Oysters on Folly Beach

Anyone that knows Scott know he loves oysters!! So it's oyster season here is the low country and everywhere you turn there is a salute to the Oyster. Folly Beach was having a festival(music,food,beer and oysters... oh and hot dog eating contest)so we went.Jake and I are not big..ok no fan of the beloved slimy snack so we just enjoyed watching the troopers of the family snarf down several buckets of the steamed variety .Cade was hounding Scott to hurry up and keep um coming.Poor Scott was doing all the work and only getting a 1/3 of the bounty. Cade even shed some tears when he felt he wasn't getting the pick of the litter or bucket! A good time was had by all!!!

Lila the Great....and I mean Great!!

Lila never ceases to amaze the world. Yesterday she taught herself how to tie her shoes. I could believe it when she said" Look Ma I tied my shoe"! so I took a peek and sure enough she had tied her shoes. This almost tops teaching herself to swim in just a few days this summer.Oh and one more stunt... she can write her letter. She made a pic for her teachers and wanted to know how to spell thier names so I told her and she wrote them by HERSELF!! This kids is going to rule the world and I am sure glad I am on her good side!!!Ok one more... so today I picked her up at school and Ms Tina told me Lila got an extra star for helping 5 kids get their coats on and she zipped them up for them!!! Beauty, Brains and Big Heart.... yea Lila has it all!!!!

Jake turns 8!!! Awesome Happy New Year

Jake turned 8 on the 29th. oh how the years have flown by and stood still at the same time!Grandma was so sweet to host Jake's party with his fav cousins, Jordan and Cassie. Jake loves to hang out with Jordan and his Grandma! She made the best cupcakes for the party and I think Jake had 3. So a fun times was had by all. Later that night Chris, Marty, Miriam and Calvin swung by and we all had a chance to catch up!! Lila and Cassie get along so great and Lila never gets tired if hanging with a cousin almost 2 yrs older!! After that we drove up to Lori & Andy's lake house on Hartwell and had the best New Years I have had in many years!!! We had a blast and so did the kids the only driving we did was on the go-cart( I will have to post the pics when I get them from Lori) and was that hilarious!!! I am so thankful to be closer to my bestest friend in the world she just makes me feel at ease and the laughter is just never ending!!!