Instagrammin' in September

Septembers are too busy for photos!  Luckily someone else took a few of my kid--Jack had a great time on his EYC retreat in the mountains at Awanita.  Ella was unfortunately sick and had to cancel going last minute.  The rest of the month was filled with lots of school, homework, tennis matches, soccer games, and football games.  Yes, football games--Jack made the middle school team!

Instagrammin' in August

It was an iPhone-in' month again.  I guess I took an Instagram sabbatical for all of Summer 2018.  But the photos, the capturing of some moments, are what matter.  And I do have those. 

ella made the tennis team! | happy 13th birthday party to jack! | ella at jack's birthday party | birthday party at urban air | birthday boy | spent his birthday money on a hoverboard #onehappyboy | cirque du soleil show | tournament champs! | first high school tennis match | go ella! | go ak women's tennis! | first day of freshman year of high school for ella | first day of 7th grade for jack | eyc 7th grade boys crew | eyc 9th grade girls crew

Instagrammin' in July

I probably shouldn't call this "Instagrammin'" as most of these pictures probably didn't make it to Instagram.  This is more of an iPhone-pictures-from-July collage.  Life is good in July--we spent most of it on the beach!

our first week in july is spent on hilton head. | spotted a gator on a bike ride. | nonni, papa, and kids at harbour town. | plaid lighthouse. | early morning view | run on the beach with my boy | bike ride to the ruins, the kids' favorite sight on hhi (not) | the beach | bridge in beaufort | harbour town playground | with ivy | beach time with the cousins | the raft | bocce ball | happy 4th! | fireworks on the beach | he does like ice cream! | south beach ice cream | thanks, papa! | back at harbour town | teenagers at gregg russell | gregg russell under the big oak | pretty view of the lighthouse | back in charlotte, erasure concert with carolyn | charlotte knights baseball game | it was 'the office' night--jack's dwight. | notes for ella's tennis tournament | she racked up some wins at the tournament! | fripp island | oh deer! | views from the fripp island beach | beach walk with jonathan | we threw a lot of stranded starfish back into the water. | love how quiet fripp is. | fun and games inside | cousins hanging out | more birds | more deer | beach time at the tip of fripp | one last picture by ella of the deer before we had to drive home for her high school tennis tryouts. | home with olive | while jack and jonathan enjoyed a few more days in fripp (mostly jack, while jonathan had to work a bunch). | crabbing | more crabbing | and an early birthday celebration for our boy 

Fripp Island

At the end of July, Jonathan's parents rented a house on Fripp Island, a small island on the South Carolina coast that is crawling with deer and golf carts.  Unfortunately, we didn't know until after the dates were booked that they overlapped with high school tennis tryouts for Ella, so Ella and I were only able to stay for the first two days of the trip.  We filled those two days with lots of beach time, card games, golf cart rides, crabbing, food, drinks, and laughs.  All of these pictures were from one day--we packed that much in!  Fripp was such a quaint and quiet place to spend focused time together.  Thanks, Nana and PopPop, for such a wonderful time on Fripp!

HHI Week: Beach Portraits

Thank you, Nonni and Papa, for another wonderful week in HHI!

{from oldest to youngest: jake, 16; ella, 14; zane, 13; jack, 12; drew, 11; and ivy, 4}

HHI Week: July 6

Not a single big camera photo of our bike rides this year (and we log 8-11 miles probably a day, all in an 11-bike caravan), but I did capture a hike through the Nature Preserve in Sea Pines.  It's fun to mix it up every year and add a new activity or two.  Beach time every day, however, is a must.

HHI Week: July 5

Our very own private pool at our house is such a fun bonus!