Holden Beach 2012

I may have been just a *little bit* busy recently...which is why it has taken me so long to put up pictures from this year's trip to Holden Beach. Well, that and our computer died so John had to do a bit of finagling to get our pictures off of the old computer. Details.

Anywho...it's never too late for beach pictures!! :)

Now, the possible downside to me not having so much time is that I did not weed through my hundreds of pictures like I usually do. So, this slideshow is quite a bit longer than usual. But at least you know up front so you can plan for it.

I suggest popcorn and a drink. :)

Pre-Fourth of July Celebration

We all gathered at my moms for our usual 4th of July celebration...only this year we did it a few days early--we wanted to make sure Brooke, Ryan, and Candida got to share in the fun! The kids had a blast, as usual, and the blackberry cobbler was delicious, as usual. :)

Smokies All-Star Game

For those of you who are on Facebook, you've probably already seen these pictures. For the rest of you...

On Tuesday, we (meaning, my mom and Sue, Karen and Bruce and me and John) took all the kids to the Smokies game. We got there just in time to watch the home run derby! Josiah enjoyed the whole game, but he REALLY liked this part.

Here is the line up of kids. From left to right we have: McCain, Timothy, Josiah, Emilia, Audra, Brooke, Micah and Ryan :)



The guy in front of us with the light blue shirt was terrorized a bit by the kids. He had ice thrown down his shirt and nacho cheese flung on his back. Thankfully, he was a good sport about it, but he did make several comments about sending us his cleaning bill...



After the game there were fireworks! They were pretty awesome, and the kids seemed to like them, too. :)









This is my favorite picture of Emilia. I love how she has her hands thrown up in the air with excitement!

Life in a Box

I spent this past weekend at my doula training in Georgia and helping my friend her celebrate her upcoming wedding with a Jimmy Buffett concert. It was so much fun and I learned a ton in my class!

It would seem that Josiah did some learning while I was gone this weekend, too. On Saturday, John asked Josiah to help with getting the sheets off the beds. The nerve of that man. Expecting a mere 8 year old to do something so strenuous. Or at least that's what Josiah was thinking (something along those lines, anyway). He walked over to our recycle bin, pulled out a box and said that was fine, he was just going to go live in a box.



I'm not sure if he got hungry or had to use the bathroom, but somewhere along the line he figured out that even with all the housework, having a house is preferable to not having one at all.

All packed up and ready for some fun!!

I think this is our best departure time yet.  Go us!  We're becoming beach packing professionals...ok, maybe not.  But we don't care--we're off to the beach!!