Charleston 2008

What a great vacation we had visiting with Grandma Mary and our friends at Kiawah Island. Here are some highlights:

* We went to Frankie's Fun Park one night (reminds me of the date night in Karate Kid). The kids wanted to do bumper boats, so I think we'll be driving around in a bumper boat bumping each other, how fun! As Brooke and I are climbing in (girls vs boys), Brooke says "I get to work the shooter!". I'm thinking "shooter?" Well needless to say there was a gun, more like a hose, on each bumper boat that the boys proceeded to DRENCH me with. They were relentless and I'm pretty sure that George had something to do with that : ) I was in my clothes, all ready for our fun evening, and when we got off I looked worse than a drowned rat. 100% completely soaked. This girl in the bathroom just stared at me looking very concerned and asked "What happened to you!?" We also played mini golf that night, batting cages, monster big super slide, and video games. But of course the kids favorite part was the bumper boats!

* We spent 3 days at the beach and the boys especially worked on their boogie boarding skiils. Brennan and I spent almost 1 hour just kicking a mini soccer ball back and forth in the surf, he absolutely loved it! Brooke was more into digging in the sand, laying on her towel and reading a book.

* Grandma Mary, George and the kids spent a great afternoon at the Charleston Aquarium and a nice dinner out, Grandma's treat! The kids loved the seahorses the best, although George said that Boone was just wide eyed at everything and kept saying "oh my goodness, look at that big fish!"

* I had all four kids at the neighborhood pool one afternoon and we just took over! George was out visiting some of his customers in the Charleston area. We bought a new "Cyclone" wheel pool toy which looks like a giant hamster wheel that the kids stand in and try to run on without falling in the water. That and also 2 new Spiderman water shooters were the hit of the day.

* Spending time at the beach in Kiawah with our friends was really fun, and we had an amazing group date out at the Peninsula Grill in Charleston together which was honestly the best restaurant I've ever been to. It was a real treat to have lobster and shrimp and spend time with our best friends.

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