Edisto Beach

We switched it up this year and headed to Edisto instead of Sunset for the Rogers/Shennan (Rogennan) beach vacation. We arrived on Father's Day and stayed for 7 days (they went by way too fast!).  We are so thankful for this tradition and time to spend with family/friends. Thanks again Mimi and Booker!!

I took LOTS of pictures, so this will be the first of many posts.

Daddy's Girls on Father's Day

All the Cousins with our awesome house in the backround...

(Hannah's first time seeing the ocean and eating sand.)

Here is a glimpse at what we did throughout our week...

The girls loved swimming in the deep 

this year and jumping in the big waves.

Building Sandcastles...

 Taking evening walks to see Eddiesto...

 Flying a Kite with Daddy...

Chillin with Cousins

Fishing with Josh...

(They really thought they caught 

something each time they reeled in the bait.)

Bike Rides

(So proud of my Lily for overcoming her fear of this bike!)

Teasing the Tootis

Nightly Dance Parties...

(Thanks Aunt Kelly for Crocodile Rock!)

Each girl had their own special song with their name in it - Goodnight Elizabeth, Little Lily and Miss Grace - You should have seen their faces when we sang to them! We even made use of our recent dance recital costumes...

Sleepover with Mimi and Booker

Dance Recital Success

The girls did such a great job at their dance recital last week! They have really enjoyed taking ballet and tap this year. They were in the same class for a while, until it got too big and they had to split the ages. This year they performed ballet and tap in the recital, I just loved seeing their smiling faces on that stage. Thanks to Nana and Booker for going early to get us front row seats! They both loved being able to look out at the audience and see all their fans watching them!

My Little Ballerina

Too Much!

Ready to Dance!

Thanks Nana for making the trip to come 

see us dance, it really meant a lot!

Thanks for being there to 

watch us dance Mimi and Booker! 

These girls are so lucky to have such dedicated fans...

We have it on video tape, so if you plan on visiting you just might have to watch it.

Preschool Graduation

It is hard to believe that Grace is already finished with preschool and moving on to kindergarten in August. I remember thinking about what I thought she would be like at age 5 when she was a baby and it seemed so far away. I couldn't be more proud of her accomplishments this year and I hope she continues to love learning throughout her school career. She has made some great friends in preschool and we plan on having lots of play dates this summer to keep in touch with them.

At five years old, Grace wants to be a 

teacher and a mommy when she grows up. 

Grace and her awesome teacher Ms. Wendy.

During the ceremony they recited poems and 

gave us a laugh by performing the "tooty ta" song.

Maddie, Violet and Grace 

Proud Mommy

Attempt at a family pic...

Proud Daddy

I look at this picture and wonder what she will be like in 5 more years.

 I know the time will fly by, wish she could stay little forever...

After the graduation, we celebrated with a pool party. 

The kids had a blast and loved seeing each other outside of school. 

Thanks to Ms. Aimee for making the class this 

amazing cake (Grace sure will miss her cooking)!

Happy Memorial Day Weekend

We had such a fun three day weekend - beach, pool, barbecues, fashion shows, dance parties!!!

We started off the weekend with a day at Sullivan's Island, it was well worth the traffic if you ask me. We had a chance to catch up with lots of friends and see their kiddos, it was a fun beach day! Nathan and his daughter Neyland (6) spent the weekend with us. The girls just loved playing with her and all three of them slept in the same bed both nights (wish I would have gotten a picture of that). Lily was so proud of herself - she woke up the next day and said, "I did it, I had a sleepover!" On Sunday we had a great day at the pool with lots of friends. That night we had a newborn, four three year olds, a five and six year old and of course lots of the alley girls over. I really wish we would have video taped the fashion show because it was just too cute, each little girl got so excited when we clapped for them!

I have gotten very lazy about using my big camera ever since I got a new phone, I'm hoping the summer will inspire me. Here are some pictures from our weekend, I definitely didn't capture all the fun ...

My Patriotic Girls

 Ready for the Beach!

Lily - Neyland - Grace

Lovin Life

Mud Bath

Hugs in the Pool

Super Dad

Posing

Tomorrow we will celebrate our 8th anniversary! 

Loving this Weather...

We spent a lot time outside over the weekend enjoying the beautiful weather (I know the humidity will be here soon). Lily and I ran the annual one mile Turtle Trot at my school on Saturday. Our strategy was run/piggy back ride/run /piggy back ride...  and we made it the whole mile without walking. She was so proud when she received a ribbon as she crossed the finish line! Grace did not want anything to do with running in a race, maybe Lil will be my running buddy one day...

We also spent lots of time at the pool, they just love it!

On Sunday we met Kevin and Christina for brunch at Shem Creek (I do have a picture of Kevin wearing Grace's magnetic earring, but I thought I would spare him). So great to see them both!

Having fun at Dog and Duck.

Love restaurants that have jump castles!

Worn out on Sunday night!

Swim team started on Monday, summer is almost here!!!

May Fun

May is flying by and the school year is wrapping up. Lots of things going on, but the end is in sight. A few weeks ago I registered my baby for kindergarten, can you believe that? She is growing up way too fast and I wish I could freeze time!! I'm thankful that I was able to get a job at our neighborhood school and that she will come to work with me, but I think I may need some tissues at the preschool graduation! The other day we went to the library and checked out a bunch of books. She opened Go, Dog. Go!  and read the whole thing, I was super proud! this girl is ready for kindergarten...

A few random pictures from this month...

The girls had a blast dancing at 

The Blessing of the Fleet.

Making the Most of Rainy Days...

Face Painting at Chick-Fil-A!

Queen of the Court...

(Hoping she is as good as her daddy one day.)

Some cute Lily Talk as a three year old:

The other day she asked me if I could "vacuum" her hair. I was glad she made the connection between the sounds seeing that we should vacuum a lot more than we actually do around here!

The straps on her tank tops are called "handles." 

She calls bare feet "baby feet."

Happy Mother's Day

Feeling so lucky to be the mom of these 

two fun, smart and beautiful girls! 

We spent the day on the beach, our favorite place to be as a family...

The girls brought home lots of sweet cards and treats from school...

I love you mom and appreciate all that you do. Thanks for always being so patient, generous and kind!
The girls are so lucky to have a Mimi and a Nana that love them to pieces and lots of aunts that adore  them. I hope all the mothers that actually find time in their busy lives to read this little blog had a wonderful and relaxing day!