summer adventures
took me and Joseph
south of the border
(carolina, that is)
to visit my brother
and his peachy-beachy family
where we ate peaches
and went to the beach
(among other things)
but, first things first....
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| Joseph & Alex get caught up on Civilizations |
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| Samantha & Joseph navigate some Minecraft together |
then we headed to Isle of Palms
for some waterside hanging-out
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| Sam and her dad (my brother, Jeff) |
Morgan Creek Grill is a favorite watering hole
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| looking good sound-side |
later, we enjoyed
a dusky & windy walk
on the beach
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| me, Joseph, Samantha, and my sister-in-law Kelly |
the next morning,
Jeff and i took their kayaks out for a paddle.
we launched from his backyard!
(by launch, i mean we pulled/pushed the kayaks
through the muck and reeds at the edge of his yard
to the thin channel of water
then used the reeds to tug the kayaks
- and ourselves - along
until the channel opened up
and we could paddle!)
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| it was a beautiful morning |
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| saw lots of snowy egrets and other waterfowl |
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| we decided to do the return dock at his neighbor's house |
back at the house,
Joseph entertained periodically on the keyboard
(lucky us!)
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| Samantha watching carefully |
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| Sam and her purple feather boa |
we joined some of their friends
at Wild Dunes (on Isle of Palms)
for a beachy afternoon
(water like a bath & wind like an exfoliation)
then burgers and fireworks
to celebrate Independence Day
but, first things first....
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| Ian, Alex, and Joseph take the couch ... Samantha and Scarlett take the Wii |
later, we hoofed it
to the Pavillion at Wild Dunes
to view the IOP Fireworks
surprise! fireworks are ALWAYS on sale
in South Carolina.
in any case,
we made a pilgrimage to Firecracker Bill's
on July 5th
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| perusing the stock |
& later....
Jeff and Joseph went on a JetSki excursion!
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| getting ready |
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| gearing up |
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| last-minute instructions |
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| the licensed driver had to take the lead (for now) |
they were the last to pull away
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| zooming to the inlet |
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| Joseph, in light blue |
meanwhile...
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| i had a shrimp skewer with pineapple salsa on the top deck of Morgan Creek Grill (p.s. & i read a story or two from the fabulous collection written by a college friend...i highly recommend the book, The Other One) |
i was able to spy them coming back
from my perch
...
guess who's driving now?
last ones out...means first ones back
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| they look rather happy, don't they? |
who can resist the wake?
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| lining up to land |
Joseph did a great job!
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| big smiles |
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| bigger smile |
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| two dudes with awesome hair |
then, a quiet evening at the house
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| Samantha |
indigo night
made complete
with homegrown fireworks
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here are the 'tanks' the kids had fun setting up
and setting off
(well, Jeff and Joseph did the honor of lighting the fuses)
here's the Fountain that Samantha wanted
& here are the sky-high ones
thanks, Jeff, Kelly, Alex, and Sam!
we had a blast :)
