Commando Crawler

Brody's physical therapy is going very well. He is holding a sitting position most of the time and has started commando crawling.

Some pictures of Brody working hard with his physical therapist (in his pj's):

Beach Trip

Our 10 day vacation (as I love to refer to it) was a blast. We started with a trip to Columbia and 34-0 win over NC State. We visited with Mama four 4 full days. Here are pictures of Brody and Abby there:

Yes, I KNOW what this picture of Abby must communicate regarding my parenting skills. Yes, I did stick her in front of the computer to play a game online. It was a PBS.org game. Her sister and brother were napping. There was nothing else to do. And yes, I did put her in a highchair. I was being creative!

On Monday, we met Gran, Aunt Martha, Joseph and Megan at the beach. Mama drove down later in the week.

We stayed in our favorite beach house.

We spent most mornings on the beach.

We spent most afternoons shopping and eating things we cannot get at home. The girls got huge lollipops from a candy store and were so excited I had to take a picture.

We visited the Citadel and took updated pictures on the chapel steps.

We celebrated Gran's 91st birthday, while we were there. I am so grateful for her!

Our kids all loved the beach. Abby loved jumping "over" the waves. Sydney loved trying to run away from them. Brody loved eating the sand and pounding the ground with his hands to make noises. I loved being away and with all the family. Stephen loved staying up as late as possible talking under the stars.

And as previously mentioned, tropical storm Hanna provided some drama and some windy days (see below) but in the end, her bark was much worse than her bite.

We were able to finish the trip home in our comfy new car. The vacation was everything vacations are supposed to be.

Tropical Storm Hanna

TS Hanna brought rain and wind to our vacation but she also helped us get our car! Seriously, lots of people didn't show up at the Honda auction because of the hurricane threat so we were able to get a great deal on a Pilot. It's garnet. Yes, just like the Gamecocks. It matches our shutters, our living room and our kitchen decor. What's not to like about garnet and black?

We are very grateful for a car that is large enough for our family. God is always good to us to give us just what we need when we need it.

I'll post more about our beach trip later. Have lots of emails, laundry, etc. to catch up on!