Life Lately.

Happy Monday, friends!

I hope you all had the BEST BEST weekend!

Can you believe that we have made it to the last week in July?!

Agh!  Where has the time gone?!

Today, I have a BIG BIG edition of Life Lately here at the end of July on Nantucket.

But first…

…Colleen Rothschild sent me these and I HAD TO SHARE!  You guys, it’s their brand new TRAVEL SETS!  If you’ve never used Colleen Rothschild before, these kits are an EXCELLENT way to get introduced to so many of their most tried and true products at a fraction of the price.  Right now, all three are ON SALE!

You can try out THE SKINCARE EDIT…

…THE HAIR RENEWAL EDIT or THE BODY CARE EDIT too!

THE SKINCARE EDIT includes so many of my favorite, use every single day, products.  These are the perfect size for your trips OR for exploring new-to-you products.

THE BODY CARE EDIT will make you oh so happy.  I can’t stress to you enough how much I love these products.  I love the scents, I love how hydrating they are…love, love!

And the third set is THE HAIR RENEWAL EDIT 🙂 .  I never travel without my Colleen Rothschild hair products!  Love.

All three are on sale right now!  Thank you, Colleen Rothschild for sending them all the way to Nantucket.

Okay, let’s go to some life lately.

We have been busy bees 30 miles out in the Atlantic…

Last week, Madeley wanted to attend Vacation Bible School at First Congregational Church here on Nantucket.  We had seen it advertised around town, and she wanted to go.

You guys, it was A GREAT WEEK!  She absolutely loved it!

Day One

Day Two

Day Three

And Day Four

She met some new friends, I met some new moms…from beginning to end, it was such a blessing to our family.  I am so happy she did it!

Oh sweet Charlie.  All of this sunshine and salt air makes for a great nap.

I think we’ve made it to the beach every single day over the last two weeks.  Sometimes, we go and only stay an hour…sometimes, we’ll stay three.  It always makes me happy.

More napping.  I’m telling you, it’s exhausting to have this much fun 😉 .

One afternoon, Andrew and Smith wanted to head out to Great Point.  The girls were busy, so the three of us made the trek.  I’ve shared this before…

…but do you see Great Point way up there at the tip of Nantucket?  It’s the most remote part of the island.  In order to get up there, you have to have a special permit, you have to check in at the station at the entrance with the attendant, you have to deflate your tires, and then you drive on the beach to get up there.

Nantucket is very small (only 15 miles long), but to get from my front door mid-island to that lighthouse at the top takes about an hour.  I say all of this to say, it’s an “event” when you go.  It’s really such a special spot because it’s preserved.

We try to head up there at least once a season, but we always pick a day when we don’t want to actually get into the water because…there are signs everywhere that warn you about the sharks.  No thank you.

Smith wanted to fish, Andrew and I just wanted a little adventure, and the girls were happy as clams, so off we went…

…we made it to the very tip where the lighthouse sits.  The lighthouse has been here, the most northern tip of the island, since 1784!  Wrap your brain around that…

It was chilly and really windy way up there, but we had a really nice afternoon.

At one point, I couldn’t take the wind any longer, so I got back in the car…

…with my book and watched my boy fish.  My mom calls these “silent blessings”.  These are just little, normal everyday, unexpected blessings.  I sat in the car and had one.  It was really, really sweet.

Because it’s tasty and beautiful…

…the Faraway Mermaid at the Sister Ship restaurant makes me happy.  It’s a spicy margarita 🙂 .

The Sister Ship is one of those very underrated spots in town. If you’re headed this way, I highly recommend.

One day last week, we had lunch at Something Natural.  This is just a sandwich shop that sits on this beautiful property.  We have eaten approximately four million sandwiches here.  This was one of the first spots I visited with my parents way back in 1996.  It’s a Nantucket must!

Another day…

…another beach!

On this day, we headed out to Jetties for a bit in the afternoon…

…sunshine and smiles!

After our beach time, we stopped…

…at the Sandbar restaurant right there at Jetties for…

…their buck a shuck.  Truly, it’s the last deal left on this island.  We love oysters, and we really love them at a good price! 😉

Love my people.

One night, we made it over to…

…Topper’s for dinner.

I’ll pull my map out again for you…

…this restaurant is in Wauwinet (see it way over there on the far northwestern side?).

We had dinner in time for…

…the gorgeous sunset.

Who doesn’t love dinner with a sunset?!

And then…

…back to the beach we went!  This time, we were at Invisible Beach which is a tiny, hidden little beach on the south shore.  I love seeing my kiddos heading out with boogie boards!

Dinner at Bar Yoshi.  My view was extra cute on this night.

This girl (and the boy sitting next to her) were extra cute too!  We were all accidentally wearing blue.

I have spent a lot of time biking behind these girls this summer…

…and a lot of time at the farmers market.  I am going to miss these Saturdays!

Their wardrobe is clearly quite supportive of Massachusetts 😉 .

And a few pics around town to wrap up our post…

And that’s a little life lately.

Smith and I take an annual adventure each year here on Nantucket and today is that day 🙂 .

I’m going to enjoy my time with my boy and see you back here on WEDNESDAY.  Until then, have a great great start to your week!  I’ll see you Wednesday, friends! xx