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| Kiawah, SC 2011 |
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Showing posts with label Vacation. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Vacation. Show all posts
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Kiawah Island, SC - 2011
Here are pictures from my people's trip to Kiawah Island, SC. They went with Grandma Polly and Papa Jerry and met Uncle Eric, Aunt Melissa and the kiddos there and had a blast. My people forgot to pack an extra camera battery and the battery charger. When they got to South Carolina, they had 2 bars of power on the battery they had with them. So, they had to be more conservative with their picture taking than in years past. Also, the first day they went to the beach they carried the camera in its bag in the cooler. They failed to remember that the lens would fog up when they first got it out. As a result, there are a couple of would-be really good pictures that are foggy. It looks like some sort of photoshop effect, but it isn't. Just poor planning on their part. :)
Enjoy!
Enjoy!
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
18 Month Check-Up and Other Updates
Sorry for my absence. Surely a tornado is a good enough excuse, no? Let's start with the fun stuff...
Henry is 18 months old! He went for his check-up yesterday and the doctor says everything is good. He's 27.9 lbs. and 33-1/2" long. That puts him in the 75th percentile for weight and 80th percentile for height. These numbers are foreign to all of us. Lily has never seen these percentiles before or anything close to them. Ha!
I had an extended stay at the kennel last week while the family went on vacation. They drove to Columbia, SC to visit Tim and Gretchen and the kiddos for a night and then continued on to Kiawah Island, SC to spend the week with Grandma, Grandpa, Eric, Melissa and their kiddos. Henry's not much of a traveler right now, so I hear the drive there and back was...interesting, BUT the kids had a blast in the pool and on the beach. They had a ton of fun seeing all of their cousins. The best part is that Henry wasn't left on the side of the highway during the long drive. :)
As far as the house goes, things are moving along. They started on the inside right before the South Carolina trip, so my people scrambled to get all of the non-furniture items packed up and moved out of the way. The new A/C and furnace have been put in, drywall has been installed on the walls and ceiling, the first coat of paint has been put on, the hardwood floors are scheduled to get started next Wednesday, new carpet for the basement has been chosen and replacement ceiling fans/light fixtures/etc. have been purchased. There's still a lot of work to be done, but is that a light at the end of this very long tunnel that we see? It's been 11+ weeks since the storm, but who's counting?
Henry is 18 months old! He went for his check-up yesterday and the doctor says everything is good. He's 27.9 lbs. and 33-1/2" long. That puts him in the 75th percentile for weight and 80th percentile for height. These numbers are foreign to all of us. Lily has never seen these percentiles before or anything close to them. Ha!
I had an extended stay at the kennel last week while the family went on vacation. They drove to Columbia, SC to visit Tim and Gretchen and the kiddos for a night and then continued on to Kiawah Island, SC to spend the week with Grandma, Grandpa, Eric, Melissa and their kiddos. Henry's not much of a traveler right now, so I hear the drive there and back was...interesting, BUT the kids had a blast in the pool and on the beach. They had a ton of fun seeing all of their cousins. The best part is that Henry wasn't left on the side of the highway during the long drive. :)
As far as the house goes, things are moving along. They started on the inside right before the South Carolina trip, so my people scrambled to get all of the non-furniture items packed up and moved out of the way. The new A/C and furnace have been put in, drywall has been installed on the walls and ceiling, the first coat of paint has been put on, the hardwood floors are scheduled to get started next Wednesday, new carpet for the basement has been chosen and replacement ceiling fans/light fixtures/etc. have been purchased. There's still a lot of work to be done, but is that a light at the end of this very long tunnel that we see? It's been 11+ weeks since the storm, but who's counting?
Friday, March 4, 2011
Steamboat
About a month ago, my people took me to my cousins' house to stay for a week. The kids came and stayed a couple of days too and then left to visit with their other grandparents for a few days. It turns out my people went on a vacation. They were itching to go on a ski trip and decided to celebrate their 10 year anniversary early and fly to Steamboat Springs, CO.
It sounds like they had a great time. They skied for 4 days, had their first experience snowshoeing, ate out way too much, slept in, and were able to sit on a couch without zombie babies coming after them. (Whenever my people sit next to each other on the couch at home, the kids will undoubtedly stop whatever they're doing and head straight for the couch while making noise. My people now lovingly refer to them as zombie babies whenever this happens.)
While they missed the kiddos like crazy and the friends they've skied with in the past, it was a nice break and escape from reality, just the two of them. They have now been back for about 3 weeks and are settled back into their routines. The kids had a great time with the grandparents and I enjoyed my time with my cousins. I get chicken on my food! And one side of a sleep number bed to sleep on at night! It's glorious.
Here are pictures from Steamboat, if you're interested. As usual, click on the photo to see the whole album.
It sounds like they had a great time. They skied for 4 days, had their first experience snowshoeing, ate out way too much, slept in, and were able to sit on a couch without zombie babies coming after them. (Whenever my people sit next to each other on the couch at home, the kids will undoubtedly stop whatever they're doing and head straight for the couch while making noise. My people now lovingly refer to them as zombie babies whenever this happens.)
While they missed the kiddos like crazy and the friends they've skied with in the past, it was a nice break and escape from reality, just the two of them. They have now been back for about 3 weeks and are settled back into their routines. The kids had a great time with the grandparents and I enjoyed my time with my cousins. I get chicken on my food! And one side of a sleep number bed to sleep on at night! It's glorious.
Here are pictures from Steamboat, if you're interested. As usual, click on the photo to see the whole album.
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| Steamboat Springs, CO 2011 |
Monday, January 10, 2011
The Carolinas
The day after Christmas, I was picked up and taken to Nome and Hawkeye's house to spend the week. It was glorious! Not one kiddo was around to bother me. While I was there, my people headed to the Carolinas to visit their brothers and Lily and Henry's cousins. They drove to Columbia, SC and stayed for a couple of days to play with Ben and Sam and then headed up to Cary, NC to play with Maddie, Nate and Avery. It sounds like they had a lot fun and my tall people are very thankful and surprised that the car ride(s) went so well. Like usual, you can click the album to see pictures.
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| The Carolinas |
Saturday, August 22, 2009
South Carolina Vacation
My people have been home from vacation for a week. They went to Kiawah Island, SC with Grandpa Jerry, Grandma Polly, Uncle Eric, Aunt Melissa and Lily's cousins Maddie, Nate and Avery. Meanwhile, I got my own little vacation here in St. Louis at Grandma Gail and Grandpa Dean's house.
My people had a lot of fun playing in the sun and were pleasantly surprised at how well Lily did on the long drive there and back. They split the drive up into two days, but on the way there they were able to stop in Columbia, SC to visit Uncle Tim, Aunt Gretchen and Lily's other cousins Ben and Sam. Lily got some good playing in before having to get back in the car to finish the journey to Kiawah.
While in Kiawah, they played on the beach, in the ocean and in the pool. Lily also got to ride in a bike trailer for the first time and seemed to really enjoy it. One afternoon they went to a snake talk where Lily got to pet two live snakes. She loved it. Another afternoon, she got to hang out with the grandparents and cousins while my people went to Charleston, SC with Eric and Melissa. They enjoyed the shops and a nice dinner and were even able to meet up with some St. Louis friends who happened to be vacationing in the same area at that time.
Coming home they got some words of wisdom from Lily such as "Don't poke a snake in the mouth" and "Tennessee doesn't have hands." Funny stuff. To top off the trip, Greg got to clean up a dead mouse under the sink as soon as he walked in the door. That thing must've died as soon as they left because the house stunk! Not cool.
Anyway, if you'd like to look at all of the pictures (don't worry, there aren't any of the dead mouse), just click on the album below.
My people had a lot of fun playing in the sun and were pleasantly surprised at how well Lily did on the long drive there and back. They split the drive up into two days, but on the way there they were able to stop in Columbia, SC to visit Uncle Tim, Aunt Gretchen and Lily's other cousins Ben and Sam. Lily got some good playing in before having to get back in the car to finish the journey to Kiawah.
While in Kiawah, they played on the beach, in the ocean and in the pool. Lily also got to ride in a bike trailer for the first time and seemed to really enjoy it. One afternoon they went to a snake talk where Lily got to pet two live snakes. She loved it. Another afternoon, she got to hang out with the grandparents and cousins while my people went to Charleston, SC with Eric and Melissa. They enjoyed the shops and a nice dinner and were even able to meet up with some St. Louis friends who happened to be vacationing in the same area at that time.
Coming home they got some words of wisdom from Lily such as "Don't poke a snake in the mouth" and "Tennessee doesn't have hands." Funny stuff. To top off the trip, Greg got to clean up a dead mouse under the sink as soon as he walked in the door. That thing must've died as soon as they left because the house stunk! Not cool.
Anyway, if you'd like to look at all of the pictures (don't worry, there aren't any of the dead mouse), just click on the album below.
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| Kiawah Island, SC August 2009 |
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
What a Trip!
I'm home from my week long stay with my cousins. I had a great time relaxing. I even got to lay out in the yard while my cousins' people planted flowers. In the past, I haven't been trusted to stay in the yard, but I've learned the boundaries and now stay put.
I hear my people had a lot of fun on their trip to Gulf Shores, AL. Judging from the pictures, they spent all of their time on the beach. Lily had been talking a big game about swimming in the ocean. My people thought she'd end up being scared of it, but it sounds like she had zero fear. Sounds like it was a great trip! You can click on the picture below to see the entire album.
On an unrelated note, we have birds stuck in our attic again. I wonder if we'll have another situation like this?
I hear my people had a lot of fun on their trip to Gulf Shores, AL. Judging from the pictures, they spent all of their time on the beach. Lily had been talking a big game about swimming in the ocean. My people thought she'd end up being scared of it, but it sounds like she had zero fear. Sounds like it was a great trip! You can click on the picture below to see the entire album.
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| Gulf Shores Trip May 16, 2009 - May 23, 2009 |
On an unrelated note, we have birds stuck in our attic again. I wonder if we'll have another situation like this?
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