July 4th Family Trip

The girls are at summer camp at their preschool this week... so I've been catching up on some important things like reading Harry Potter :) and downloading pictures. Here are a few catch-up posts for the month of July.

July 4th
We were feeling a bit depressed about missing this American holiday so at the last minute we hopped in the car to go on a little family trip to the beach in County Waterford. This is in a small town south of Waterford city, called Tramore. We got there about 4:00 on a sunny Sunday and the beach was packed!

We stayed at a lovely little B&B that was very kid friendly. Here we are at breakfast in the morning.

On Monday, July 4, we drove to Hook lighthouse. Apparently it is the oldest, still operating, lighthouse in the world. The girls enjoyed the climb to the top.

And, just so you don't have the idea that this was some idyllic family trip, it wasn't. In fact, afterward, Jon and I decided it will be a long time before we take the kids on another trip. Here is a just a little sample of a tantrum along the way :)

Untitled from Holly Peters on Vimeo.

And 10 minutes later, zonked out!

And a much happier girl with ice cream!

We found another beautiful beach nearby. It was too cold for me to go in, but the girls didn't seem to mind!

The girls swimming in the cold Atlantic...

July 4 Beach from Holly Peters on Vimeo.

Summer!

Well, I think that summer in Ireland may have happened this past week. It lasted from July 13 to July 13. It was one glorious day! :)

The girls and I were fortunate to have a play date in the afternoon at their friend Aaron's house. They loved swimming outside in his "paddling pool", as they call it here.

Greta...

Addie...

This is what happens when I try to get a picture of all 3 looking at the same time!

Greta's Preschool Concert

Greta's Preschool Concert from Holly Peters on Vimeo.