Edisto Day Two 2014

 This is going to be short and sweet.... It's only 9:08 AM and those who are awake have eaten sausage, cheese eggs, and pancakes.... (and Huddy ate Goldfish).... and the tent is up.... and they are already on the beach... I don't want to get behind, so I am putting pictures up with short and sweet comments! 
Mark took this picture for Velda.... the birds made her letter! 

 This is one of the many pictures of the dolphin show this morning.... there were lots and lots of them and they were huge.... and so close! 

 Mark trying to fly the kite!

 Mayonnaise found one shark's tooth yesterday.... he said he thought he had gotten too old! 

 Those ugly people who wished bad weather one our vacation.... your dream came true.... we had awful weather yesterday, but us girls drove to the outlet mall and bought clothes.... that makes me just as happy as being on the beach... KB only had one panic attack yesterday with her purchases... (inside joke that she will get) When we got back from the outlets, Mark and Mayo had bought us a new grill...we weren't sure of the cleanliness of the one here....

 The two chefs for the night..... we had a delicious supper of BBQ shrimp for appetizers, a "green salad", grilled steaks, roasted veggies, grilled corn, and garlic bread for supper....

 After supper we enjoyed some time on the beach! 

 We ended the night with charades.... other than almost wetting our pants and Velda acting out words like school bus and The Masters.... it was a fun night! 

 Amberly got her word and Mark was drawing for his.... the girls won (of course) and now they are already plotting for revenge.... I should have videoed! 

 These next pictures are from Mark's phone... the storm rolling in yesterday morning was beautiful coming across the water. 

 I had looked and looked yesterday for the house we stayed in the year Bobby died... We brought Bogey and ended up in the emergency room with her because Mark fed her a hamburger.... Yesterday morning, Mark walked out on the porch and said.... "there it is".... that's where we stayed that year! 

 Mayo, Huddy, and I walked to the store yesterday morning for ice! 

 Ben flying the kite!

 Marion entertained the children teaching them how to tie knots.... KB figured out how to tie a bowline....

 Huddy got a boat for a prize yesterday, but bigger kids are enjoying it more than him! 

 Walking to the store

 Huddy liked when his mama and daddy got in the boat! 

 Still working on the kite!

 "Somebody" tied Ben up! 

 Hudson's new best friend... who is teaching him about life.... uh oh.....

 Our activity for the night was making "things" out of shells on the beach.... the flip flop won yesterday.... let's see who wins today!  "An alligator"

 Not sure what the creature is, but we will call it "a Lizard"

 "a turtle"

 Mark has Velda and Marion in on the conversation with Huddy!

 Twins! 

 a "Clemson Tiger Paw"

 a "Sailboat"

 Mayonnaise's shark tooth

 Beautiful sunset last night....

 The Roberts Family....

 a "hippopotamus"

an "elephant"

And Day Two is in the books.... We are headed out for some sun and fun! 

Edisto 2014 Day One

 We brought everything but the kitchen sink... literally.... I think it was about twenty five trips up and down the steps to bring everything inside... luckily... we had lots of help!  As soon as everything was brought upstairs, we missed Mark, Phil, and Ben.... they had already put on their "suits" and headed down to the beach.... Velda and I felt like we needed to organize a little before we could relax!  

 Ben got a board as soon as he got here... and did great....

 until he fell...

 What a farmer's tan he has.... or more like a golfer's tan....

 We were all sweating and working... and the Clemson boys were still relaxing....

 I made spaghetti before we left and we were so glad to have that to eat instead of fighting the crowd and redressing.

 Huddy didn't like the spaghetti... but he sure did like the strawberries....

 Yummy....

 Ben ate Hudson's portion and two of his own! 

 I think Amberly and Phil liked it too!  The table is so long we sit at, I don't know if they did or not... their end of the table is in another zip code. 

 Huddy loves his train... but Mayonnaise has to fix it often... the tracks break....

 The worker bees.... and our hair matches.... we don't have good beach hair.... it is kinky and out of control....

 Huddy got some sand and shells all over him.... the kitchen sink is the BEST place to get all that off! 

 Ben has a new best friend this week... Mayonnaise may be in second place..... Getting some baseball tips on the beach....

 Then he worked for a little bit on getting out of the sand traps!!!!

 KB and Savannah went on a walk and came back for some gymnastics on the beach....

 Mark thought KB needed a few tips too....

 My favorite part of the night was shell painting.... We found shells and made art from them.... Everyone took a little time to decorate something....

 I feel sure KB is going to be arrested this week... she took this off the beach and decided to paint it with all our names... it smells to high heaven, so I feel sure we are going to lose it before we get home...

 A Lincoln County shell....

 A dolphin

 A sunset

 A peacock

 A flip flop

As the night went on.... Mine and Velda's hair got worse....so we decided to straighten Velda's.... we laughed until we cried! 

Right now we are sitting in the house waiting on the rain to pass... I am sure that a Target run is going to be in the near future if it doesn't stop raining... We have had a dolphin show this morning right off our balcony and a kite show...

Dear June.... I'm glad there are only 30 days.....

 What a month this has been.... I knew from the beginning that we were going to be going non-stop, and even with added events we didn't expect, we have survived and made it to the end!  I'm not sure if ya'll will hate me for filling up your calendars for the month of June, but you have been busy without any opportunities to be lazy.... Ben~ I'm so proud of you for taking on the task of playing golf in weekly tournaments... You are learning so much about the game... you are not giving up...and you are realizing that things don't always come easily... sometimes we have to work and get better to accomplish our goals...

 Seeing you carry your own bag and walking nine holes of golf makes me want to cry... It seems like yesterday you were just crawling in my lap with your "hot juice, tag, and pi-pi".... I am considering hanging your tag on the end of your golf bag for good luck!  My favorite part of this entire experience is watching you make friends... it's like you have known these little boys your entire life... I think you have your daddy's personality and you don't meet a stranger...

 We really aren't supposed to talk to you or give you pointers while you are playing, but I get nervous every time you pull the range finder out... I want you to give me a signal of some kind telling me if the distance is correct or not....



 

 And this is just too cute...lining up your putts....

 Heading to the driving range before your second tournament.... I'm so proud of you for getting up and being ready to leave the house by 6:15 or 6:30 on these days.... you didn't get that morning bug from me either! 

 Decisions, decisions, decisions... I'm loving watching you act grown and having to decide things...

 And KB.... you have been busy this month too!  You have had basketball or cheerleading every day.... Last weekend you were in Miss Gold Rush...I was so proud of you... you carried yourself well and in my eyes... you will always be a winner! 

Daddy and I leave today for the same conference.... I realize it isn't fair that this is the first summer you aren't going to New York, California, or Texas for this conference, but the stars have aligned just right...and Daddy and I actually have a conference at the same time and place for once!  I'm sorry that you have to stay with that mean ole' Jane who doesn't let you do anything.... you know.... she just left with you... going shopping...with my credit card.... ugh.... Have fun!  Ben do well in your tournament Monday... JMac and Mimi will be there to root you on....

I'm counting down the days to our vacation at the beach.... Amberly and I have already planned to post a picture every hour on the hour because everyone else we know is doing that!  I don't care too much about showing my fat piggies in the sand, my butt in the sand, or my face...so get ready for hundreds of pictures! 

Love you both...and I hope ya'll are just as happy to see June be gone as I am! 

What is kind of sad.... Peeking in this picture under the June calendar... is the July one.... it doesn't look much better....or easier...I should say!