Trip to Charleston

A couple weekends ago we went to Charleston, South Carolina for a long weekend with Dottie's family. Dottie's grandmother rented a house at Seabrook Island, which was so beautiful. The island was very quite, not much traffic and the beach was never crowded so the boys could run and run, which was great to wear out Landon. Will is really into sea life and he got to see a lot of it while we were there, which he thought was so cool. He got to see dolphins, crabs, sea turtles, and we even got shrimp right off the boat, which Will thought was so awesome! The captain of the ship had the long white beard and all. The shrimp were definitely fresh and yummy! We also saw some horses riding on the beach, which you don't see on the beaches we go to in Florida.

It rained the first day, but there was an indoor pool, so that was great for the boys. The second day was chilly and sunny off and on, but still nice to enjoy the beach. The boys had a blast running up and down the beach, playing in the sand and the ocean. Julie's family couldn't come and we missed them terribly, but we get to see them for Thanksgiving which is just right around the corner.

The boys got their Halloween costumes while we where there and they loved them so much that they wore them almost all weekend. They even practiced "trick or treating" and got some special treats "toys". Thanks Aunt Myra, Uncle Kip, Nana, Pop and Grandmother!!

Will and Landon with their Aunt Myra, Pop, Nana and Great Grandmother.

Will as Buzz Lightyear.

Landon as Woody.

The boys love hanging out with Aunt Myra and Uncle Kip. Landon seriously wanted to go home with them. On the way back to Orlando, Landon kept asking us "where is Aunt Myra and Uncle Kip?" and when someone would pass by us he would say "is that Aunt Myra and Uncle Kip?". Thanksgiving cannot come faster so the boys can see Aunt Myra and Uncle Kip again.

How many people does it take to put an Alligator onto a Hot Wheels Race Track? For this toy, it took Pop and Kip about 30 minutes to figure out how to put the alligator on and it still wasn't really right. We definitely needed granddaddy there to help with this. He was always good at putting the toys together and of course playing with them too. I'm sure he was up in heaven laughing at them hysterically. Chad was asleep while Pop and Kip were attempting to put it together, but of course when he woke up he put the alligator on the track in about 5 minutes.
The boys bravely getting into the cold water. Actually they said it was warmer in the water than out.

Will and Landon had a blast riding the waves. You can tell it was a little cold since Chad is in the water with a long sleeve t-shirt. At least it was cold to us since we are still in 90 degree temperatures in Florida. Will and Landon didn't seem to mind as they love the ocean! When Landon would get out of the water, he would run up the beach doing the disco dance (we're guessing to keep himself warm). Sorry we don't have any pictures of the dance, but for those of you that know Landon you can probably just imagine how cute and funny it was, but so him.

This is the best picture we could get of a dolphin jumping out of the water. You can just see the tip of its fin. We never knew when they were going to jump out of the water and they were too fast for the camera, but at least you can see how close to the shore they were. We must have seen at least 20 dolphins. Most of them were in pairs. You don't see dolphins on the Florida beaches. Sharks....maybe. In this picture it does kind of look like a shark, but it really was a cute dolphin.