more normal life...

The other regular even that happens in my life (other than aerobics) is playgroup. Every Thursday, a group of ladies from our church get together to let our kids play. Acutally, it's really more for us to get to talk to other ladies who are in similar place in life...but don't tell the kids. :) We do different things from week to week. Some examples are: playing at a local park, hanging out at one of our houses, eating at a fast food restaurant with a playground. We have a good time. It's nice to have that time to stop and talk to other people about what we're doing...what our kids are doing...and receive more than a smile and a nod in return. We all have similar stories to share. So...that's about it. If you'd like to know more, you can check out our Playgroup Blog. It's not seeing a ton of use at the moment, but hopefully we'll get back going strong as soon as school starts back and everyone gets back to "normal" life.

Sean and Lisa at the beach

Here's a picture of Sean and Lisa from a walkway near Fripp:

what a slacker, huh

For those of you who actually check my blogs on a regular basis, sorry for the 2.5 week delay in posting. I feel like saying things have been crazy, but I think I just haven't taken the time to sit down and write.

Last weekend (the 13th-15th), Michelle and Jay Simmons (my best friend from college and her son) came to visit us. It was nice to get to hang out and just chat. It was also nice for Jay and Nathan to get to play together. Here's a picture from the weekend:



That Saturday, Jason (my brother) and his wife Jenn came to visit. They live in Wake Forest, so we don't see them too often. They're starting to look for a job for Jason down here, though, so they can move back to this area. Personally, I think they just want to be close to family so they can start having kids! :)

to the beach and back

Last week, we spent five days (or so) at the beach (Fripp Island, SC). We had a nice time hanging out with family and friends. We were there with Matt's parents and brother and sister-in-law and family friends. It was a crowd, but we had plenty of room. We didn't do too much except hang out. On Sunday, we went to church and on Monday we went to lunch for Matt and Sean's birthday (and Erin's but she wasn't there). Otherwise, we didn't leave the island. Oh wait...we went just across to the next island to walk out across the marsh on a walkway. We took Nathan down to the beach I think every day. He enjoyed playing in the sand. He's not a big fan of the moving water, though. He did get in the water a couple times, but generally he was holding tight to somebody's hand.

I think Nathan's favorite part of the beach was the dogs. He's definitely a dog fan! My favorite part was my middle of the night walk. I couldn't sleep one night so I went to walk on the beach at about 3:30 in the morning. It was really neat! The water was out a really long way so I explored a little. I saw live starfish...something I've never seen before. I also found a live sand dollar...again...something I've never seen before. If I were a fan of crabs, I would have been in heaven. They were everywhere!! The biggest ones were probably 5 or 6 inches across with their legs, but most of them were small. It was a little creepy on occasion when I could hear them snapping their claws. I don't think Matt had a favorite part of the beach. He's not a fan (nor am I really...during the day). I'd say his favorite part was playing his new Nintendo DS Lite with Sean.

If you're interested in seeing some pictures, there should be some up on Nathan's page in the next couple days (see the link on the right side of the page).