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I took only a handful of pictures yesterday. I am just enjoying my kiddos and family and friends.  Speaking of friends.  Emily (Paige's daughter) spent the day with us and it was such a JOY!  Paige and I have been blog friends for a long time and we have coincidentally come here the same week 2 years in a row.  It has been so nice to forge a real life friendship for us and our families.  They are such good people.

Kate found some pistachios shells on the beach and "planted" them here in the sand. 

She even watered them:)

This girl is sweet and gorgeous inside and out.  She has the hugest heart and faith.  I adore her.  All of us do.  Kate said, "I wish she could stay forever!"  Thank you for spending the day with us Em. We all enjoyed your company so much!


Harry is really skim boarding a lot.  He has learned a few tricks and he even got a new board (not in these pics).  Really, the video shows his skill better but I have not uploaded it yet....

He is doing a 360 turn thingy here.  His new board has some foot pads that needed to cure overnight but he cannot wait to use it today!



Once again the weather was gorgeous all day but poured for about an hour in the late afternoon (5-6). It turned out fine because we were all back at the house getting cleaned up for dinner anyway!  We had dinner at someplace new (to us anyway... it's been here a while we had just never fought the crowd to go before).  It is called The Great Southern Cafe and it was SO good.  Dave had the pecan crusted grouper with cheese grits and hush puppies and that is what i want next time.  I loved my blackened shrimp with gouda grits and portabella and spinach cream sauce too. I think we will definitely add it to our yearly rotation.  I always like to grab a family shot on our way out to dinner each night.  I know I am a crazy silly Mom.

Uncle Moon, Ashton and my sister, Dawn.

The boys independently dressed in these colors but it influenced what Kate and I chose to wear.  So I guess I semi-coordinated the theme of red white and blue after I noticed 3 of the 5 had chosen that in their own.  I don't usually do that except on photo night!

Someone got new sunglasses.  Any guesses who?

Today one of my oldest and dearest lifelong friends is coming to visit with her daughters.
  I am so excited as we have not seen each other in a very, very long time.
 I cannot wait to get to know her girls too.