Beach Trip

Meemaw and Gramps took the whole family to Hilton Head for a week by the sea! Cousin heaven, food heaven, nature heaven... It was pretty much every sort of heaven you can imagine. Or, as Justin Willman would say, "Ding dong magic!"

Ahhligator.

Pedaling about.

Tie-dyeing success.

Evening beach walks.

I think we all got our first jellyfish stings, but survived.

Gramps caught two sharks, two sting rays, and a bunch of whiting.

 

This inner tube was the life of the party.

 

Kites. (I would not recommend the dollar store variety.)

 

Silas became a 100% proficient swimmer!

Shelling at the sound.

Feeling spoiled with this fun crew to call family and a two vacation summer!

Back at the Lake

The Nature Center

Grandma and Aunt Jan at Phelps Grove Park. No hugs hurt. I cheated and touched her finger. Went through a lot of albums while I was home and saw a picture of my sister's 6th birthday at the exact same pavilion.

Fishing is the worst.
Step 1: Pinch worm in pieces with your fingers.
Step 2: Impale it with a sharp barb multiple times.
Step 3: Drown it.
Step 4: Anticipate it being eaten by a predator.
Step 5: Pierce said predator with same barb.
Step 6: Extract hook from white bumpy part deep inside the mouth while fish bleeds and gasps.
Step 7: Feel altruistic releasing fish back into lake and casting again.

 

Crawdads at the creek.

 

Survivor contestants. Daron wins. Silas looking remorseful for voting against his mother. Where are our Buffs?

Attic treasures by Grandma Cain. Favorite grand kid gets biggest frame.

 

4th of July with the Wehrmans.