Two Little Hensons

In July we headed to the beach with our friends.  I blogged earlier about our heartbreaking trip down with the accident we witnessed.  However, once we made it down, we had a great time!  Swimming in the pools, time on the beach…building sandcastles, riding waves, flying kites…, pizza dinner, pirate show, Broadway at the Beach, icecream, and much more.  We had a great trip!   Here’s a picture of the first year we went to the beach together and one from this year!  Fun times!

The weekend before school started, Devin and I took the kids to Charleston for a day trip.  We had such a wonderful time!  We first went to the Angel Oak.  It is an amazing tree! After that we headed downtown to the aquarium.  That was so much fun.  Next we rode a ferry over to Fort Sumer.  The kids loved the boat ride and exploring once we got to the fort.  After our ride back, we went downtown for dinner at this new yummy BBQ place.  We then walked down to waterfront.  The kids played in the fountain and had a blast!  We put dry clothes on, made a quick stop by the candy store, then headed to our friends’ house.  Devin’s college roommate’s family is from Charleston. They live near by and it was great to see them.  The kids had a blast and it was great catching up.  By then it was night.  We put the kids in the car and headed home.  They fell asleep on the way home!  It was a great getaway before school started.  🙂  Oh I love my family!

A few weeks ago Aunt Spencer married Uncle Brandon!  Before the wedding we attended another shower, had a girls’ night and a guys’ night and got our nails done.  Fun times!  The day of the wedding the sun was shining and everyone had a great time!


The Sunday after the wedding, we all went to Olive Garden to celebrate Aunt Caity’s and Uncle Chadd’s birthdays.  Yum! Uncle Justin’s grandmother passed away unexpectedly.  Because of this, we were able to spend a week with them here in SC. We had lots of fun!
Sister date at Starbucks! Our church hosted a father son tubing trip and a mother daughter paint night.  We had lots of fun!!

We went to Edventure a few times this summer as well!
The kids worked so hard to set up all these dominoes!Turtles at Granny and Papa’s house…
At the movies with Parker…
Cousin playdate… Storytime at Chick-fil-A… Riverwalk with Daddy… Charlie and his buddies! At the movies with sweet friends! Lunch date with Daddy…. On Anna Claire’s 5th birthday, we told her she could get her ears pierced.  She’s 6.  We’ve made a few trips to the mall with the intentions of getting her ears pierced.  The other week we were at the mall and AC changed her mind.  As we were getting ready to leave, we unexpectedly ran into their cousin planning to get her ears pierced.  We stayed and cheered her on!  I thought AC would change her mind…but she didn’t.  It’s ok.  🙂  She can get them when she’s ready.  Until then, she’s enjoying her clip-ons!

Here are some more super fun things we did this summer:

On Friday before July Fourth, we had dinner with the Broadwells and then enjoyed some sparklers and a few fireworks in the cul-de-sac with our friends.  On the Fourth of July, we headed to the parade at the peach festival where we enjoyed peach icecream, live music, and more!  That evening we had family over for dinner and more fireworks!
We enjoyed swimming and playing at the splash pad too!
Dress up, dinners at home, movie days, mommy school time, surprise lunches with Papa, and storytime every night…
Playdates at the park, car washes, and visits with great-grandparents were also lots of fun!
We enjoyed family golf outings and jumping at HiWire. We celebrated Meme’s birthday with family and did more swimming with friends and movie nights at home.

Several weeks before summer ended we got the kids’ school supply list.  They had fun picking out new school supplies!

I’ve STILL got more summer fun to blog about, but that’s all for now! 🙂

Last Monday was the first day of school.  Unfortunately, AC was sick and couldn’t go.  Charlie was excited and headed to school by himself.  He had a great day!

Anna Claire was much better and ready for school on Tuesday.  I think Charlie was glad to have her with him as well.  

Here’s a collage of them on the first day of school from preschool all the way to first grade.  

Check out all the cute things the teacher sent home each day from school!  She even took time to email me when AC was back at school to let me know she was doing well.  I am so thankful to partner with this awesome school for the best education and life experiences possible for our kids!  Once we made it through the first week, we headed up to NC on Saturday for a surprise birthday party and camping trip.  Devin’s pawpaw was celebrating his 80th birthday and so much family came to celebrate.  The kids and Devin played putt putt with Spencer, Brandon, and Parker before they left.   Next, we took the kids to the pool at the campground.  After that we went exploring, played on the playground, ate dinner, then ate homemade icecream with all the family who was staying the night to camp.  Devin and I took the kids back to the campsite, started a fire, and made smores.  The next morning we packed up, ate breakfast with the family, and headed home.  It was such a great weekend away!

Well, I never posted all these pictures from Christmas.  So I took a screenshot of them all on my iPhone.  Can’t believe it will be Christmas again in 4 months!