Farmers Market and NO HOMEWORK!

We spent a homework-free afternoon on Calhoun Street at the Farmer's Market. Merritt and Kohl both brought their wallets to buy "a treat." True to form, Merritt bought homemade pork dumplings from a little old Chinese lady (delish!) and Kohl bought a giant ice cream sandwich and a soda!

 

Our Weekend in Sheldon...

We had an amazing weekend in Sheldon, SC. It's only about an hour away, but it feels like another world when you get there. We went to St. Helena Episcopal Church's Earth Day Service at the Old Sheldon Church ruins (built in the 1700's and burned to the ground twice, the latter by Sherman as much of this area was). It was so amazingly beautiful, as was the huge picnic that was held afterwards on the grounds of the church ruins.

Another highlight was Merritt being reunited with Oscar and Ms. Gini at Huspa Plantation in Sheldon. She had her first lesson after almost 2 months and as you can see in the video, she made up for lost time with lots of moxie and enthusiasm. Long gone are the days of my timid little rider! Heeya!!

Fagan Frenzy!

We took the first few days of the second week (yes, we had TWO weeks off) and went to visit the Fagans, our old neighbors in Baton Rouge. We met them in Orange Beach, AL and stayed at "the tin can" (aka their super fun mobile home). It was such action-packed fun and the kids had an absolute blast!! The mommas were able to surprise the girls by bringing Suzie back to Destin with us for a few days. Merritt was able to share her "home town" with her best gal pal... it was very cool.

Easter Run

Merritt and Kohl ran for the second year in the Kelly Plantation Easter "Fun Run". It was a well-thought and well-run event. Kohl had a strong start (maybe a little too strong) and Merritt did well to pace herself with GG during the whole race. They both sprinted for the last 75 feet or so and finished with smiles and pink cheeks! We celebrated with fried chicken and one of many egg hunts! Great day!

Spring Break... The Second Generation!

We met our friends, the Taylors and the Cannons (Tiffany Ciullo Taylor and Patty Lee Cannon have been friends of mine since we were our kids ages), in Destin for Spring Break this year! We had such a great time and all of our kids absolutely loved spending so much time together. We've all made a pact to nurture their little friendships as much as we have our own over the last 25 or 30 years! Of course, they've all got iPod touches and have been texting one another non-stop, so technology is on our side!

Me and little Porter, my Godson