Sea Island

The season doesn't officially change until next week, but we there are plenty of fall-ish decorations up, our mornings are chilly around here, and Target has stocked their Halloween candy!  Lucy started back-to-school on August 8th, Eli on August 18th, and Samuel started right after Labor Day...we are figuring out our new "routine"!

I'm going into fall feeling like our summer was well done - there were so many good times - we relaxed and had great family memories and moments with good friends.  Around here, the information about camps, VBS, etc. comes out in February, so there you are, sipping your hot chocolate and planning your summer...it was good to see all the planning come together.

We changed up our routine this year and went to Sea Island in July.  We were there for two weeks, then Amy, Avery and Owen came home with us for another week of cousin-fun...it was great!  There are very few pictures of the week at our house because we also got a puppy...and if you think it's a lot to manage food/activities/sleep for five kiddos, throwing a puppy into the mix will really test your sanity!

We first came to Sea Island on a whim seven years ago - we had gone to another beach for a couple of years, but the house we wanted to rent wasn't available the week we wanted in 2007.  I had several friends who grew up going to Sea Island and it seemed to meet our needs - beach, golf, spa, yummy food, easy to get to - sign us up! 

Below is a picture of Lu from our first Sea Island trip in 2007, then lots of pictures of our fun this year!  New things from this year include: visits from Amy and Matt's dear friends from Charlotte, a catamaran ride to a beach with lots of crabs, some tennis, Lu's first riding lesson, and a meet-and-greet with a new children's book author...many thanks to Mom and Dad for another great trip!