Sea Pines...post #3

We made two trips to Sea Pines while we were in Hilton Head.  One night we went over and saw the Harbour Town lighthouse.  Evidently the parking was crazy and so we had to park at the entrance and take a trolley down to the main area.  The kids were pretty excited!  My parents, Jeremy, Maryn and Theo climbed the 114 steps to the top of the lighthouse and took in the scenic view.  We walked around for awhile while we waited for a table at The Crazy Crab for dinner.  Luckily there was live music playing so the kids were well entertained :)

On our second trip, we went to The Salty Dog Cafe.  The kids tie-dyed t-shirts and we had lunch.  It was probably one of the hottest days we had so far.  We walked around to a couple of shops, had ice cream and then headed back to swim in the pool.

Every time I look at this picture I laugh!!
Uncle Brad and Theo in their orange :)

First time riding on a trolley!!!

The harbor

Mimi and Theo

Daddy and Maryn

It was a peachy/orange matching night :)

Love my sweet girl!

Maryn and great grandma

dancing with daddy

I love this picture :)

Ready to tie-dye!!!

Rubber gloves on!
Those things are pretty tricky to get one sweaty, small hands!!

Maryn did one for Cormac too :)

Parrots in the courtyard

blue ice cream...yummy!!!!

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 :)