Fun in the Sun

We just returned from our yearly trip to Hilton Head Island, and we had a blast! As always, it is part business trip for Michael, so he is not with us for some of the time. However, the day he was working, the kids put in several hours at the pool, so they still had a fun day! The next two days we were able to spend quite a bit of time at the beach. Can I just say that the beach gets so much easier as the kids get older?? Here is a picture of the girls with their friend Jessica.

Here is the crazy boy being pulled around by his equally crazy daddy! :)

Last night we headed back to the beach to take the pictures that we had attempted to take in Jacksonville in April with my brother, sis-in-law, and their kids. We raced to the beach trying to get there before the sun went down, but it was quite a bit farther than we had been told and we did not make it before it got dark. So....I had these white and khaki outfits, I thought we might as well take advantage of them! I'm so glad we did too. While we were there, we met a couple that adopted a little girl from China, and now they are in the process of adopting a boy from Ethiopia. It was neat to talk with them about their experiences. Anyway, here's a few of the pictures.

And what would a trip to Hilton Head be without the men fishing in the alligator pond?!? They catch fish, dangle them over the alligators until they come up on the shore, and then drop the fish down for alligator food! Notice Caleb safely on Michael's shoulders? He kept saying, "Daddy, the sign says...DON'T feed the alligators!" :) This particular one was about 7 ft. long. He's half in the water and half on the bank.