson on iphone use..hung with his NanaB, Uncles and Aunties.. was a chick magnet on the dance floor and basically his little diablo self "off site".  No shortage of delicious NanaB mini pies, ice cream sundaes, petit fours and treats.. A weekend full of great memories and lots of smiles.

Where were we?? ....Surf for the Sea..

Gorgeous September weather here and Jbird back in competition for the first time in over a year and a half. All cheered her on (Dad didn't make it to the finals in his heat {either} this year... ) from the sand... She's a fighter and tasted the competition.. ready to go for fall & winter surf season!

Summer's never over....

misc goofing around and what looks to be loving one another

Happy Birthday to our favorite Olympic hopeful

We were all pretty obsessed with the Summer Olympics here chez Heit.. so Campbell thought an after school 'lympic theme would be apropos for his big 5th. Lots of games were planned and even Jadyn's big kid neighborhood friends donned their leotards and did some gymnastic exhibitions.. everyone came in patriotic / athletic garb and was ready to play... however, after one relay race, all jumped in the pool to beat the heat and that's where all the partying went down..

Jbird researched and baked/ decorated this cake for her brother single-handedly!!! Huge hit!