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South Carolina

Ahh....I don't even know what to say about South Carolina. So much fun, so much family, and some much love. I can't imagine a better time. I so value and love this time that we are given to spend time with family and in such a beautiful place nonetheless. Thank you so much to Granny for giving us this opportunity and creating such an amazing experience. I cannot thank her enough. I am so blessed to know that my  kids are surrounded, for a week, by such an amazing family that loves and cherishes them.

The trip was a blast. The Grahams were pretty much just beach bums the whole time, only venturing into town one day. It took Liam about 4 days before he was finally happy at the beach and by the end was playing and running in the water alongside his sister. Callie is a fish.....I'm pretty sure she could spend all day in the water and be happy!
Excuse all the pictures but we had a lot of fun :)

After a full day of traveling on planes or being in airports, the kids were tired when we got there and ready to explore. After  our traditional night of pizza, everyone headed to the beach to check it out. Wish I would have had my camera (thank you Sarah for this one) because by the end all the kids were in the water (clothes and all) screaming and laughing....pure joy!

Did I mention she loved the beach?!

Oh...and she loved the pool too :)

Granny reading a super fun story

I would go so far to say that Liam was a bit overwhelmed by the number of people there. He was a bit reserved and clingy during the trip. Luckily, Grandma knew how to draw him out

More Granny time...


Liam adjusted to the time change very quickly and got up very early on the trip. I guess the good news is that he woke me up in time to see the sunrise (multiple times...)
It was beautiful....but early

The one day we went into town was very hot. After dragging the kids through the market we hit the fountain for a quick cool down



Snuggling with Grandma (yes, he fell asleep..)

And playing with Grandpa

3 silly girls


There was a lot of trick jumping into the pool

2 years ago, we took a picture of these beautiful girls in the same exact spot (in diapers). Amazing how much they have changed!

I love the next series of pictures. I was trying to get them to give me real genuine smiles...each picture truly captures each of these girls personalities (and Liam had to get in on it too)

I love the girls in the background



All the cousins (from oldest to youngest)

Story time with Granny (the kids argued about who could be the closest to her)


Pure joy!









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