Beach Time

In July we went Isle of Palms, SC for a fun family beach trip ... Matthew had so much fun. The first part of the trip it was just the 3 of us and then Papa J and Gigi and Uncle Henry and Aunt Meghan and Henry Thomas and Baby Will came.

First day on the beach and Matthew was ready to hit the waves!

At the pool there was a giant blow up slide and Matthew (with Daddy) went down about a hundred times. We had to pull him away kicking and screaming. He is such a little thrill seeker!

Beach Time ... Running in and out of the waves ...

he also loved to go way out in the ocean and swim with us!

One of Matthew's favorite activities was build and to tear down sand castles.

We also made several new friends on the beach that helped us make super big castles.

Wagons West!

Matthew and Henry Thomas dancing ...

Dinner in Charleston, SC at Carolina's

Walking by the bay ....

Watching dolphins ....

Playing in the fountain ....

Playing in the fountain some more ....

Skybox and Melting Pot

On June 24th Michael and I celebrated our 4th anniversary ... we had planned to go on a double date to the Melting Pot the following week with some of our best friends Stephanie and Colt. Stephanie and I grew up together in Bristol and were roommates here in Chattanooga during Graduate School. Stephanie was also one of my bridesmaids and unfortunately I did not make her wedding the following Saturday (because we were in Aruba on our honeymoon). They bought a house about 45 minutes away and we have such a hard time getting together ... but when we do we all have a blast ... we decided to not wait so long in between our get togethers.

Since we were free on the actual day of our anniversary we decided we would lay low ... but oh no ... another good friend Carter called and invited us to come to the Lookouts (our local baseball team) to enjoy the air-conditioning in the skybox! So of course we had to go! We enjoyed some great food, friends and fun ...