Vacation 2012 - Day 1

Our first full day of vacation was wonderful.  We spent time on the beach building sand castles and searching for shells.  Time was also spent at the pool swimming, jumping and splashing! 

Reagan, Gigi and I headed to the beach first while the boys were at the pool

 she made a couple of friends and they built sand castles

 then she decided to build her own home for the crabs she caught

 we went to the pool and found the boys heading for the beach

 catching a big fish!

 pool time

 trying to control the fountains

 he did it!

 jump

 splash

 swimming without his shark

 Cooper helped everyone adjust their chairs

 Reagan showing off 1 of the 4 crabs she caught

 Cooper back at the beach

 We ate dinner at STEAMERS Restaurant

 and of course, had ice cream at the FROZEN MOO

 delicious ice cream

Greg told Cooper he could eat more ice cream if he stood up.  So, like father...

like son!

We've Arrived ~ Vacation 2012

We traveled to Hilton Head today and the kids couldn't wait to get in the pool once we were there.  While Greg and Bubba did the grocery shopping and picked up pizza for dinner, Gigi and I watched Reagan and Cooper break in the pool for the first time this vacation!

big smiles

 where's Reagan?

 there she is!

 Cooper found a friend who let him borrow his boat

 playing in the fountains

 the sun had gone down and the wind was blowing when the kids got out of the pool ~ they were a little cold!

the weather forecast isn't the greatest for this week, but we're going to make the best of it!

T-Ball Celebration

The Optimist Club held an end of season celebration for all of the t-ball teams tonight.  Trophies were given out, there was a bounce house and a fire truck came for the kids.

waiting for his team's trophy presentation

 receiving his trophy

 Good job buddy!

 SS Optimist Club ~ Black Indians 2012

 Coach C, Cooper, Coach J

 Cooper in the bounce house

Cooper improved so much this season.  It will be fun to see how he does with machine pitch next year!

1st Grade Memories

Cooper and I were able to spend part of the day with Reagan on her last day of 1st grade.  It was so fun to see how much she has matured over the past year. 

They were signing yearbooks when we arrived

 most of the kids asked Cooper to sign their yearbooks too

 Reagan and Ms R

 we also ate lunch with Reagan

 Cooper ate his lunch, some of mine, and a little bit of Reagan's too!

 after lunch, there was a cookie cake in celebration of a classmate's birthday

 Ms R's 1st grade class 2011-2012

 finally, it was time for recess!

Reagan had a great 1st grade year.  She has excelled in every subject and has become an avid reader.  We although we'll miss 1st grade and Ms R, I can't wait to watch Reagan grow next year!