Beach Trip 2012

Sorry for not writing sooner.  This summer is off to a busy start.  We started it with a trip to Kiawah Island with our neighbors and friends Suzy, JP, Hannah and Claire.  I was so excited about the beach trip.  I even had a countdown!  It was all I hoped for and more.  I collected buckets of seashells, built sandcastles, went swimming every day and even saw some animals (butterflies, deer, alligators, a snake, turtles and dolphins).  I was sad to leave.  But not as sad as Libby was (when we pulled in the driveway after our trip, Libby burst into tears crying that we were not at the right house...she wanted to go to our big house on the beach.)  I'm sure we'll be back again soon!

Libby and Daddy on our first of many trips to see the ocean

I was the best seashell collector on the beach.  I still have buckets of them at home.  I even painted some!

Playing with our friends Hannah and Claire.  I think we were making "soup.".

Mom made me sit on this tree branch for a photo.  She was really into the trees and the moss.

Baby Kalin and Libby went on lots of walks. 

I signed the crew up for a "Butterfly Walk".  We didn't see too much but it was fun to go exploring.  We were like Dora!

Here was a butterfly we caught.  I can't remember which one it was.

We went on a beach walk with our butterfly guide and he told us these were called "Ice Cream Cone" worms.  I remembered the name (wonder why!?).  

I noticed this snake under one of the bridges and our guide caught it!  He was not happy and kept hissing at us!

Mom and Dad got dressed up for dinner one night.  I stayed up a little later than the rest of the kids and got to take this picture.  Fun!

Mom took us on a walk to see the dolphins.  Libby slept  in mom's arms while we walked (I think  it was a little further than mom thought it would be b/c we walked FOREVER).  We saw a few dolphins but Libs and I had fun running around.