Watch Hill, Rhode Island

My good friend, Kristy and her kids spend the summer with her parents in Watch Hill, RI. Isabella and her daughter, Noel are best friends and plotted all through the spring about us coming for a visit...well, it actually happened! Isabella and I flew up for a few days and had an amazing time!

This is "the Barn" across the street from Kristy's parent's house where we all stayed...sooo cute inside and out!

The Yacht Club and downtown Watch Hill on the harbor.
Kristy's parents have a cabana on the beach and we spent most of our week enjoying the beautiful views and (chilly!) ocean waves!

Isabella with Noel and her sister, Kathryn

Who knew wet sand could provide hours of entertainment?

The hydrangeas were in full bloom in RI...sure wish they grew in Florida! They were just beautiful and I couldn't get enough pictures of them!

The Ocean House is an old hotel that was recently renovated and reopened in town. Like something from a movie set, the hotel was as incredible inside as out!

The village of Watch Hill is filled with quaint little shops...that we visited almost daily!
The Carousel is the oldest one in the United States.

Evan

The stinkin' hot Florida summers finally got to Evan and he decided to cut off his beautiful curls! Now we can see his AMAZING blue eyes! So handsome!

Happy Birthday Jonah!

Jonah turned 13 on June 23rd! He's turned into such an awesome young man! He's nearly as tall as me and wears the same shoe size as Bruce! Jonah loves hanging out with his friends, riding his bike, fishing, Xbox and playing basketball. We're so proud of him! Happy Birthday dude!

Father's Day Skit

Jonah and his friend, Ethan performed this skit at church this morning...I think they did an awesome job!

The Bravery Award

This morning we got a call from Isabella's Dance Team instructor (who was running a Dance Camp this week) letting us know that they created a special award for Bravery called the Ferber Award. It was in Isabella's honor since she came to Dance Camp last year in her brace only a few weeks after having surgery to remove her spinal tumor. It was such an honor and even cooler was that Isabella was able to give it to this year's recipient, who had been bitten two weeks ago by a rattlesnake and told that she'd probably be on crutches all summer. We were really touched by the award especially since they'll be giving it out for years to come...though hopefully not too often!

Evan's 5th Grade Graduation

Evan graduated from the Imagine School on Wednesday...hard to believe that the kid who used to cry when I dropped him off at preschool is looking forward to middle school!

Evan FINALLY got a phone that he's been begging for this whole year!

Evan with his teachers

Hollywood and LA

On our last day in CA, we travelled around LA and Hollywood. The boys were really excited to find the home of one of their favorite shows, Rob Dyrdek's Fantasy Factory!

Bruce lived in Hollywood for two years while he worked at Capital Records and we found his old apartment!
We walked down Hollywood Blvd and looked at all the stars!

The tatoo shop from LA Ink!

Stopped for lunch at the famous Pink's!

Rodeo Drive!