For the last eight years, or so, “summertime” means “stepdaughter-time” to me. We get her the entire month of August every year. This year she is going to be 14, and tomorrow we are headed up to New York, where she lives, to get her. This year she has invited a friend down for our month of summer. So we will have our hands full, trying to keep up with two lively teenage girls for a month!
This is a picture from last summer that my husband took of she and I, in the ocean at Wrightsville Beach. We were trying to catch a wave on a boogie board. It’s kind of hard to do, when you are sharing one between two people.
This is for a meme called Summer Stock Sunday. If you’d like to participate, post a picture of anything that says summer to you, and link back to Around the Island so that other folks can find you. Have fun with it, and take time to visit the other blogs to see what summer looks like all over the world.
When Ginger snaps..... 
What a great photo! It looks like y’all have a lot of fun together. It’s so nice that you let her bring a friend. At that age they like to have their friends around and they start to pull away from the parents a bit…a lot.
Looks like fun! Enjoy your time with D! You’ll have to blog about how the visit goes…we offered to let the girls bring friends with them to Italy next year (their parents will have to fund the plane ticket though), so we could potentially have FOUR teenaged girls in our house next year! Yikes!
What a great photo! I didn’t know you COULD share a boogie board. Have fun with your stepdaughter and friend….what a great way to spend a month in the summer. I envy you!
That is a great summer fun shot, hay having two teenagers you will have a reprieve this year…lol
You are brave – two teenagers! Hope they cooperate 🙂 I guess they would like all the spoiling you prepared for them!
That’s a great photo, but I like what it says about the two of you and your relationship even more. Have a wonderful visit this summer.
way too much fun. my summer stock photo can be seen here
Enjoy your special time with your stepdaughter! And her friend….you will have an exciting time, no doubt about it.
This photo is wonderful….
That looks fantastic summer fun! 🙂
Getting whacked by a wave is perfect summery fun!
What a refreshing Summer shot! The wter looks so clear and fresh, I’d love to be in there! Good luck with the two teenagers, you’ll have your hands full, I’m sure!
Looks like your doing a good job with this blog.