Junior Paladin Club

Well, the weekend went by too fast (as always)! Tripp is finally over the chicken pox and we were very busy, but among the highlights was taking the boys bowling with the Jr. Paladin Club. We went with Jacquelyn and Andrew, and Bah Bah came along and was a lot of help with Colin, who finally fell asleep and missed the whole thing. I think Tripp had the best time with Andrew trying to knock a few pins down. He actually bowled more strikes that I did. Truthfully, that's not saying much. Those of you who have been bowling with me would not have called it my finest hour. Jacquelyn on the other hand must have been a pro in a former life, she hardly missed! Anyway, here's a couple of cute shots to commemorate the event. I'll check back in when there is more to mention!

Jered Stanley

We went to the Greenville Drive Baseball Game this past Sunday, our friends Walden and Carter were there as well as Nanny and Poppie. We all had fun, despite the hot weather. Tripp and Carter played pretend baseball in the stands, and I tried to keep Colin out of the sun. They also had a jersey auction to benefit the Greenville Children's Hospital. Stephen as you may all know LOVES a jersey auction! He purchased Tripp a jersey from his favorite player, #34 Jered Stanley. They got to go out on the field and get the game worn jersey. Jared took a lot of time with Tripp and was so nice to him! He took his jersey off and put it on Tripp - it was so big on him, he could barely walk in it! Tripp then took off and ran the bases all alone dragging the jersey with him. I can not even tell you how happy Tripp is to have this jersey. He wore it to school the next day, and talked about himself in third person all day like he was Jered Stanley. The best thing he said was, "Mom, Jered Stanley loves it when his mom gives him pop tarts for breakfast!" Tripp is now on the Greenville Drive Website (see http://www.greenvilledrive.com/ ) featured with Jered on the field after he got the Jersey.

Fourth of July at the Beach

Well, it seems that I have some catching up to do! Finally I'm able to sit down and tell you what we did on our vacation over the 4th of July. We met our friends the Pruett family - Christen and Martin and their two girls Samantha (age4) and Elizabeth (11 months) at Christen's parents home in Murrell's Inlet, SC. It was a beautiful place to stay and we sincerly thank Rick and Kathie Walker for opening their home to us. Tripp and Samantha had a GREAT week! They went swimming in the pool. We visited Broadway at the Beach, and they even got to ride the motorcycles at the Pavilion Nostalga Park. I've added a smaller slide show, so be sure to watch for great pictures!

Kiawah Island 2008

We vacationed with Stephen's family at Kiawah Island. Jacquelyn, Tom, Andrew, Hunter and Lib Ann were all there. Here are a few pictures of the boys having fun in the sun!