Trip to Rock Hill

This August before I got too pregnant to travel some more, we went to visit Jason's family in Rock Hill. Russell made it back from Sicily and is now settled in at his new home. So nice to have him closer! Italy was fun but very far. During our stay we hung out at home and also explored Charlotte's Discovery Center. I used to go there when I was a kid, but it pretty much is brand new since I used to go. Either way, it was a fun and educational activity for the kids.

A 3D video on bugs!

Picking zinnias in the yard : )

Summertime

Beach time

Botany Bay Plantation

The beautiful entrance to Botany Bay- the coast's famous angel oaks.

One of my favorite flowers- the sunflower : )

Our semi-successful attempts at a family photo.

Edisto 2011

Good food, good times, and great sites

Kayaking!

Our best family photo from the trip : )

Josh's swimming lessons

This year we enrolled Josh in Gwinnett County's Swim 1 class. He attended it for two consecutive weeks from M-Th with Daddy. We were very pleased with his progress in class. The class took place indoors and as you can see from the picture, the water was pretty cold and it took some bribing to get the kids in. By the end of the two weeks, Josh excelled at going under water, swimming short distances with his "diggers," making bubbles, and occasionally swimming with going under and coming up again. Hopefully next year, he will be even more gung-ho about going the distance.

Pizza and Preggo

Josh with our friend Joe making pizzas.

We stocked up with about 20 individual doughs to put in the freezer- wuhoo!

And, I'm 20 weeks pregnant with a girl!