Weekend Getaway

We went to Grandma's this past weekend. Of course the minute we got there it was swim time. And even EG got in on the action. Both Boop and EG have improved greatly in their swimming. Especially EG. We couldn't turn our back on her for a moment. She would be in the water, scooting around the edge of the pool!

Unfortunately my mom had to work majority of the time we were there, so we had to find ways to entertain ourselves. Sissy painted fingernails. And my toenails!

We had dinner ready for my mom when she got home. And the kids spent the evening swimming.

Saturday morning we went to the beach early. To avoid the hottest sun and to find good shells. The water was really rough. So none of us got in very far. We had an "up to the knee" limit. Because the water was so rough, it made a real quick dropoff real near the shore line. The kids were a little disappointed. But, had no trouble finding other things to do.

Little Mama loves playing in the sand and getting covered from head to toe!

The kids found lots of periwinkles and would try to catch them and then watch them dig back into the sand.

Hubby spent most of his time finding shells. He has decided, when he retires, he is going to make picture frames and planters and other such things using all the shells he has collected. He walked for quite some time, up and down the beach, choosing just the right shells.

Quiet time, watching a movie, waiting for Grandma to get home.

We had a great surprise Saturday night, my mom's neighbor and long time family friend, came over and made homemade ice cream with the kids and stayed for dinner. We had a great time and the ice cream was fabulous. We enjoyed it so much, we are now looking into an ice cream maker for ourselves!

After dinner, our friends invited the whole family over to their hot tub. What a great, great way to end a busy, fun filled day. It was dark and breezy and the water was fabulous. The kids had a blast too, jumping from the hot water to the cold.

When we got home everyone crashed in front of the T.V. watching another movie.

My sister and I are reading the same book. And we just so happened to be in about the same spots the whole weekend. We had a blast talking about the book together. Almost like we were talking about real friends we have. "Can you believe what Hilly just said?!?!" The book is The Help and it is a really great, thought provoking, entertaining book.

We left Sunday morning after Grandma left for work. As always, the time went by way too fast. But, we all had a really good time. The kids are already asking when are we going back . . .