edisto family photo shoot

We had such a fun week with the entire Martin / Johnsen crew at Edisto this year. The boys loved playing with May, splashing in the waves, pushing Daddy & Papa into the surf (at least 100x a day), hunting for shells, and watching the dolphin. We played shag music and had daily happy hour. We took turns cooking meals and sat around the table together nightly. We put on our fancy clothes for family pictures. I think I'll always remember how our boys absolutely loved the beach this year. 

I've loved watching these family pictures grow over the past several years ... & am so excited to have another dinky guy to chase around (//keep from drowning) next summer! 

[IOP | 2016]   [IOP | 2015]   [Edisto | 2014]

Summer travel trip | Nova Scotia

Bay of Fundy, Ingonish Beach & Bay Saint Lawrence 

Nova Scotia 

We left Saint John, New Brunswick & drove in to Nova Scotia with plans of staying in Sydney. It ended up being a really long day of driving to get us there. The highlight from our full day of driving was definitely the Bay of Fundy! The boys absolutely loved throwing rocks in the water for over an hour. Mike and I were amazed at the colorful rocks and how the mist rolled in and out over the mountains. 

 From Sydney we drove the Cabot Trail, which is a scenic roadway that takes you around the greater part of Cape Breton (Northern Nova Scotia), swam at Ingonish beach and did a 3.5 hour whale tour (or "whale bust" as Amos calls it) in the Bay Saint Lawrence. We didn't see any whales but the boat ride and country side that we saw from the ocean were insanely beautiful. From Sydney we headed South to Halifax! (: 

martin band of brothers | june 2017

We're thrilled to share that the Martin Band of Brothers is growing by one more little boy come October! Mikey and I are praying prayers of thanks and rejoicing over another healthy baby boy to add to our brood. We love this crazy bunch God has given us to shepherd & grow and can't wait to see what boy no. 4 adds to it. He's going to be super loved and super tough, that's for sure. These little boys are such a treasure and Mikey and I know how blessed we are.

And, I'll be honest. I like being the only girl in my house (: