Jacob's 6th Birthday

Jacob celebrated his 6th Birthday in Myrtle. He had a blast. So did all the other cousins. I bought cap guns and other noise makers for the kids. Oh the fun and tears. Not everyone liked the loud noise of the cap guns. But everyone LOVED the noise of the hit of the night: the whoopie cushion, courtesy of Grandma and Grandpa Larson. All the kids loved sitting on it until Grandpa sat on his a literally blew a hole in it. Ha Ha! Yummy Costco chocolate cake with cheesecake filling was also a big hit.

Myrtle Beach, SC

Our journey continued north to the fun city of North Myrtle Beach. My very generous Aunt Peggy offered us the use of her new beach house. It had seven bedrooms, four bathrooms, two kitchens, two family room, and a flat screen t.v. in every room except for the bathrooms.

The cousins had fun getting to know each other. Since my family is literally spread out from coast to coast, the cousins don't get to see each other but once every two years. It was fun now that they are getting old enough to remember each other and really play well together. Yes, it was noisy at times, but well worth the headache.

Sorry that some of the pictures are blurry. The camera was cold from being in the house and the humidity was 95%. Dang condensation.

Charleston, SC Fire Museum

If you're wondering why it's been quiet on the home front, it's because we've been on our family vacation. As most of you know, my parents are leaving for Singapore in one month to serve an 18-month mission. My family got together for one last reunion before the big event. We met in Myrtle Beach, SC. That's my mom's home and where we spent every summer I can remember.

Marty had never seen Charleston, SC before. So we decided to fly into that BEAUTIFUL city and spend a few days there before making our way up north to Myrtle. We lucked out thanks to Uncle Andy and got an amazing room at the Hyatt. It was super cheap to boot. Thanks Uncle Andy. We took the kids to the Charleston Fire Museum. The kids loved it. They had a fire engine simulator and a fire pole/slide combo. Those were the main attractions for the ninos.









We also saw the historic Battery and ate at the BEST seafood restaurant Hymans. After you get past the name, it really is quite wonderful. Side note: I don't know what it is about restaurant names in the south. We ate at another one north of Myrtle called "Sea Man's." Go figure.

Jenny's New 'Do

Yes. I finally did it. I had my hair chopped ALL off. It's almost as short as Marty's. Ha ha ha! It's fast and so easy to style. I feel like a new woman. My favorite part is the cute little clips I get to wear now. I love it!

4th of July

We had a fun holiday weekend. We did a few store-bought fireworks on Saturday night. We saved the majority of them for Monday night. We had a cookout and enjoyed the company of Marty's family. I think everyone enjoyed themselves. The food was quite delicious. The kids loved the sparkles and sounds of the fireworks. Thanks to Uncle Curtis for being our pyro-technician. Jacob has only been planning the order of fireworks for the past several weeks. What a kid.