Young Party of Four

This week's Friday Favorites is all about one of our favorite places: the beach! Summer is upon us. Technically, it feels like it is already here in Florida. Our favorite time of the year is actually summer. All of us would take summer over everything else because it means more visits to the beach. We wanted to share a few of our favorite items to use on the beach as well as a few of our favorite beaches in Florida in case we may have one you haven't tried yet and might like. Let's start with a few of our favorite things and our most common routine in case we have some tips for anyone that may like them. We have been perfecting our family beach routine for the last five years or so. We used to go a ton BC (Before Children), but once Kenzie came along it was a lot more difficult so we didn't go often. Then we increased our beach trips as she got older... and Will came along. We had more trouble going with babies, but we decided to not let it stop us. We have changed...

Whew! What a day! Today was LONG and tiring but oh-so-amazing! We finally got to do something that we have talked about doing for years. More on that in a second though. Last night everyone slept okay. Will took a LONG time to fall asleep and then rolled around for a while in the middle of the night. Actually him falling asleep was hilarious. He insisted that my arm be around him and he rubbed my cheek until he fell asleep. Such a weird kid.  Kenzie went to sleep easier (the bonus sometimes of not napping) and fell asleep snuggling Steven. She eventually moved away so he could move but kept returning through the night to snuggle. I know all to well how she sleeps. I thought I was getting the better deal with Will but both of our kids are not awesome bed sharers apparently. Regardless, we all slept okay. Steven and I were up shortly before our alarm this morning and Kenzie woke up with us. Will was so tired from his night that he stayed in bed and we got ready and packed up aro...