Folly Beach Part 1

We took our annual beach trip at the beginning of June (June 1-9). Seth was only able to come Friday to Monday. We left Friday afternoon and arrived in downtown Charleston in time for dinner at Monza (a wood fired pizza restaurant). 

 We had dessert at Peace Pie. SO, SO GOOD! They serve a huge variety of ice cream sandwiches 

 We stayed downtown and had a great Saturday morning! We ate breakfast at Callie's Hot Little Biscuit 

 Next, we hit the Farmer's Market! We bought some fresh peaches

 We also went to this toy store with lots of blocks

 We let the kids run through the fountains at Waterfront Park. 

 They got soaking wet and had the time of their lives!

 My family

 We were able to check into our condo at Folly Beach that afternoon. I ordered the groceries online (LOVE this service) and went to pick them up while Seth took the kids to trip #1 to Bert's for hot dog lunches. My parents arrived a little later and we had a late afternoon beach session. Mom made her annual lasagna dinner that evening. 

 The kids were ready for a full beach day on Sunday!

Adelyn is 100% a Daddy's girl. Always has been, always will be

 Me and my man

 And... it's Bert's for another round of chili dogs for lunch! (I got a portabella wrap)

The kids worked on this hole all day! They were level with the sand and could both fit in it. It was huge! We did cover it back so the sea turtles wouldn't be harmed. :)

 Ha, ha! Seth's mohawk! After he fixed his hair, we ate dinner at Loggerhead's

Then we went to the point and took family pictures 

 My kids love Uncle Joe!

 my parents

 I love my family

 Yes, they can occasionally be sweet!

 The four of us

 He quickly earned him some new freckles 

Pretty girl!

 Seth left early Monday morning. Heather (my friend from middle school that lives very close to where we stay on Folly) brought her son over. James and Zephyr are about 6 months apart. 

 Heather and me

 On Monday evening, we went to the Farmer's Market. The kids played on the playground

 My mom and me

 We got takeout from Taco Boy. Is there a truer sign?

While we waited on our food, we went to a gift shop. From across the store, I hear "Mom, Mom, come here!" This is what James wanted to show me. Boys!!! 

Mother's Day

I told Seth all I wanted for Mother's Day was to pretty much CHILL all day. We'd had Adelyn's birthday sleepover Friday night and an afternoon pool party at friend's house that lasted until bedtime.  All of this coupled with the craziness of May makes for a tired family!

 Adelyn and I went for a nice walk that morning before church. I enjoyed the one-on-one conversation. Seth got me a Roomba! We typically don't really do gifts, but this is something I had been wanting. It's a game changer with these two shedding dogs!!

 Pictures before we went to church 

 Love these kiddos!

 The girls in GA's handed out mugs filled with tea and Hershey Kisses to all the moms after church

 After a quick lunch, we hit the pool! I tried to just float, but the kids blasted me with their water guns!

 James loves this popsicle float

 We ate dinner at Branchwater (I think this is our 3rd year doing that?). Of course, we hit the ice cream shop afterwards! The kids ran around afterwards

 Grandma and her grandkids

 Brenda with her "children" 

I say it every year, but we're so luck to have my mom and Brenda! And I feel blessed to be a mom to my two kids. 

Adelyn's 9th Birthday

HOW do I have a 9 year old??!! Happy birthday, Adelyn Grace!

 Back in April (over Spring Break), we stayed one night with my best friend from college, Laura. Her daughter and Adelyn are just a couple weeks apart. Her sweet husband kept her two sons and James so that we could take the girls out for a birthday dinner. 

 Laura and I bought the girls Taylor Swift tickets back in December and surprised them for their birthdays. They have NO idea what's in these bags!

 "Are you ready for it?"... Laura and I were GIDDY with excitement when giving them these shirts. Their response was a little underwhelming. But, we chalk it up to them having NO idea what a ccncert is like. Or how over the top Taylor Swift will be! Laura and I can't wait to take them! 

 Adelyn's birthday was May 9th. She got a Lego set from James and some small things from us. She wanted waffles for breakfast. 

May 9th was also Field Day! James's class was in the morning session, so I met up with them for the last half. 

 Water balloon toss

 Adelyn's class was in the afternoon, so I walked with her class for the beginning portion

 She was SO excited Field Day was on her birthday 

 She got completely soaked!

 When I picked her up from school, we went to Mrs. Rachael's house (James's teacher from last year that is a phenomenal baker) to pick up this beautiful cake! OMG!

 We took Adelyn and 4 friends to Pinspiration, a DIY craft store

 The girls made puppies (plush pets). They had a blast! 

When we got home, they had cake (it was almost painful to cut that masterpiece) and they just played in the playroom. I THOUGHT they'd be worn out from Field Day, but not so much. They stayed up until 12:30 and woke up around 6:45. I guess that's not TOO bad?

 They had waffles, fruit, and donut holes for breakfast

 They wanted to play outside that morning. 

 This cracked me up. They wrote things like "Caution", "Do Not Enter", and "Danger!!" all over the driveway. We have pecan trees that put out those "worm" things all over the ground. They gathered those up to make a "barrier". This was all so that the parents couldn't come in to pick them up. Ha, ha! 

We walked to the end of our road and they were enamored with this horse. 

These are the sweetest girls! I'm so glad Adelyn has found such good friends. Happy birthday, Ms. Adelyn!