Monday, July 17, 2017

From the mountains to the beach - SWO and Taylor Beach Trip

This was a crazy busy week but also a fun one.  We left for camp at 6 am on Monday to chaperone some teenage girls at Snowbird.
Loaded up in the van with the girls - Doug was our driver 
Quick stop for lunch at the mall in Asheville  
We arrived in Andrews, NC a little after 2 and took a quick picture at the rest stop 
We were so glad to see this girl 
Snack at the Snack Shack to beat the heat 
Splashing in the creek 
Jenna took the kids to the foam pit while I did some chaperone stuff 
Jumping 
Can you find Ella? 
Waiting their turn for GaGa 
This boy won several rounds 
Ella lost a tooth her first night at camp and had a visit from the Tooth Fairy

Tuesday 
GaGa anytime we got a break  - the teenagers didn't intimate my kids at all!
The teens were also very sweet to them and let Ella win a few times. 
Ella's first time to zip line - she was finally big enough! 
Emma Grace went with us! 
See Ella - she came by saying "Wheee" 
Smiling from ear to ear and asking to do it again 
Can you see Caleb?
They both loved it and we did it several times 
Playing horseshoes   
We went to watch some of our group on the Three Man Swing 
The crew on the ground 
Swinging high into the trees 
We headed to the pool to cool off 
Water Slide Fun 
Caleb tried a mat to make it faster 
They went down together and it was too fast!  
We snuck away from camp and got some ice cream 
These kids love ice cream and Jenna 
With the camp sign 

Wednesday
Downtime after worship to play with Jenna 
Love and miss this girl! 
They wanted to zip again so we did! 
Cooling off with a frozen lemonade at the Snack Shack 
Playing a round of Putt Putt 
The Pittmans arrived at camp and Caleb was sad to leave 
Tag Michelle was the chaperone for the rest of the week.

We made the long drive home and got home about 11:00 pm

Thursday - We got up early and headed to the beach
Taking a days worth of stuff to the beach including lunch 
The big girls took over Rhett's pool 
The big boys watching the work on the beach - pumping sand to give more a beach 
Some of the girls at the beach - Kim, Mitzi, Meridith, me, Susan and Tate 
Phyllis and Nina sat under a bunch of umbrellas trying to stay cool 
Cousins Twinning - Anna Grey and Ella
Trying to get a picture of the cousins 
Big boys making drip castles 
Taylors Take Over OBX -part of the crew, not everyone was at the beach yet
We got a Cousin Night out - thanks to MeMa! 
Nice Dinner at Collington Cafe then we decided to head to Karaoke Night
Corey was singing "Lady Marmalade" on the way there so they turned his name in and he did it!  It was hilarious!  We also turned Logan's name in but he never got called - we were ready to hear him belt out "Ice Ice Baby"

Saturday 
Sweet snuggles with Winfield 
Winfield was popular - everyone wanted to play with him 
Breakfast at the Bar 
 Back on the beach - eating peanuts with my snaggletooth girl 
Love these Taylor Girls 
Rhett had a blast - he was a busy boy! 
Cousin picture - its a struggle to get everyone to look at the camera 
The boys played a game of volleyball on the beach 
Cousins boogie boarding 
Logan's Skim Boarding School
MeMa and her babies - lined up in birth order 
MeMa loves her babies - we just wish PePa was still enjoying them 
Susan's family 
More of the Taylors - some had arrived and some had left 
Last picture with Anna Grey and Matthew before they head back to TN
We ate a good seafood meal and headed for Ice Cream at American Pie 
The whole crew - some of the boys stayed behind to clean up the dishes 
Logan and Caleb stayed up til midnight learning card tricks

Sunday 
Last day at the beach with Rhett and Jules  
These girls and their daddies 
A little more skim boarding that afternoon and we headed home


What a busy fun week but we all ended the week tired and feeling behind on our responsibilities at home!





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