Beach Beach Beach!

We have returned from our annual trip to the beach and once again had a fantastic time! The kids did GREAT in the car - so much so that we decided to do the whole drive on the way home and get back a day earlier than planned! They loved the beach and the pool! The only time we left the island was to go to Fort Sumter and the boat ride lived up to Jack's super high expectations! He loved being on the boat and looking at all the cannons - for the rest of the week he would make Fort Sumters in the sand and make them get destroyed by cannon fire... Charlie was a huge fan of the pool and has discovered her inner fish. She loves going for rides on our backs under the water, jumping in like a wild woman and being tossed SUPER high into the air to splash back in to the water. At one point she had the entire pool watching and laughing at her! It was an eye opening trip realizing how much Jack is growing up. The first day we were there he made a friend (also 5yrs old, also named Jack, and also about to start kindergarten) and that was the last we saw of Jack at the pool. This was the first year that he really could be independent in the pool and just play with his friend (and his older brother) while we just sat on the side and watched... The highlight of the trip (for Jack anyway) was the capture of our new pet - Fast Fellow (noticing a trend?) a green anole (tiny lizard).

Here are some videos of the trip and check the photosite for a BUNCH of pictures - 4 new albums to look at: 1. a few pictures before we left for the trip. 2. pictures that Charlie took with our camera 3. our pictures from the trip. 4. a few pictures after we got home. I'm still waiting on the pictures from the other beach ladies and will post them as soon as I get them. Enjoy!

Charlie reading Brown Bear Brown Bear What Do You See?

Running along the coast!

Doing a "tiny jump" to Julia.

"I need my bucket."

Going "up in air."

SLOWLY learning to ride the push bike.

Like I said, there are TON of new pictures on the photosite so check them out when you have some time and I will let everyone know when I get the rest of the pictures posted.