I had several blog posts ready while we’ve been away but I
never got around to give quick updates of our month long vacation so I’ll do my
best to re-cap our trip in one post….this will probably information and picture
overload! Instead of breaking this into several posts, Im doing one very long one. Get ready :)
We first started in Louisville, celebrated my Grammy’s 90th
birthday, had a great 4th of July with family we had not seen in a
while and had her 90th birthday dinner at a fabulous restaurant (I
think Ive already written about all this but it was great to see everyone!)
We got to spend a short amount of time with Jeremy’s family
as we were dropping Hannah off and picking her up. I know they miss the kids
like crazy so Im glad Hannah was able to visit for awhile! Jeremy’s mom took 4
kids camping…she’s a brave woman :)
Hannah wasn’t quite sure what to think about sleeping in a tent but she had a
great time. They swam, and camped and looked for lots of bugs- seriously one of
Hannah’s favorite things to do!
The rest of our time in Louisville was spent meeting friends
for lots of lunch, dinner and play dates. I was able to meet two of the newest
babies I had not met yet, Alec and Adeline and also got to see two of my sweet
friends who are expecting. Its hard to miss such exciting times in our friends
lives but its great to get to come back and hold those sweet babies for as long
as I can!
Hannah got to see alot of her little friends that we miss so much- she even went back to her old preschool for water day- she had a great time!
Louisville re-cap in pictures- in no particular order!
Play date with Pierce- they were so cute playing together- even Hannah had a blast! (She wasnt dragging him around, I promise!)
We crammed in as much as we possibly could in Louisville but
last Friday morning we got up very early to fly into Charleston, South Carolina
to begin our vacation. I decided it was worth any cost of a plane ticket to fly
to the beach instead of drive. 10 hours in the car with two toddlers….Id rather
fly! Im no super mom and it wouldn’t have been pleasant- I’ll just say that!
We arrived early Friday morning and met our friends from California in Charleston and got our vacation underway!
We arrived early Friday morning and met our friends from California in Charleston and got our vacation underway!
I cant say that Ive been a lot of places….I mean Ive been
lucky enough to have traveled to Cancun, Jamaica, spent 8 years of my life in
California, had lots of beach trips on the East coast but I had never been to
Charleston. Ive never been to Chicago, New York, Boston or any of those places
but Charleston has to be one the best places on earth. Its AMAZING. It would
cost a fortune to live in downtown Charleston, but what a dream. Its gorgeous,
people are SO nice, the food, the atmosphere- everything about it was
incredible. Its my new dream place to live. We ate at some great places, saw some beautiful sights and
took a carriage ghost tour, that was great! Jeremy will start looking for jobs
in South Carolina next year :)
We also went to the Aquarium too! I enjoyed that as much as Hannah did.
Saturday we headed to the beach- Edisto Island, which is
about an hour from Charleston. We loved the house we were in, and were all just
so happy to be on the beach! The kids were great, they were really great
travelers. Im so thankful for two kids who are pretty great flyers. I know not every
flight will be easy but they have not been screaming kids on the airplane, so Im
thankful for that!
Monday night Jeremy was flying in around midnight so we were
going to go back to Charleston to pick him up. We decided to go in early and
grab dinner and just enjoy the city one more time. We love it so much! We ate
some amazing barbecue (Jim n Nicks in Charleston is to die for. We ate there twice!), grabbed some dessert at our new favorite ice cream shop (Kilwins- their salted carmel ice cream is pretty darn awesome),
and decided to take a ghost tour of an old jail. It was SO great! A little
creepy to be in an old, abandoned jail but really neat to hear the history of
such a gorgeous city. We picked Jeremy up and headed back around midnight. The
next morning the kids were so excited to see daddy at the beach!
Daddy made it! It was close- his first flight was delayed so he only had 20 minutes to catch his next flight in Chicago.
We really just spent the week sitting on the beach, relaxing, laughing, eating and getting some sun. The weather really turned out to be great. The house was full with 15 of us but that just gave Hannah constant entertainment! That girl is a fish and it was so hard to get her to come in from the ocean. Shes braver than I am, I do not get in! Owen was a great beachgoer, he would literally fall asleep about 20 minutes after we got to the beach each day. I guess the waves just lulled him to sleep. Such a sweet baby boy!
We attempted some pictures of us and the kids but you can imagine how that went :) I only had a few on my phone. Most on my camera and my moms, so eventually Ill get around to adding those too!
We had great company, beautiful weather and sights, and
memories we wont forget. This was our first beach trip with Jeremy- Im forever
grateful he made it. He deserved it. We said our goodbyes (which are not
easier- may have been harder than the first time!) and got about 3 hours of
sleep before we drove back to Charleston to fly back home. Its bittersweet to be home. The kids missed their toys, their rooms, and their routines but nothing beats being with family. They make us so happy!
