Yes, that is Peyton Up-Side Down

Peyton was enamored with Aaron (a family friend) at a swim party this weekend. She literally flipped over him!!! What a Kamikaze!!!!

Sunset Beach, North Carolina

The girls had a wonderful week at the beach. The weather was great - warm, but not too humid. The water was perfect - not too cold and lots of waves to ride. Both Peyton and Kali had a great time on their boogie boards. Kali even tried her hand at skim boarding. Of course, there was lots of sand castles and hole diggin'.

Sunset Beach is on the border of North and South Carolina, just north of Myrtle Beach. It was quiet and calm, although we did venture into Myrtle Beach for a couple of meals. The kids thought the best thing about Sunset was the crab hunting at night. They both got the hang of it pretty quickly. Those little jokers are fast!!!

Peyton did a great job navigating the waves. She is a serious beach bum. Even Kali seemed to get pretty comfortable with the sun, sand and surf on this trip. They both got the "St. Tropez" tan.

An evening of shopping in Myrtle Beach was full of excitement - but,the crowd was a bit much for us. We seemed to be getting accustomed to the slow pace of Sunset Beach.

Peyton on her boogie board and with a "crabby" friend.

We went on vacation with our friends, the Schonover's. Here are the kids, full of love for one another.



Peyton's surfing U.S.A. and in true Peyton fashion - she's drinking the Atlantic sea water, yuck!!!

4th of July Weekend

Andrew & Peyton enjoying the bonfire

The Oliver Family had a great 4th of July. Even though Jimmy had to work all weekend, we made the most of our time together. On the 4th we were up bright and early preparing for a BBQ. Jimmy grilled his "world famous" ribs. I made my equally famous baked beans. By 11:30 we had the makings of a 1st class BBQ on our deck and we ate ourselves silly!! Of course, when Jimmy left for work a couple of hours later, the 3 Oliver girls took a nap before we went to the 2nd BBQ of the day at our neighbors house. We had so much fun at the picnic we were too tired to drive downtown for the fireworks! It all worked out in the end because we spent the following afternoon and evening at Clay's Park with Donna and her family. We watched the park's fireworks - they were surprisingly awesome! To top the weekend off, we spent the next morning at our pool - as you can see Peyton is a big fan of the pool. Then we drove to see my aunt, uncle and grandma for yet another BBQ. We made the most of our independence on this gorgeous Independence Weekend.