Beach Vacation

We had a great week at Hilton Head. Our family was definitely due for some time together and away. The whole week was a lot of fun from spending time on the beach to swimming in the pool and, of course, Rita's Italian Ice. Tropical storm Fay was threatening throughout the week but we actually had great weather with it not being too hot and the rain we did get never prevented us from doing anything we wanted to do. Our villa was beachfront so every room had tremendous views of the ocean which was nice for watching the dolphins which came every evening. Steve actually got within 15 feet of them. My parents joined us for the week and it was great having them there. You can see more pictures at:
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EdVenture

Steve had the day off today, so we decided to go to the Children's Museum here in Columbia called EdVenture. We had a wonderful time and Ian enjoyed all the hands-on things that they had to play with there. If you're ever in the area this would be a really fun thing to do with your kids. Check out the pictures at the link below.

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Welcome to the family, Adam!!!!

Adam Daniel Fetterolf

7.29.08

6 lbs. 10 oz.

20 1/4 in.

We are thrilled to welcome Adam into the family. He is such a little sweetie! He loves to suck on his fingers, be cuddled, watch the Braves, and see everything going on around him. We are so excited to have little Adam be the first to carry on the family name. Daniel and Jenny are doing great as parents!

the first born son

cuddle time with Mommy


talking with Daddy

the proud grandparents

Ian giving Adam a 'tiny' kiss

Growing Up Fast

Hailey jumped herself to sleep.

All ready for the beach

Ian is showing off his Duplo town.

Special Time with Family

The month of July is Steve's month to be preaching away at camps. It is so nice that we live close enough to my parent's house for the kids and I to spend time with family while he is gone.

My grandmother from Maryland came for a three week visit and we had such a wonderful time with her. She came down to Irmo to visit us for a weekend while she was here. Ian especially enjoyed playing games with her, singing songs, counting cars, swinging on the swing, watching birds, taking walks, and many other wonderful things that only great-grandmothers can come up with to keep a two year olds attention. We are looking forward to more visits from her again in the near future.

Spending time with Mamaw
We went to the Riverbanks Zoo together and Mamaw rode the carousel with Ian which made him 'so happy' (as Ian likes to say)!

Ian (28 months) & Hailey (8 months)

Taking a walk with Honey at the fountains

Ian has developed a recent love and interest in any type of fountain. He had fun walking around and seeing the big fountains on Furman campus with his grandparents.

Taking it all in

Ian with his third favorite person in the whole world (next to mommy and daddy, of course).

Happy Father's Day!

Free entertainment for a two-year old

We wondered what was going on when we noticed a 'small river' coming out of our neighbors driveway a few days ago. Steve went over to check and it turns out that a waterline had broken underneath her driveway. It took a couple days for the water department to come and fix it, so it turned into a morning of entertainment for a two year old and his mommy.

The highlight of the mornings entertainment came when they broke through the driveway and the water was shooting probably 30-40 feet in the air and 100 feet away. Of course, the guys with the shovels turned it on the guy with the backhoe and the group of men were turned into boys for a few minutes while they had a water fight. They finally got it fixed but our poor neighbor's driveway is now torn up.