Holden Beach 2010

As mentioned in my last post, we went to Holden Beach this past week. We tried family pictures. My boys aren't the best at taking pictures, so this is about as good as it got. I'll post more pictures another day. But we had a fun time and I wanted to remember some of the moments.

Trying to take family pictures and ending up in the water in hopes that we could get a MacLean photo. Didn't happen despite being in the water.

Watching the world cup- US losing on the day of our arrival. Watching Ghana lose so sadly to Uraguay.

Kenan trying to kiss Zachary all the time because they had just arrived a few days earlier and then we had left to visit friends so they had only seen each other 2 days. Kenan told me on one of the last days as we were walking home from the beach, "Zacky said me can't kiss him all the time because he not like it." I told him I loved his kisses and he could kiss me whenever. He immediately started kissing my arm....then a few seconds later he was kissing the back of my leg.

Sitting on the porch with the family one evening and then watching a boy sneak out of a girl's window onto the second story roof. Still don't know how he got off but boy did we want to ask the next day. The girl was in trouble so I guess her parents found out.

Dawson and Kenan boogie boarding.

The boys' conversations- discussing whether the tooth fairy flew or walked.

Zach had something on his eyelid. Dawson looks at him and says, "is it a booger? because sometimes I have a booger and when I go to throw it away it won't come off so I shake and shake my hand and then the booger flies off and lands on my eye...it happens."

Kenan asking Zachary- "is duke cool or Carolina?"

Z: I say go Duke, Duke is better than Carolina.

Dawson: I like Carolina. I watched Carolina with my daddy and I think they won.

K: Gocarolina wuzes. Goduke wins.

***for all you UNC fans, yes this is a sad thing, esp with a name like Kenan. But alas, it is the truth. I will post on this as well one day***

Silas and Shelby Grace playing. SG always calling him to come with her. "Siwus!"

Swimming with Dawson. I usually don't swim in the ocean. As my mom and Trisha said, this was the most I had been in the ocean in years. But kids make you do things you wouldn't do normally. And it was fun.

Kenan chasing me on the beach. He loved the beach. He had so much fun.

Boys playing superheros. Brett being torpedoman among others. Kenan was bad aquaman.

Waking early with Silas and walking on the beach to watch the sunrise. (he woke between 5:30-5:45 everyday and since it was a full house, we couldn't let him cry it out. I must say, I get a whole lot less annoyed to be woken early when it is at the beach...if only Koutiala looked like that! :))

On a cold morning with Silas, he wanted to be in my jacket so I zipped him up into it and we just walked on the beach. Sweet.

The impromptu dance party on the carport with the cousins. Kenan is a hilarious dancer...and so is mom, apparently, since Zach told her, "Grandma, that's not cool!"(not that his moves were either..).

Getting to spend special time with each of my boys, even Brett. We walked each night which was sweet.

Enjoying being with family. Laughing. Having fun. Having sand ball fights with mom and Kenan. Just talking and being together.

It was a great week!