Hilton Head is our favorite!

Every July we get to go to Hilton Head for the SCACS convention.  (South Carolina Assoc. of Convenience Stores)  This was our fourth year staying at the Hilton Oceanfront Resort - and if you ever need to stay in Hilton Head and you aren't renting a condo or house - you must stay here.  The staff are the most friendly people in the industry and the resort grounds are gorgeous.  Not to mention the beaches on Palmetto Dunes are fantastic for kids!!  All three boys this year got to participate in Hilton's Beach Camp - they met new friends, played in the ocean and pool, went mini golf, watched a movie outside, played games, flew kites on the beach and so much more.  The staff fell in love with the boys - I don't know why?!?!  :o)  Kennedy and I enjoyed some girl time - relaxing in our beach chairs and playing in the sand!!  While we were here, Tyler also turned FOUR!  He thinks for his birthday every year we should go to HH.  I agree with him. 

Happy 4th of July

We enjoyed a very relaxing 4th of July!  I ran in the Peachtree Road Race - it is the largest 10k race in the world with 60,000 participates!!  This was my fourth year running it and an Atlanta tradition.  One of these years I will get my whole family to get up and run with me before we go home to barbecue!! 

Amelia Island and Allatoona Lake with Nana

Nana (Alene) flew in to visit us in June!!  We loaded the car and headed to Amelia Island in Florida to spend five days on the beach with her.  On our first morning there, we were enjoying a cup of coffee on the patio when Chad yelled for everyone to get down to the beach.  So we all went running with our pj's still on!!  There was a 6-7 foot shark right off the shore catching fish!!  It freaked us all out for a little bit....but by mid morning we had forgotten all about the shark and we were boogie boarding and swimming in the ocean. 

While Nana was here we also rented a pontoon boat for the day and enjoyed the lake right by our house with our neighbors and great friends - Heather, Ben and their kids.  We all decided, as we do every time we rent a boat, we really need to buy one!  Maybe, someday.

Kennedy and the Pink Bear...3 days old to 12 months old

Kennedy turns ONE!!

Summer means staying up late!

 Enjoying the backyard pool in the shade!

 I am very strict about the boys being in bed between 7:30 - 8:00 every night during the school year.  But it is so hard to put them to bed early during the summer.  We swim in the pool till 8 or 9 a lot of nights or watch movies.  On this night we got out Drew's telescope and looked at the moon - it was GORGEOUS!  We all love our backyard at nighttime - it is warm out and the tiki torches ROCK!  Yes, that is what Drew says.  :o) 

 Chad getting the telescope all ready!! 

Breakfast with Kennedy!

Driving with Ms. Kennedy!

After being nice and giving his sister a ride....Tyler asked me to take her out so he could go faster!!!!

A few videos of the kiddos!!

And a couple move videos!

Bryan loves to tell jokes! 

Drew riding his bike without training wheels for the first time!



We have been busy!

Wow!  Where does the time go?  The last time I updated our blog was in February?  That can't be!!!  I guess we have been busy.  But busy doing what? 

In March Drew had his 7th birthday!!  It is truly amazing that our first born is 7 years old.  He is such a bright, caring, hilarious kid!  A Fifth grade teacher stopped me in the hall when I was at Drew's school and told me she was waiting till Drew was in her class and then she would retire.  She wanted to wait for him because he is her favorite kid in the whole school.  :o)  All three boys started soccer in March also.  We were busy every Thursday and Saturday with soccer and LOVED every moment of it. 

In April Kennedy got sick (a common cold - ear ache - ect) so the doctor put her on antibiodicts.  After being on them for five days she started to get really sick and have a horrible rash.  So off to Children's Healthcare of Atlanta we went....she is allergic to penicillin!!  Poor thing!!  Kennedy also decided at the end of this month to start walking!  Yep, 10 1/2 months old.  She was walking before she got her first tooth.  Priorities!!!  Chad and I were able to sneak in a three night cruise in April also.  A much needed vacation of ALONE time and REST!!!!!  Chad won the "Royal Carribean International Belly Flop Contest".  And if you are asking yourself,  is she proud?  Yes I am!!  I was screaming louder than anyone!!!  It wasn't all fun and games we went to bed one night at 8pm....um, can you say tired?????

May was a whirlwind of soccer, graduations, camping, and fun!!!  Tyler and Bryan ended their soccer season with shiny new medals around their necks.  Drew's team - BRAZIL - got invited to the State YMCA soccer tourney!  They lost their third game but did AWESOME!!  Bryan graduation from Pre- School and is ready for Kindergarten.  He was presented with the "Teacher Helper Award" for always following directions and helping out whenever asked!!!  He is so excited to go to school with his brother in August.  (Yes, we start school the first week of August!!)   Chad and I took the boys camping to celebrate school being over.  Tyler is excited to have his buddies home for a couple of months. 

We are now into June and have gone to the pool EVERY DAY since school ended.  Tyler is in swim lessons and learns more watching his brothers at the pool than he does in class.  :o)  He is such a little fish!!!  He loves going to the YMCA with me every morning while I workout.  He says that is "his school".  :o)  The boys are all going to Vacation Bible School (VBS) this month.  And Nana flies in to visit us the last part of June - YAY!!!  We are taking her to Amelia Island with us to play and relax.  Well, play anyway.  I don't know how much relaxation time we will get with four kids at the beach.