Two Little Hensons

We wanted to go somewhere this summer, but wanted to be safe. We personally didn’t feel comfortable with renting a hotel or house from someone we didn’t know. Thankfully, my brother-in-law’s uncle has a house at Edisto that only family uses. We were able to rent it for 5 days and it was SO nice. Early in our marriage and early parenting years, someone gave us some great advice to vacation with your nuclear family. Now don’t get me wrong…we love traveling with extended family too, but this time is so sweet and we try to be intentional about it.

Day 1 we traveled, got settled in the house, relaxed, spent some time on the beach, fished, read, stocked up at the grocery store, and enjoyed the beautiful sunset!The next morning, the boys headed to the marina while AC and I checked out this neat open air market.Then off to the beach we went!Later that afternoon we headed to Botany Bay! We did the self guided tour. It was so neat to read all the history!That evening after supper, we headed back to the beach.Day 3, AC and I took a long bike ride on the beach while the boys played golf.Then after some rest time we headed back to the water!That evening we took some chicken necks and tried crabbing for the first time. It was so much fun!Day 4 was another beach day!That evening we wanted to try crabbing again. We caught shrimp too!We stayed up late that night to go looking for loggerhead turtles hatching.

The next morning was a walk on the beach, souvenir shopping, bike riding for the kids, and packing up! We are so thankful for a short vacation with our little family!

This past July, Devin and I celebrated our 16th wedding anniversary. We wanted to do something fun…but you know…Covid. So we decided to rent a boat and spend the day on Lake Murray. We packed the cooler and had a great day! We fished, tubed, read, ate, swam, and rested. It was such a great day!The night before a baked a cake for Devin. When we got home that evening from the lake, the kids set the table, made a menu, and helped cook dinner. We had a wonderful day – just the four of us! Happy sweet sixteen!

We did our annual blueberry picking. They are so yummy!This is seriously one of my most favorite desserts. Yum!Celebrating Father’s Day at Granny and Papa’s!The kids got their end of the year gifts from granny and papa! He got a new tool and she got a new charm. 🙂 Dancing with Papa. 🙂 Celebrating their Daddy. We sure do love him!!Praise the Lord!! Aunt Cindy made it through chemo! She did so well!Swimming with the Bonesteels!Celebrating Father’s Day with the Hensons.We also found out this day that Owen is going to be a “big bro yo!”Sweet treat on a hot day!Spoiled neighborhood kids…weekly trip to pelicans for a snowball.Another EEG…praying these seizures will go away!We were laying in my bed talking and she literally fell asleep!We went on a small hike one day. Below is a picture of the kids there with my parents before the rock fell over.Sweet, cool treat afterwards 🙂 🙂 sweet girl!I had some work to do so they made muffins for breakfast. 🙂 June seems like forever ago! Although things are different due to Covid, we had a great June 2020! 🙂

Charlie played in a tournament with the SC Jr Golf.Proud daddy!C got paired with such a fun kid!He played his best round ever!Spirit week at gymnastics! Superhero, Empire Pride, and Twin day. 🙂 Building a bike ramp with leftover wood. 🙂 I neglected my garden this year, yet it still provided some yummy treats! AC’s turn to go out on Grandpa’s boat! I just LOVE how intentional he is about spending time with our kids. We left the kids at home and headed out to play 9 for a date. 🙂 Two kindred, crafty people. 🙂 Love this friend! And love our public schools!Camper shopping! Ahh! Ours comes off the assembly line in a couple weeks and will be delivered after that! So exciting!!Picking up library summer reading materials. Zoo with the Bonesteels and Boyds! Sure do love having fun with cousins!Love these people!Hanging out with Owen. 🙂 Y’all! There’s never a dull moment with the Bonesteels. We had to help rescue a lost baby duck in their bushes. It was hilarious!Oh and they got a baby kitten.Golf and pizza with friends.Charlie has been playing basketball with friends weekly this summer and it has been such a blessing!Such awesome athletes!Water fun with the Whittingtons and Broadwells. 🙂 AC hanging out with AG!Couldn’t get enough of the launch! SO AMAZING!Sweet girl painting my nails.Doing a little shopping. 🙂 Daily neighborhood fun. So thankful for kids their age to play with ALL. THE. TIME. 🙂 Cookie making…My boys…Fun watching SA do her dances from the spring! 🙂 Aww…Uncle Devin reading with Owen!Supper at Granny and Papa’s with Pa.Always reading…Or baking…Aww…sweet memory.I just love looking back at pictures! Now I need to catch up from the rest of the summer since school starts Monday! Yay!!