SUMMER FUN!

As the saying goes, time flies when you are having fun. And FUN is what we've been having all summer. Jackson and I had a great visit home to Mville in celebration of Uncle Don's 60th birthday. Way to go Aunt Jo for pulling off a fantastic surprise party!

Upon our return, Eleanor, Jackson, and I celebrated Father's Day for Jason with breakfast at one of our favorite spots in Carytown, Can-Can.














When July arrived, we celebrated the July Birthdays with Jackson's pals, his included. I just love this one photo of us preparing to eat those yummy Elmo cupcakes made by Li. The combination of a 2 year old, a cupcake and a lit candle will certainly put you into a trance. Or as my friend Petra (in the green) said, it makes us look like some kind of cult. Another friend Morgan (in the red striped shirt) added "Every birthday we light tiny fires and offer cake to the Mighty Elmo, God of Toddlers..."




Later in July, Eleanor, Jackson, Jason and I traveled to NC to celebrate Jackson's 2nd and Poppy's 95th birthday. What a real treat it was to have a party for the 2 of them together.

We then headed further south to Pawleys Island for a week. Gosh, our trip to Pawleys was fantastic. We heard that the area is often referred to as "shabby chic", which is so appropriate. Our house was right on the beach which was a treat. Jackson absolutely LOVED the ocean and the beach. We all spent many hours driving dump trucks and digging holes in the sand together. Here are few of our favorite pictures. Be sure to check out Jason's surfing too! Pretty cool, huh!