The Lemmons' Island Adventure

So today is Day 2 of our first beach trip in 5 years and our very first one with Miss Morgan, age 22 months. Yesterday was travel day and we left at 6 a.m., which was the time we'd planned to leave, amazingly enough. This was Morgan's first road trip, primarily because she has not proven to be a very good traveler, but I was pleasantly surprised. I drove, Bailey sat up front (her favorite spot), while Chris & Morgan sat in the back. Chris is endlessly patient and entertained the little thing the whole way, except for the 1.5 hours they both slept. And she was surprisingly happy the rest of the time, except for a brief screech-fest. We made two stops of about half an hour each which gave us all time to walk around. Even with those stops, we still made it to Hilton Head in 7 hours. A travel miracle!! Once we settled into our precious and wonderful home-away-from-home, we threw on the swimsuits and headed straight for the beach! Bailey has been so very excited about going to the beach for months, so there was no way we were going to skip it the first day just because we'd been on the ROAD all day!! So, here's the beginning of The Lemmons' Island Adventure Trip . . .

 

Happy Independence Day!!

We spent a sweltering 4th of July inside our nice, cool house eating with my parents. The following weekend, we headed to the farm for our annual cookout. It was so great to see all the little kiddos, especially Logan, who was only 6 weeks old and super snuggly! All of the littles played so well together - it's going to be such fun to watch them grow up together!

Morgan and Abby, the most docile giant dog you'll ever see!!

Cousins!

Our nephew, Peyton

Kissin' cousins!!

Chris's dad; our niece, Eliza; and Peyton

 

Happy Half Birthday, Bailey!!

A couple of years ago, before Morgan was born, we decided to celebrate Bailey's December 27 birthday with a party around June 27, her half birthday, because it's so much easier to plan a summer  party and we have so many more options. So, yesterday, we had a pool party at my parents' house with a few of Bailey's friends. It was over 100 degrees and I nearly melted, but the kids stayed in the pool the entire time and had a fantastic time! Morgan even celebrated with us for a little while, but it was way too hot for her sweet little self. It was a great day!

YUMMY cake from Marble Slab!

Jell-O with gummy field - supposed to be the centerpiece but some of the kids ate it!!

Fountain Fun!!

Since yesterday was such a nightmarish day at home, I decided on a little field trip this morning!! We headed down to one of my favorite places, Market Square, to the fountains for a little fun. Morgan was delighted!! She had a BLAST!! She went face-first, full-throttle into the water and never slowed down even when she got a face full of water . . . over and over and over!! I can't wait to go back!

Playing Catch-up

Playground time

Constantly moving!

LOVE THAT FACE!!

Makin' sure she smells good! She sees all of us do this every day - she is such a little sponge!

Bailey represented her school in the district Character Counts essay contest. We are so proud of her!!

A super duper talented girl at our church made this dress for Morgan. Isn't it FAB?!?!

Our chicken met their maker rather unfortunately, so here are our new ones!!

Bailey went to DC for the weekend with the Safety Patrols and this is her early-morning send-off!!

Sweet baby face!

Bailey striking a pose at Savage Garden

 

 

LOVIN' MY GIRLS!!

So, I've caught a little bit of flack lately for not updating my family blog, but I pointed out that if you're on Facebook, you've seen most of these pictures already. Some people, who shall remain nameless, are still holdin' out on me!!! Thanks for stopping by!

Happy Mother's Day!!

 Morgan had just hit me in the face in this pic! Photo ops are treacherous these days!!

 Notice how we're all looking in a different direction!

Happy Mother's Day to all the moms, moms-to-be, grandmoms, stepmoms, foster moms, adopted moms, and special women who are like moms. I was blessed to be able to spend the day with my two precious angels and my dear sweet mama (& Chris and Daddy)! We went to church together and then enjoyed a delicious lunch at The Bonefish Grill. The place was packed but we were seated promptly, the food was delicious, and the service was great. Even Morgan behaved her sweet self, eating bread, popcorn shrimp, and fries! Mom loved her gifts and I loved mine, too! The whole weekend was nice - I got to sleep in and scrapbook on Saturday, and Chris cooked a delicious steak dinner. We then went out to see "Dark Shadows," which was a pretty bad movie, but the time together with Chris and the hot, buttery popcorn were perfect!! I am so very thankful for my wonderful family!