Benedict Blast

We were fortunate to have the Benedict's visit us this past week. Karen, Jane Layton and Maren enjoyed the sun, sand, and surf in addition to fun hangouts on Folly like breakfast at the Lost Dog cafe and dinner at Taco Boy. We sandwiched in several rounds of 'ring around the rosie,' too.

Corinne and Maren journey to the lighthouse

Partners in crime at the beach

Morris Island Lighthouse looms a short distance down the beach and is currently under reconstruction. I'm embarassed to say that it's been years since I've walked that far down Folly. Long ago were the days of walking Chloe down the river. The winds and tides have altered the beach so much it was like looking at a different place.

Girlish giggles

Thanks for making the trip you guys! We enjoyed knowing you were right down the road from us if even for a short while. See you soon in KY!

Sambo grows

We just left the doctor's for Sam's 2 month visit. Two months!! Gosh, did I really just deliver 2 months ago?! He's doing so well weighing in at 12 lbs 8 oz and 23 1/2" long. Sam is such a sweet little boy and is beginning to grin and laugh at the sound of my voice. I keep trying to catch him at it, but nothing yet except blurry pics. :-)




Enjoy!

Summer begins

Schedules are frustrating, but routines are usually necessary and aid in the process of keeping daily sanity. There are times, though, as we all know, that it's necessary and relaxing to step out of the routine and just roll with it. Well, that's what we did when this weekend rolled around. Memorial weekend really marks the beginning of summer for me, so in true beach weekend fashion, we pulled out all of the usual stops.

We spent much of our time with the Bensons who traveled from Greenville with their 3 children to stay at Folly Beach. They've been making the Memorial trek for several years now. This year we got to welcome Lila, their newest addition, a mere 2 weeks younger than Sam. Corinne romped with Wesley and Max. According to Wesley, Corinne's cool "because she's fast!" With Wes it's all about speed.

Popsicles!

Watermelon for the kids

Watermelon margaritas for the adults


Benson and little Lila

Downward facing dog: Max-style

Yoga trend

The Pirate Ships anchor at Folly (Corinne learns the rules from Wesley!)

Arrrghh, Matey!

The Pool (at Scotty D's)

To the delight of her daddy, Corinne splashed around in the pool most of the afternoon. She even jumped off of the diving board into Dad's arms.

Sam catches some love from Suzi

We finished the weekend with a dip in the trusty backyard pool. Callie was more than happy to share the slide with Corinne.



Hope everyone had a relaxing, fun-filled weekend!

Popcorn, popcorn

Corinne invited me to her school for Mother's Day lunch a few weeks ago. What a blast! As we all sat on the floor in a circle, Corinne and fellow mates taught the moms the 'Popcorn' song. It is now a favorite after dinner.

Word on the street is that Roman is thinking of trying out for the next season of 'So you think you can dance.' Go, Daddy, Go!

First Date

I finallly got the chance to visit my friend, Elizabeth, and her new baby girl, Ava. She's a mere two weeks younger than Sam. Little did the kiddos know that we were plotting their future relationship :-) Congratulations, Joyners!

Proud Mama and Ava

The future couple

Girlfriend?! What 'chu talkin' bout, Willis?


Past curfew



Have a great week.

If you give a girl a pancake...

Corinne matched us pancake for pancake tonight pulling in an impressive amount of syrup, also.

Enjoy!

Growing Boy

Sam is really growing and filling out lately. Shoot, he should the way he's been eating! We visited the doctor for his well-check this week and he'd gained almost 2lbs and grew an inch and a half in 2 weeks! He's up to 9.4lbs and 22 1/2" long. That was Monday. I dare say that he's more than that today. Trying to figure out nursing with Sam has been a bit more of a challenge than it was with Corinne. The fact that he's growing (a lot!) tells me that something must be going right. Here's a few pics to show his progress:

Hey, this thing is moving!

Cousin Brittany visits from Savannah

Sisterly love

Big Sister is enjoying Sam also. Everytime he cries she says, "Feed 'im, Mama, feed 'im!" She's still our little helper doing a great job of bringing me diapers and toys for him. She also enjoys trying on his clothes. Naturally, they don't go very far.

"Tee hee hee. That's so silly!"

Enjoy the weekend!