Franklin Friday - vacation souveniers

Franklin brought home his couch sitting habit.

At least he's tolerating Lindsey...

Special privileges

Lola and Franklin aren't allowed to hang out on the couches at home, but all rules seem to vanish on vacation.

Not only did they get to lounge on couches, but they got to enjoy bonfires, licking s'more sticks, and enjoying campfire singalongs.

What rules do you ignore on vacation? 

The saddest thing I saw on vacation

Really? So sad.

You can't capture magic twice

Last year on vacation I took my all-time favorite picture:

I tried to recreate it this year, but Lola and Franklin wouldn't cooperate.

They're still awfully cute, but the wallpaper on my phone will remain the 2011 portrait.

What we've been up to

It's been a very busy summer! I decided to take two classes in my second quarter of grad school, while working a demanding full-time job. And just in case that wasn't enough, I decided to find a new job - so the summer was full of interviews, endings and beginnings, culminating in a return to the vacation house we found last summer and returned to over the winter holidays.

We did some beach, a lot of walks and a LOT of lounging on the porch.

Lola and Franklin quickly remembered the joys of the doggy door, and of the huge, gorgeous yard. And we quickly remembered how nice it is to pretend to have a vacation home that you don't have to worry about when you're not there.