Marley Grace

Marley Grace and her mommy (one of my absolute bestest friends ever) came for a visit and I couldn't help but snap some of this beautiful little lady.  She has the most amazing brown eyes and long eyelashes!  I'm fairly jealous of those  :) 

Ah, those eyelashes...

Angel Oak

We took a family outing to John's Island to see this beautiful Angel Oak tree.  This beauty is believed to be over 1500 years old!!  If you ever get the chance to head that way, you should!  There's plenty of room for the kids to run.  Mal had the BEST time playing "over the branches, under the branches"  :) 

Today the live oak has a diameter of spread reaching 160 feet, a circumference of nearly 25 feet, and covers 17,100 square feet of ground.  I need to buy a serious wide angle lens to get all that tree in one photo!

She's a tree hugger.  :)

This is my favorite!

Yea, she has branches sprouting from her head, but she's still adorable  :)

Ha!  LOVE that face!

Man oh man, I LOVE these girls!!!

That little pink dot is Mallory Grace  :)

All of my loves...

I'm desperately trying to be in more photos!

a sunset with the girls

A week or so ago (I have no concept of time anymore!) I took the girls out for a walk.  We were having so much fun that we stayed until the sun went down.  Mallory loved saying "night night, sleep tight" to the sun  :)  Madison just loved hanging out in the front pack.  It's her favorite place to be!

Mallory "making sandcastles".

The clouds were so cool looking.

Hehe!  Those poor poor birds. 

"Uh-oh.  Make mess" - Mal Grace

Here's a few of us at the park earlier that day...

Madison, showing off her new teeth!

Me and my little ladies!

Mommy Time!

When I was younger and I needed some me time, I'd simply get in my car and just drive.  It was easy in a small town to drive for a few minutes and find a peaceful place to relax.  While I love Charleston, it's just not that easy to find a place without the hustle and bustle.  I was so pleased when I took a drive a few days ago (all alone!!) and found peace and quiet.  A few minutes up highway 17 and a few wrong turns led me to a beautiful location on the sound.  For 20 whole minutes (in mommy time, that is A LOT!), I got to relax and just have me time.  The pictures don't really do justice to how lovely this place was, but I hope you enjoy them anyway. 

the many faces of Madison

One thing (out of a billion or two) that I really adore about kids is their wide variety of facial expressions.  The following photos were all taken in about a 5 minute window.  I love every one of them, but I think my favorite must be the pretend pouty face.  She makes the most adorable noise in the world when making this face and it always makes me smile. 


the deer-in-the-headlights look

the look-how-sweet-and-innocent-I-am face

the giggle face

the laugh-so-hard-I-can't-keep-my-eyes-open face

the deep-in-thought look

the pretend pouty face

and alas, the distracted-by-the-big-sister look