Rockway Beach

These are the final days of summer.  The countdown to the first day of school is on.  Daddy took the day off for a mini beach adventure with the kids.  45 minutes by train and a two block walk to the beach.  Quick, easy and fun.  Just like summer.

xx

Happy Birthday Cavan Shane!

Cavan Shane Miller on the afternoon of 8/21/2002

Happy birthday to my sweet baby boy.  You were born on this day TEN years ago and I have loved watching you grow into a kind, intelligent and beautiful young man.  Although you're officially a "tween," you will forever be my baby.  I love you, I love you, I love you.

xx Mommy

Kids Room Version 4.0

It's that time of year.  Summer is coming to an end and we look ahead to the new school year.  Cavan will be in 5th grade and Lulu will go to Cavan's preschool alma mater My Little Village.  To get the year off to a good start we decided a little room makeover was in order.  The kids got bunk beds (which they've been dying to have!) and a new work station for homework.

Lulu immediately got to work and Cavan declared that he is "looking forward to homework."  (We'll see how long that lasts!)

It's been so small feat getting these two out of their jungle gym/castle/bunk beds since they arrived on Saturday.  And best of all....they've been sleeping later in the morning which makes this new piece of furniture worth every penny as far as mom and dad are concerned.

xx

Dog tired.

Running on the beach will do that to you.  Just ask these two.

Food for thought.

Maybe the settlers were on to something.

(Rainy day Southampton adventures.  Museum day.)

Rainy day beach adventures.

When the weather doesn't cooperate we go exploring.  This day we drove out to Montauk and set off in search of a great, low key place to eat (fish tacos, fried shrimp, you know the drill).  We found it.

Its funny what a few crispy crustaceans will do to improve everyone's disposition.  And then, when everyone was full and happy we stumbled upon....

A gem of a little seafaring vessel to occupy our dreams during a nice afternoon nap.  Sweet dreams are made of this indeed!

Marina food.

Cove Cafe, Southampton.  Decidedly not your average fish shack.  The place isn't fancy but man-o-man is the food good.  Feast your eyes on this lobster roll gorgeousness.  It's a requirement that we visit whenever we're in town.

Summer in Southampton.

It's a little place we like to call heaven.  Family. Pristine, quiet beaches. Puppy dogs running in the sand.  It's our summertime getaway and whether the skies are sunny or not we love it all the same. 

The morning routine is simple (most pleasures are).   Step 1: grab coffee and bagels at the cheese shop a block from the house.  Step 2: Pile into the best of all beach mobiles...the legendary and beloved "bus."  Step 3: unload all family creatures (kids, dogs...you get the picture). 

Step 4:  kick off your flip flops and traverse the path to......

Paradise.

xx