Our Last Summer Beach Trip

Our last trip for this summer was to visit Geri in Murrell's Inlet, SC. The first day we got there, it was a downpour all afternoon... much to my happiness. It gave us a chance to relax, catch up, and not feel like we had to run out the door to go somewhere! It did clear up that evening & we had perfect weather the rest of our trip. We were able to go to the beach for a short walk every evening...

Ready or not... here we come!

They did sit still for a minute...

Jacob is definitely a character... if he looks like he has something mischievous on his mind, he usually does!

Moonrise over the ocean!

We went alligator "watching" every evening... the twins favorite! Jacob would run around saying "Don't swim that water... alligator bite you!" But he loved watching from the walkway...

We also spent some time at the pool. Jessica swims like a fish, literally... underwater almost the entire time. Jaycie refuses to go completely under but she did learn to tread water and did so for 20 seconds. Jamie spent her time jumping off the edge and "swimming" around in the float. Jacob is not fond of water on his face... or getting in water where he cannot touch the ground. So, every time so far this summer we have gone to the pool, he refuses to leave the steps. He is happy as a clam playing on the steps... but this time we actually convinced him to jump off the edge! Once he realized we were going to catch him and he wouldn't go underwater, he would do it without holding our hands... a big step for him!

Our last day, we went for a picnic and a walk out into the marsh on the board walk. We had a relaxing day!

Geri & Jessica enjoy their picnic lunch.

Geri & the kids on our marsh walk...

We had a nice, relaxing time! Jamie & Jacob slept almost 3 hours each day for nap... and I took a little siesta every afternoon, too! Thank you, Geri, for a fun & relaxing trip to end the summer!