HHI...post #2

While we were in Hilton Head, my grandma celebrated her 87th birthday. On her special day my Aunt Jan, Uncle Steve, cousin Jon and his family and my cousin Mark's wife, Mary, came down to celebrate.  They all live within a few hours away.  We had a fun day on the beach and I know Grandma loved it!  Maryn was especially excited to meet her cousin, Breya, for the very first time.  They were great buddies :)  The late afternoon was pretty rainy, but that evening we went back down to the beach.  The kids had a blast running around and playing and we got some great pictures (thanks Dad :)

Maryn and Breya

My mom, grandma, and Aunt Jan

Grandma and four of her great grandchildren

Grandma with her grandchildren and great grandchildren

A rainbow after the storm 

The wind blown look never looked so cute :)

Fun time on the beach at night

A cheesy smile :)

They loved spinning with Daddy!

Mimi brought down bubbles and jello :)

my boys :)

I love the sun peeking through on his hair

My mom, my brother, Brad, and I 

Happy 87th Birthday Grandma!

As my grandma would say, "three generations"

Family pic :)

silly face time!!

love that smile!

checking out the crab they found

Hilton Head, South Carolina...post #1 :)

In late June we spent a week in Hilton Head, South Carolina.  We were so ready for a vacation!!!  Jeremy and I have been there twice, but this was the first time the kids had been and it was Cormac's first time at the ocean.  My parents, one of my brothers and my grandma came down with us as well.  It was a great week and the weather was perfect!  The kids loved the ocean, sand, pool and just being able to have fun :)  These are from our first day!  

The ocean!!

Cormac's first time at the ocean!  He was a little unsure at first :)

This crew loves to dig!

That's the face of a happy boy!!

She loves the beach!

He loves the sand!

Ready to eat dinner at Marley's!

The moon over the ocean from our balcony

Happy 12th Anniversary to us!  The kids treated us to dinner and ice cream :)
Thanks Maryn for taking such a great picture!
This is the one person I always want by my side.
So thankful for the love we share and our beautiful family.

Garden box and a trip to the zoo :)

So in mid June we finally got our garden box filled with dirt and ready to plant.  Not ideal timing, but we'll see what happens.  Maryn helped Jeremy pick out some vegetables and herbs to plant.  This is what we planted...4 different kinds of tomatoes, green peppers, zucchini, squash, cantaloupe, basil and peppermint.  We also planted some carrot seeds.  The kids loved digging in the dirt and planting our vegetables.  They look everyday to see what has grown!  Now to just get them to eat what we do produce!

One day we met Uncle Scott and Aunt Lindsey at the zoo!  Lindsey's sister, Angela, and her son, Zack,  came too which Maryn loved.  Zack and Maryn are the same age :)  We made our way through the zoo and took in a dolphin show.  After the zoo we piled into one car and went over to TGIFridays for lunch.  A fun family day :)

Peeking at the tigers through the glass!

Cuties :)

Checking out his wing span!

watching the brown bear

up close with the flamingos

trying on the rhino tusk as a hat!

the kiddos

I don't know why Angela and I went, they could have totally taken them all on their own :)

Happy Father's Day!!

Happy Father's Day!  We "surprised" Jeremy with breakfast in bed.  I say "surprised" because he is always the first one up and so I had to tell him to stay in bed :) Maryn and I went to Panera and got bagels and a breakfast sandwich then came back and cut up a bunch of fruit.  The kids serenaded him with a Happy Father's Day song and some gifts.  They were pretty proud of the t-shirts with drawings they made for Daddy one night.  Theo told him we were being sneaky :)  We went to church that morning and then later that day we stopped at both Grandpa's to wish them a happy Father's day too!

We love you Daddy and are so thankful for all that you do for us and the love you show us everyday! xoxox

breakfast in bed :)

getting the scoop on the card!

check out these t-shirts :)
I think they'll be good for yard work!

They also had a special request to go to the farm and see cows one day.
So we put together a trip to Trader's Point Creamery to see cows and get milkshakes:)

Some other clothes from mommy, but Maryn got all the kisses :)

Happy Father's Day Papaw!!!

Daddy and his sweets :)

one special daddy!

the boys!

Happy Father's Day Ceta!
Of course right before we took this both boys had gotten into the pool with their clothes on :)

And their off!!!

What a big day for Maryn!!  She decided to have Daddy take her training wheels off her bike!  She was a little wobbly and a lot scared at first, but after a few times up and down the street she was doing great!  Our street is at a little bit of an incline so the whole braking thing is a bit tough to figure out.  She'll get it...so proud of her!