My Summer Scrapbook - HEATHER + ALIX

Hi! It’s been a minute since I’ve written a blog post, but it feels good to be back. I took over 2 months off social media and the blog over the summer and it felt good to just unplug and be present with the girls while they were out of school. We had a busy summer and not being attached to my phone was healthy for everyone. I will write more on my social media break later, but for now I wanted to share our summer adventures.

We spent a lot of time at the pool. I spent a lot of time with Kinsley in the pool working on her swimming. She’s an absolute fish and I have to bribe her with snow cones to take a swim break 😉

We spent the 4th of July at my MIL’s which included a lot of time on the water. Quinn loves to kayak and Kinsley is just here for a ride on the paddleboard with me.

A new donut shop opened up in Gig Harbor, so many mornings started with a donut and coffee before our daily adventure.

Bike and scooter rides along Point Ruston in Tacoma followed up with ice cream!

Quinn had her first sleep away camp! I was so anxious, but she loved it!

Plenty of beach days and my hunt sand for dollars continues. Bella Bella beach on Fox island is our favorite.

Evenings spent on the boat are our favorite.

Quinn had 3 soccer tournaments over the summer, so that kept us busy. I absolutely LOVE watching her play.

I played A LOT of pickleball and wore as many bright colors as possible 😉

Daisy had ACL surgery in June and the recovery was really tough the first 4 weeks. We spent a lot of time rehabbing her over the summer and she’s doing great now. I still may never let her off leash though 😉

I snuck away to Orange County for 48 hours to celebrate my club soccer team’s 25 year National Championship reunion. It was a really special night to connect with so many friends and families from my glory days!

…and she wanted to go boat camping in the San Juan Islands to celebrate!

There is a 4 mile hike around Sucia Island with the best views.

Ross took this picture of me and Quinn on an evening kayak.

I don’t love boat camping as much as the rest of my family but morning coffee on the boat is elite.

We did more beach camping…once again not my favorite, but the rest of the family LOVES it!

I missed walking Daisy so much! She can go on long walks again and all is right in the world. We are both very happy to have our walks back.

Quinn got a new scooter for her birthday so we spent many mornings at the skate park.

By the end of summer I felt comfortable enough brining crazy Daisy back to the beach. But she has to stay on her leash and not thrilled about that.

Kinsley started soccer in August and I about die seeing her in soccer clothes. She runs around, smiles, and skips towards the ball and it’s the most precious thing ever.

Finally back to school! Quinn started 4th grade and Kinsley is in pre-k 3 days a week this year.

That’s a warp on our summer 2025. I’m always sad to see summer end, but happy to be back to routine. The girls are back in school (Kinsley 3 days a week) and I’m back to work at the college 1 day a week. I have a few exciting work things on my radar, so stay tuned!

I’m excited to be back to blogging and connecting with our Champagne Theory community. Thank you to Heather for holding things down over the summer. Let me know if there are any nutrition/fitness/wellness topics you’re hoping to see covered on the blog.

xx, A

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