John is 100% Buck's child. He's so excited that Grandma is coming over for a play date tonight. While he was in the playroom for naptime (sounds crazy, but it's what works these days) he came out and asked if I could find his Optimus Prime costume. "I want to dress nicely for Grandma when she comes over." I have always made fun of Buck. He may have limited fashion sense (not that I've got any myself), but he'll put a lot of thought into which t-shirt he should wear to a football game or the Greenville Pickens Speedway. Not necessarily what will look best, but what will be the most awesome. Looks like John is following closely in his footsteps.
In other news...still enjoying our fun summer. Last Thursday we drove (minus Buck, sad) to Folly Beach in Charleston with Mom. Mom's brother Barney and family (Aunt Jackie, Cousins Matt (Emily), Kerry, Suzanne, and Kristen (Eric), and Grandkids Sam, Caroline, Cameron, Allison, Sarah, Haylin, Addison, Ryan and Amelia...WHEW!) were there for the week. Most I hadn't seen since Kristin's wedding just 2 weeks after ours, and most of the kids I'd never met! It was such a treat to see them and play with them for the day. It just so happened the house they rented is just 100 yards or so from where Mom and Barney's beach house growing up was. They spend summers there riding their horses. Very neat. Anyway, we had a great time, but unfortunately I didn't come away with any great pictures. John was very sad to leave. He had a particularly great time with Sam, the oldest of the kids. Ellie was in a great mood while we were on the beach and couldn't get enough of the waves!
This weekend we took the dogs down to the creek at the bottom of the neighborhood. Poor dogs have been so neglected. They don't behave beautifully on a leash, and with kids in tow, it's been probably a few years since they've gotten to run free in the creek. The kids all creek hiked with their suits on, and we all had a blast!
Yesterday evening we shyed away from the pool because we thought a storm was coming in. Since I had been promising it all day and they already had their suits on, we went outside to play in the sprinklers and the rain (which never came). When Buck came home from running, he did some calisthenics with the kids (they can earn extra TV time by exercising), which was hilarious, and a fantastic game of red light/green light with a twist. Hopefully I can post some of those pictures and videos. Did you know "blue light" means dance?
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