Family!

This week we are enjoying my brother and his family's company! The picture is of me and Libby! She is a girl after my own heart. She LOVES to dance! :)

All the kids have really been enjoying their time with their cousins and aunt and uncle! The boys have been playing Legos and "Star Wars Battle" with Uncle Andrew. The girls join in too sometimes. Libby is fascinated with Nathaniel and vice versa! I'll have to get a picture of Andy playing with the boys!

While the weather hasn't been on our side, we were able to make the most of our prettiest day on Sunday. We drove over and visited Charleston for the day. It was a lot of walking but well worth it! We saw a dolphin in the harbor and got homemade gelato for the kids! We also ate on the pier at Folly Beach! It was a wonderful, tiring day for all!

We can't wait to celebrate with Uncle Andrew this Friday as he turns the BIG
3-0!! :)

Our second double digit kid!

Today is Anna's 10th Birthday! I think it's interesting that we are back at her birthplace for her big birthday! Besides her birth, this is the only birthday she has had here.

To celebrate we are taking her to Oyster House for her Birthday Dinner. We have never been there so we are hoping it is all it is said to be!

Tomorrow is her birthday party with her friends. We will have about 10 extra girls running around! I feel like I need a nap already! :D

Bathroom fun

Today, while two of our kids were at their friends' house, I cleaned our bathroom. I picked up bath mats and washed them, mopped the floor, cleaned out my massive drawer, and cleaned the shower and tub... And who gets to partake in my lengthy exertions to clean? Our 5th is in the tub and our 2nd used the shower. I am so glad I cleaned so they could use it first! :D

Early Morning Risers

Our youngest two boys have decided that 6:00 a.m. is a great time to wake up! While I am thankful that it isn't earlier, I still don't want to wake up. I find it amusing that they each pick one of us to cuddle up to. Inevitably, Blue's Clues gets turned on and a movie plays on the iPad. Shortly after they lose interest, the squealing begins. Then we are all up! Happy or not, the day begins at 6:45. One of these years maybe sleeping until 8 will happen.