Are we there yet?

Yay!  Tara and her girls have arrived and it's time to hit the road for our beach trip to Isle of Palms!

Thanks Angie for bringing your haulin' wagon (mini van).  There is NO way we could have fit six people and all of our stuff in my car!  I'm actually Surprised...  There was still tons of room left in Angie's van.  We could have brought MORE!!  That's ok, all I need this week is a bathing suit and some sunscreen (I am SO white!).

Here we are tucked away enjoying the drive.  We had to switch Jonas and Stella, so that we could have a chance at a peaceful drive :)

The drive to Charleston/Isle of Palms is only about 4 hours!  After the kiddo swap the kids were all perfect little angles the whole way.

Time to wake up!!  We are HERE!!!  YAY!

Bubbles

Have you ever seen such big smiles???

Backyard fun

Sorry, this is a lot of photos...  There were lots more, but I edited them down for you.  We are just loving being outside right now!  Mom has been practicing with her new video camera (maybe I can get her to send me one so I can pose it :)  We don't have a fence, so we are improvising...

 

Pico de gallo

Can't get enough of this lately...


Pico de Gallo

6 roma tomatoes seeded and diced
1/2 white or yellow onion diced
2 cloves garlic minced
1 jalapeno minced (you can add more if you like it really spicy...)
1 T cilantro chopped fine (more or less depending on your tastes, less for me...  way less)
Salt to taste


Mix together and let it sit together in the fridge for a couple hours to let the flavors combine.  Enjoy with chips, in a salad as a garnish or just with a spoon!

Pool party on deck

We LOVE that Grandma Lynn is here to play with us!  We've been spending TONS of time outside enjoying this great weather.  Today we decided to have a little pool party on out deck. 

That face is awesome!

 We hope you are all enjoying your summer!!