2013 Beach Trip to SeaBrook Island

We are fortunate to have family that are so generous and kind to share their beautiful beach house with us every year.  It is always a wonderful trip.  We love Sea Brook Island- every thing about it!

We did have a minor setback in our travel plans.  My car pretty much broke down a few hours into the trip.  Our families were so kind to intervene and get us back on track by the next morning.  We were truly blessed that it worked out as well as it did.  We loved the rental car!!

We had a wonderful vacation.  So very blessed.

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We had a 4th child for our vacation- our nephew Jackson.  The kids enjoyed having him along.

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Emmy got too tired on the bike ride, and daddy had to bring her bike back.

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I enjoyed running every day while we were on vaction.  One morning, Daniel and I got up early to go for a run on the beach.  There were dolphins and sharks along the shore our entire run.  It was pretty amazing and the scenery was gorgeous.

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The kids sure loved their goggles.

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Just July, summertime in motion…

A trip to the park-

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Tent building in the living room-

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Playing with mud and water=hours of fun

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The girls picked their own raspberries-

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Pedicures-

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4th of July

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Only a genius kid would think to ride his scoother sideways, right?  That’s what I’m telling myself, anyhow.

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1st trip to Trader Joe’s

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Passing a semi full of pigs on I-75

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Zoo trip while Kay Kay was in town-

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The library’s summer reading program finale-

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Max dressed himself for church-

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A trip to Safety City with Kay Kay-

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Reagan decided she wants to open a savings account.  Here she is counting her change from all her piggy banks.

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Max had to get a new backpack for school, too!  He loves it.

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Just June, summertime!

After zoo camp, we pretty much had a low key summer.  We did the summer library programs and a few trips to the zoo, splash park, and park.  We spent a lot of time together at home.  It was nice to just be able to rest and not be “on the go” so much.  The kids enjoyed lots of evenings playing outside at Gran and Papaw’s house and garden and swimming in their little pool.

Emmy has proclaimed she wants to be fashion designer when she grows up!  You better believe she’s got some skills!

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Checking out our rain gauge to see how much rain we got.

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Doggy smiles-

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Word for word from her mouth with tears in her eyes…. “Mom, I did my best….”

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They always think wearing Gran’s reading glasses calls for a picture.

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Catching lightening bugs-

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Making my favorite cookies with Gran- “Snappy Turtle Cookies”

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Nathan & Addy’s Birthday party-

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Colton & Collins’ birthday party-

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Eye Dr. Appointment (all 3 checked out good)

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Dental Appointments (did not go as well as vision check ups!)

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Father’s Day lunch at Shanghai Marina-

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Papaw’s Birthday-

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Bean time!

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Spiderman going to church!

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He finally went #2 in the potty and got a “Buzz Toy”!  NO MORE DIAPERS FOR US!

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Pancake breakfast before Sunday School-

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Reagan goes to Zoo Camp!

The first week of June, Reagan went to the 1st grade summer camp at The Knoxville Zoo.  I took all three kids over there five days in a row!  I felt like supermom to actually survive the week.

The kids had a fantastic time.  Emmy, Max, and I played in the zoo everyday until Reagan was ready for pick up.  We got some fun time with one of my good friends and her children.  We also got to bring my cousin Brycen along one day and some friends from church, Sharon and Dylan.

Reagan said that “this was the best year of her life!”

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All 3 kids napping should be a testament to how exhausted we were every afternoon!

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And some video footage from the week (Budgie Landing & Chimpanzees)-

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