Been Forever

Yes, it's been forever since I have been on here. Oops! I don't know why I can't keep up. Maybe it's because we've been so busy? I don't know. You know, when we moved here from Kansas, I was really looking forward to a break from Army life and all it's requirements, both real and imagined. After almost a year in SC, though, I find I am just as busy, if not busier! How can I be busier when both kids are in school? Well, we have soccer, swim lessons, end of the year parties, cupcakes for school, field days, church, church small-group, cookouts, etc., etc., etc.

And we've had some company! My sister, Katie, and her hubby, Clancey were here this past weekend. We had a blast with them. Another one of those couples that we all get along. Isn't that convenient, since we are family and are around each other quite often!

I'm going to finish this up with some recent photos and not so recent photos so you can see what we've been up to....

Katie and Clancey in front of one of the houses on E. Bay/E. Battery


The adults had a nice dinner at Blossom

One cool dude on the beach!

After a little while on her boogie board, Grace was freezing!

Cookies with Aunt Katie...somethings never change with Thomas girls!

Wow, look at that really cute guy with those super cute kids in that AWESOME car! ha...

We celebrated Grace's birthday last week, since she'll be out of school before her birthday occurs. This was when the class was singing to her!
Davis and his beloved, Mrs. "Wester" a.k.a. Mrs. Lester
Davis prays/sings before snack
Already for the end of the year program at Grace Weekday school
I love it when Grace reads to me!
What happened to her teeth???

Grace before her awards ceremony at Awana

This is how Davis likes to eat his lunch these days: a picnic in the living room so he can watch one show before nap.

Grace took this photo of the Ravenel Bridge at Sarah and Michael's wedding
Davis at Sarah and Michael's wedding
Grace with Annie, the dog she walked down the aisle
Our sweet flowergirl!
Grace at Bowen Island where the rehearsal dinner was held
Our little man is so cute!
The kids with our 15 lbs. of strawberries. We still have some in the freezer!
Diligently picking strawberries
Grace's first soccer game
Our favorite soccer "teamer!"

Photos....

Here are the pictures of our recent adventures...

Jasen and Davis in front of our cabin outside Anderson, SC, near Lake Hartwell and the Georgia border








The kids on our hike (more like a walk!) to the Lake Hartwell dam. On the left side of the dam is Georgia!



Jasen and Davis on our hike

Davis playing on the shores of Lake Hartwell

Roasting marshmallows for S'mores!

Davis' first S'more!

Sara and the kids at the top of Issaqueena Falls

The hike down was a little treacherous

The view at the bottom was breath-taking!

Jasen and the kids got a little more "up close" than I did!

Grace wanted a "We Did It!" picture!

Going up was easier than going down. Davis did it on his own. We've got two great hikers!

On the porch of our cabin

Reading a bedtime story on our last night
Ready for our church's Easter egg hunt

Davis would pick up the eggs, shake them, and if they didn't make any noise, he put them down!

Grace went all the way to the end of the hunting area and worked her way back. That might have been the winning strategy since she got the most eggs for her age group!
We do love Crosstowne Christian!

The kids on the front lawn of our church

Decorating our eggs

Both of the kids were very serious
Davis would stir and stir...
Easter morning

Jasen and our kiddos; don't they all look gorgeous?
The family before brunch at High Cotton.

At the harbor-side park in downtown Charleston

Grace was as serious as ever about finding eggs!
Grace was generous with her brother and left a few for him!