Fun in the sun before a new school year

The boys and I skipped work and camp for a day at the end of July to sneak in a three day weekend before the start of school.  It was a beautiful weekend in South Carolina and we took full advantage of it.  Jillian (George's Goddaughter that so sweetly visits each summer) and her friend, Nina, were there visiting Judy before coming to our house, so we got to hang with them as well.  While Mom and I were catching up, Dad and the boys settled in on the couch for Jaws.  Yep, Jaws.  Dad said he taped it sometime back and couldn't wait to watch it with the boys.  I was leery, especially since we were there for the beach, but Drew and David were fine.  They were scared of the movie of course (Drew more than David) but for some reason didn't think they would see a shark themselves.  I'm 34 and STILL think I'm going to have a run-in with a shark every time I swim in the ocean, thanks to Jaws. Drew said that sharks likes cold water (there is a reference to the chilly water in the movie) and since the water in Myrtle Beach was quite pleasant, fortunately that meant no sharks :)  On Friday afternoon we went to the beach despite the dark clouds rolling in.  We figured the boys would enjoy running around even if just for a short while.  It ended up being a blast for boogie boards and we had tons of fun.  On Saturday we all boated at Bird Island - what a gorgeous day - and on Sunday we went to the beach for a couple of hours before heading home to pull out school clothes and make lunches! 

Enjoying our "nest" at bird island. 

Pretty Grandmas

Lovin' on Nina and Jill

At the Kindred Spirit Mailbox.  What a special place.  Visitors to Bird Island can write an entry in one of the many journals inside the mailbox.  Drew referred to the walk there as an "epic adventure."  Precious.  

CC and Drew write notes. 

Getting rough with Day Day 

David fell asleep during the 2nd running of Jaws.  

Beachin' it before heading home.

Yo Lo after a great first day of school!

David proudly shows off his BEE Folder from his new preschool.  

Piranha Pride

A big chunk of our summer was spent at the pool as Drew and David practiced and competed on the Prestonwood swim team. Drew had a great season, swimming competitively in free style, backstroke, and relays and improving significantly on breast and fly.  In addition to being completely spoiled by the coaches and teenage swimmers, David also loved swimming and improved a ton. We all had a blast spending most evenings at practice and Tuesday nights at meets.  The boys were troopers as swim meets run way past our normal bedtime! The season ended with an awards banquet where the boys each received a medal and David was awarded the Mighty 6 and Under Coach's Award.  We were extremely proud and David was pumped!  Drew won the same award last year so now they have a matching set.  The coaches were so complimentary of the boys, commenting on their good attitudes, constant smiles, and impressive swimming.  I was one proud mama! Until next summer...

Drew's medal.  

David with his "bupple head."  The Coach's Award is a bobble head swimmer, pretty cute.  

Coach Michael

Head Coach Paul

Coach Shannon.  She is an absolute sweetheart and on numerous occasions jumped in to swim with David when his nerves got the best of him.

Coach Sydney.  May I be obnoxious for a minute?  Coach Sydney's Mom came up to me at the banquet to say that Sydney talked about the Davis boys all summer. She said their dinner conversations were "David Davis this, David Davis, that...." Very sweet of her and we all adore her just as much!

David and his pal, Anneka, showing off their awards.  

Drew with new friend, Jacob.  Jacob lead the 7-8 group, quite a rock star in the pool.  

David being silly with one of his new pals.  

 David with his friend, Sam.  

A good chunk of the 310 piranha swimmers

At a meet

 The boys love decorating their backs.  

Sometimes David would get tired and make this face.  

And at the final meet, he went ahead and took a snooze.