Beach Trip ~ First Week of July

As always, we had a blast at the beach this year!

(And for those of you who have been fussing at me for updates, this one is a doozie, as usual!) :)

We always love our trip to PCB, but this year, it was an especially-needed break from our move. We moved June 15, and we were at the beach the first week of July, for the 4th.

We visited with the Wilsons and the rest of the crew at Baypoint the first weekend we were there.
Below, Banks, Emarie, Alli Lane, and Boots are ready for Steve to take them on a ride in the golf cart!

We love it when we are able to visit with loved ones! We spent the evening of the Fourth with my Randall relatives. We even watched the fireworks over the pier, even though it was raining ~ so, we all sat in our cars and watched.

Jeremy and Brad love their girls!
Below are Malley ("Moe"), Jeremy, Mimi, Maitland, Brad, and Alli Lane. Boots, on the other hand...


...fell asleep on the drive over, and never woke up! Bless her little heart.

Bathing Beauties

Argh! Frustration! I hate it when Blogger refuses to rotate a picture for me!

We always love to go to Groovin' on the Green at Carillon on Monday night and have a picnic!

We had a ton of fun on the beach, too ~ splashing in the waves, running to the waves, running from the waves.... building sandcastles, napping, picnicking under the tent.... Happy times, with our happy little girls!

We always eat at Boon Docks! 'Gotta get my fried pickles fix, afterall ~ not to mention the delicious seafood and the girls special surprises from Pickles! ;)

Boots' "ready" pose before running full-force into the water

Boots preferred to nap in my arms every day ~ and I wasn't about to complain!

Alli Lane just laid in her chair, closed her eyes, and she was OUT. By the end of the week, she was completely covering her entire body with a towel for her nap. There is NOTHING like a good nap on the beach!

Sweet Sisters

There were a couple of minor temper tantrums thrown in the mix ~ but, what can I say? She's TWO.

Our last picture on the beach for this year. Brad was taking stuff up, and the girls were waking up from sleeping HARD on the beach (no that is not a bruise on Boots' face ~ it's a mark from how she was sleeping, and she isn't even completely awake here). So sad to leave, and already counting down the days til we return next year!

WE ARE IN SAVANNAH!

There are several of you who are fussing at me these days for not updating the blog in the past 6 weeks. :) Well, I promise some posts will be coming soon.

We moved to Savannah on June 15, and we have been super busy ever-since. My Mom kept the girls while we made the Augusta to Savannah transition then came down to help unpack here; Brad's parents kept the girls for a few days while we were getting their things settled in the new house. I wanted their rooms and their playroom in good condition before they got here. THANK YOU to all 3 of you ~ we couldn't have done it without you!!

The very next week, Alli Lane had her orientation week at her new school, Hancock Day School; Boots started her summer MDO programming at First Christian. So yes, we jumped right into "life" as soon as we got here.

Since then, we have had our annual beach trip, I went to Jackson and New Orleans with Emily, Alli Lane has been to two camps (Starlight Pottery and BC Cheer Camp), and Boots continued to go to MDO. Most importantly, on July 19, Brad started working here; his group has 2 units ~ the main one is at Memorial, and the other one is at Candler. We have continued to settle into our new house and surroundings, and we are really enjoying it all. Granted, I still don't have anything hanging on the walls or anything sitting in the bookcases, but that will come. We are loving our new house and our neighborhood; in fact, on our 3rd night here, there was a neighborhood Luau down at the clubhouse, and we had a blast getting to know our neighbors. There has also been a Girls' Night Out, and we have a Redneck Party in August ~ like I said, lots of fun. :) I think Brad's favorite part is being able to head to the pool in the evenings after supper with the girls ~ only about 200 yards away!

So, that's what we have been doing. I promise to post pictures very soon. I have great ones from the beach, and I want to get some of the house on here, as well (after I "fluff" a little bit, though).

Hope you are all well! Keep checking back! ;)