Visiting Daddy's Work

Here are a few pictures form the day we actually got packed up and headed to Raleigh. Clay was there waiting for us and the kids were excited to see their new home.
Cody slept most of the time in the car. Abby enjoyed drinking my sweet tea. By the end of the trip, she looked like a wild woman.....maybe too much sugar?

Leaving Charleston - Part 2

Well, the day finally came where we had to pack it all up and head out of town. I miss my flowers that I worked so hard to keep alive and actually succeeded (that never happens for me!).
And I miss seeing my dog Miga sitting on the front porch waiting to greet us everyday. She is with Clay's mom now and happy as can be.
Oh, there are so many things we loved about that house, but we are thankful that we haven't had to sell it and we have fantastic renters moving in.

Kidscoast Fun Day

Before leaving town, my Kidscoast comrades took me to Blackbeards for some competitive fun. We played golf, drove the cars and played lots of arcade games. They gave me the most beautiful engraved bracelet to remember them by...I need to get a picture of it to put on here. It is beautiful, just like each of them! I miss them so much already!

Kids will be kids....

Here are a few pictures from the kids goofing off at the Grandparents house. They loved finding Grandads reading glasses and trying them on...it made for lots of laughs!

CHEX - Charleston Lindy Exchange

Here are a couple of pictures from the one night we went to the Charleston Lindy Exchange in May.
A few years ago, we would have been out every night and even attempted the all-night dance from Midnight til 4am...but not now. No, we were in bed early and sore from the few songs we did dance to the first night. At least we had pictures to prove we were there!

Dr. Pam Honoraium

Here are some pictures from our dear friend Pam's graduation party on the USS Yorktown. She graduated from MUSC and is officially "Dr. Pam" now. The cake was a story in itself. The bakery messed up the name and it said "Congratulations Dr. Pam Loomis Honorarium" (her last name is Hourihan)....we fixed it by taking off the icing and making it read "Congratulations Dr. Pam". She was a good sport about it and the cake ended up being free becuase of the mistake. Who says you can't have your cake and eat it too?

Clay DJayed it and we danced our buns off. I had a blast....definitely the best party I've been to in a while. I said it felt like it was a party for me but better. It was all of my friends, great food, the best location in Charleston and I didn't have to pay for it!

Love you Pam...best to you as you start making the big bucks. Time to pay off those student loans now! : )

A good day

Yesterday was one of the best days I've ever had.

We started off by enjoying breakfast at CrackerBarrel. They have one of the best potato casseroles ever made. After brunch, we spent time at Lake Crabtree, just a few miles from our house. It was so beautiful and reminded me of being in the mountains. We played with the kids on the playground, walked through the hiking trails, and walked down to the lake where we saw a turtle, some lizards and people out in boats fishing.

We grabbed some Goodberry's Custard on the way home. The kids loved it too and had it all over their faces and clothes. After the kids got a nice bath and put to bed, I actually took a nap...for over an hour! I can't remember the last time I did that.

Later in the evening, we headed to our friends' Daniel & Michelle's house for chicken n' dumplin's and some homemade chocolate cheesecake. Yum!!!! To finish off the night, we saw lightening bugs dancing around the yard and a beautiful orange full moon in the night sky. It felt like summer had officially begun!