finally vacation officially began...

 and let me tell you, reese and i (daddy had to work) lived it up to the fullest with jam-packed days of beach bumming, family time, and lots of outings with friends.

as you can see, first up was the edison festival of lights block party with pops (not pictured unfortunately)...

dinners with pops, bernadette, jocelyn, and reese

time with all of the great-grandpas

dinner with the girls (and all of their little girls) that make my world go 'round

beach bummin'

the newest addition to our girls gang...peyton leigh