Camping at Lake Jocassee

We got to go camping with the Richardson's and the Specht's again this weekend.  This time it was much warmer.  We went to Lake Jocassee in South Carolina.  We had a great time.  It was our first time tent camping as a family.  We got a tent that Wil likes to call the "Taj Mahal" tent.  We knew we needed a tent big enough for us to fit the kids air mattresses and our air mattress in so this was what we ended up with.  The kids did great.  CJ loves being outside and it was right down his alley.  He fell a million times and had dirt from head to toe.  He didn't care though.  Savannah loved playing with Kali and Liam but she stayed much cleaner.  We took the boat down there and rode all over the lake.  We looked at waterfalls, jumped off rocks, surfed, wake skated, skied, and just played in the water.  It was wonderful.  The water down there is so clear that you can see the bottom.  The bottom is sand so we loved that.  We even found a little beach area where we could tie the boat up and play in the water.  The kids loved that.  Savannah enjoyed sleeping in the tent and so did CJ.  I think that Savannah roasted marshmallows every night and made s'mores.  It was great.  We can't wait to go camping again.

 The girls getting ready to jump off the rock!

 Charlie jumping off a rock. 

 Wil jumping off a rock way out of the water. 

 Charlie and Savannah making a slide out of the waterfall. 

"Surf's up!"

Crazy CJ

Today CJ got tubes put in his ears because he was having lots of ear infections and his hearing was decreased.  He did great!  Beside him taking a really long nap you would not have known that he had anything done.  You can tell that he can hear better now that he has gotten the tubes.  When there is a really loud noise he covers his ears.  Well because he had such a long nap today he was not ready for bed so Charlie and CJ were playing on our bed.  Here is a picture of our crazy little boy.  We like to call him Rambo!

Easter 2014

Today we celebrated Easter.  It was a wonderful and beautiful day to celebrate our Lord!  We went to church this morning and then had lunch with Charlie's family at his Dad's house.  It was great to be able to visit and catch up with his whole family.  After that we went to my Me-Maw's house to celebrate Easter with my family.  Here are some pictures from our day.  As you can see I really had a hard time trying to get a picture of Savannah and CJ both looking at the camera.

 Savannah and Pa-Paw

 Savannah, Bryleigh, and Makynli are ready to hunt some eggs. 

Savannah playing soccer

Savannah was able to play soccer for the YMCA again this year.  It is preschool soccer so they do not play games but just learn the fundamentals.  Here are a few pictures from her last practice and Savannah getting her medal.

 They managed to talk Miss Molly into playing duck, duck, goose before practice. 

 Stretching!

Ava and Savannah love Miss Molly!

Easter Egg Hunt 2014

Today we had the Easter Egg hunt at church.  It was wonderful!  The kids sang songs, did a craft called the jelly bean prayer, hunted eggs, and had an egg fight.  Savannah and CJ had a blast.

 CJ is ready to find some eggs!

 Savannah working on her Jelly Bean Prayer. 

CJ had climbed into Parker's stroller.  

Savannah's Dance Recital!

Savannah took dance again at the YMCA this spring.  She loves to dance.  Tonight was her dance recital.  They danced to one of the songs from the movie "Frozen".  Savannah was really excited about that.  They did a song for both ballet and tap.  Charlie and I love to watch the recital.  There is nothing like a bunch of 3 and 4 year old's dancing together.  They are so funny to watch.  Charlie and I did bust out laughing when Savannah in the middle of one of the songs just started break dancing.  We loved it.  Here are some pictures from her recital.
 

 Savannah with her friend Kali

Ms. Laura and Savannah

Mowing Grass with Daddy!

Tonight Charlie was mowing grass and as you can see the kids had to ride with him.  CJ really loves the mower!