Summer Vacation

This summer has been dragging... and we were in need of a change in scenery... and to get out of town for awhile. So off to Mimi and Papa's we went for 3 whole weeks!! It was a wonderful trip and we had lots of fun and made some great memories. The drive was uneventful down except for the traffic.. note to self don't travel on a Saturday during the summer... it took us a little over 6 hours to go 300 miles and made it to the halfway, pit stop of Conyers, GA which is right outside of Atlanta on the east side of the 20 toward Charleston. My mom met us there and we spent the night in a hotel... then got up the next morning and pushed through the other 300 miles to Summerville. It was a much mellower day of driving with Peighton in the car with Mimi so I just had Henry and Pete our dog. We were lucky enough that Papa had off the first week we were there so both Henry and Peighton got in some Papa time!! We had a first great week... my mom and I took Peighton to see Toy Story 3.. we all enjoyed it! I also got to spend an afternoon at the Spa which was a birthday/anniversary present from the hubs... it was a wonderful experience and beyond needed... 3 hours of pure relaxation and pampering... I got a massage, a body wrap and a haircut. It was fabulous!! My aunt, uncle, and two cousins came up from south Florida for a week while we were there. It was great to see them.. and they all got to meet Mister Henry Clay for the first time.. they were all in love and smitten with him especially Aunt Liz. We enjoyed going to the pool a few times with them as well as downtown Charleston. We had a great visit with them!! We celebrated the 4th with a fantastic cookout with the whole family... what a wonderful memory.. all had fun!! I was also thrilled that while I was at home in SC my best friend Celeste had her baby girl.. she is so precious... and I got to visit them both in the hospital the day after Bailee Grace was born... then we all went and visited them at home. Peighton was most impressed with the little one... weighing in at only 6.5 pounds at birth.. she was quite smaller than Peighton's little brother! We had a great time being back in SC... lots of good memories and fun times. It was a good way to break up the mundane of the summer!! We look forward to going back again this fall :)