Monday, July 5, 2010

My life as a refugee

Some of you may know this, some of you may not, but there has been an oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. This has been hard to deal with for several reasons. One reason is that growing up, Pensacola was where we went for vacations. There was awhile there during elementary school thru middle school, I think we went every year. We met lots of family there and always had a great time. In college and later, we would hear news of hurricanes hitting the area and one actually destroyed the condo we would stay in. News of oil washing up on the beach makes me very sad. It also caused a big problem because we had actually booked a place to stay for the end of June that was big enough for my family, my sister's family, and my parents. Unfortuately, we were about 3 weeks too late. A few weeks ago we canceled our reservations and scrambled to find a new play to go. We decided on Edisto.

Here are the kids on the way to the beach the first day:
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They were very excited. Here is a picture of the placed we stayed:

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It was very big. When you have to book at the last minute like we did, well, you either get a really expensive place, or a place that isn't as nice. Guess which one we picked. ;) More pictures of the kids on the beach. Man, that first day is great, isn't it?

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Oh, there is baby AC again. Just sitting in her chair.

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James found a shell! Last year, in St. Simons, there were no shells. Edisto, of course, has tons. No sharks teeth though.

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Andy had a great time, although, snack time still was his favorite!

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In non-beach time, C taught James how to play Wii! Not really, but James liked to pretend he was playing...and then die, or crash, or whatever

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We took another little hike and my mom got the kids matching shirts. The front says "Five out Five" and their number. James and Andy are #2 and #4.

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The back says "refugees from the oil spill"
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The hike was half of mile, flat, and stroller and boot brace friendly:

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There was lots of running:

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And some melting down:

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We had dinner at The Old Post Office. I got the Pecan Crusted Veal. YUM!

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On a rainy day, we went to the local serpentarium. I expected a tourist trap, but it was actually pretty neat. AND they have a AAA discount!

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I kept wondering how Beth would feel about all these snakes!

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We were really close to the crocadiles! Or is that an Alligator? I should have paid more attention!

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To be honest, the kids liked the gift shop the best.

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It was a great vacation!

2 comments:

Beth said...

Lol, did you really have to wonder what I would think about the snakes? I won't go into reptile houses at the zoo because of them...

Anonymous said...

How many bedrooms was in that house? It was gigundo!