Charleston, SC

For Kris' spring break my mom was able to get us 2 nights stay in Charleston. We have been told by numerous people that it is a "must see" while you are in the South. Our first stop there was the South Carolina Aquarium. I guess I haven't been to too many aquariums but I expected more than what I got. It was neat, don't get me wrong, but I'm pretty sure that there are better ones out there for the same price or less. Anyway, it was fun to pick up the star fish and see a bunch of fish and turtles.

This is an albino alligator. You don't find these in the wild very often because when one is born they usually don't survive for very long because of their sensitivity to light.

Good thing I've already found my prince charming because this kiss didn't get me anything;)

We went to the Boone Hall Plantation which neat. At it's largest it was about 4,000 acres. I think it's around 700-800 acres now. The first house built there was in 1790. I learned that back in the day ladies weren't supposed to show their ankles and if a man did see her ankles he was obligated to ask for her hand in marriage. Oh how times have changed.

This is the USS Clamagore. We got to walk through it and I'm so glad that I don't have to live on a submarine. Talk about close quarters! If I had to be on one I'd like to be the Captain. He is the only one who gets his own room. The crew got to sleep in shifts so they would share their bed with 2 or more other people.

This is the USS Yorktown. It's a ship that is now a museum.
Cheese! This is on the ferry that takes you to Fort Sumter. Notice the tear in his eye, it was pretty windy.


Folly Beach, SC

This is Denzil's first trip to the beach. I think he enjoyed himself. Too bad I forgot his swimsuit.


Fort Moultrie, Mt. Pleasant, SC

This fort had some Revolutionary War significance. Fort Sumter sits on an island across from this fort.

Denzil's 1st Easter

Me being the lame mom that I am, the only thing I got for my baby's first Easter was some empty plastic eggs and a bottle of bubbles. He sure liked his eggs though. This is the first time in a LONG time that I have had an Easter basket with a few goodies. Maybe next year I'll get more into it. Good thing Denzil has awesome Grandma's that sent packages of things for our little boy to enjoy.

Grayson Highlands, VA

A few weeks back Kris had some time off after taking one of the biggest tests of his medical life, so we ventured just across the border into Virginia to Grayson Highlands state park. From there you can get onto the Appalachian trail and you can see "wild" ponies and you can actually see your surroundings because it isn't so thick with trees. It was a beautiful day and we were able to hike for several miles. Denzil did great and I think he might have even enjoyed himself.

More Houston

I had a dream about this cool park. The toys were lots of fun and Denzil and I even went down a few of the slides. I don't know if he had as much fun as Sam but it was a great day to enjoy playing outside and having our picnic sandwiches from Lenny's.

This was a common occurrence after us driving around to the fun places. Lots of times all 3 kids were snoozing.
Enjoying a bit of the rodeo and the concert afterward of Lady Antabellum. I didn't really know their music but Kate sure had a great time dancing to the tunes.

Houston Trip

These 2 are part of the reason Denzil and I took our trip to Houston. We had tons of fun playing with Kate and Sam. We played some Duck, Duck, Goose, played at the park, went to the Alligator park, the Houston Rodeo, had a picnic together, went to the Blue Bell ice cream factory, and other fun things. Thanks for a great time!

This Gator sat like this for quite a while. He was in the same spot with his mouth open both times we past him. Does anyone know why they keep their mouth open and just sit there? I don't so if you can enlighten me that would be great.
These are some baby alligators. This park doesn't have fences and so the alligators can be right on the trail, just to the side in the brush, at the waters edge (which is only a couple feet from the path) or really they can go anywhere they like. Just a few feet from these babies was the mother alligator and on the other side of here were some other baby alligators, slightly bigger than these ones.

Tickle tickle

Oh my goodness, another picture?!

7 Months Old

This cute little boy is now 7 months old. He has been eating solids for the past month, somedays eating more than others. He eats rice cereal, sweet potatoes, carrots, and he just tried peas yesterday. He didn't seem to mind them but he hasn't been too into the solids the past few days. I don't know if that is because he has a cold but we'll keep doing what we are doing and I'm sure he'll get what he wants and needs nutrition wise. He has been a pretty good sleeper (except while I was on vacation in Houston). He usually sleeps about 10.5-11 hours a night, sometimes a little more than that. He loves to play in the tub with a yellow ducky. He isn't too fond of getting out and dried off and lotioned up but he can't stay in the tub all night long. He loves to talk and can go on for quite a while. He's pretty content to play with himself but loves to sing songs with me. He laughs when tickled and when Kris pretends to munch on him. He reaches for the book when we are singing hymns at church and reading stories at home. He is quite good at sitting by himself and he now gets up on all fours and rocks back and forth a bit. No crawling yet but I'm sure it's not to far out of the picture. We have really enjoyed the past 7 months and love watching him learn and grow. Denzil, We Love You!

NC Zoo

A couple weeks ago we took a little trip to the NC Zoo with some friends. This is what the back seat of a car looks like with three carseats in it. Good thing it's a big car. If you notice Denzil's eyes in this picture are kind of puffy. This was taken at the end of the trip after he cried and cried while being in the stroller. I would have held him but it was difficult trying to push the stroller and hold him. Oh well. He did well for the most part.

Abby and Grace-they sure are cute girls!

This is the kids watching the sea lions and seals swimming around in their tank. They were pretty active.

I just love this face!!

I never knew a kid could enjoy swinging so much. I like it for a few minutes and then I start to feel sick. Gotta love that smile;)

Sleeping

Isn't he just so cute! I thought I'd have to go turn him over every time he rolled to his tummy in the night. Well, we officially have a tummy sleeper now. He almost always rolls right to his tummy when I put him down for naps or night time.

Uh-Oh

What's that in your mouth Denzil?

OH, 2 teeth! That explains a lot!

Primates at the Zoo

Greenville Zoo

We ventured down to Greenville, SC last weekend to meet up with friends from Atlanta. We decided that the zoo would be a fun pick. It was a nice sunny day and fun to see a few animals. It's a small zoo so there were just a few animals but they didn't disappoint. This zoo had quite a few animals from Madagascar which was cool for me. They had a couple types of lemurs, the hissing cockroaches, some type of snake, and a turtle I think. Anyway, Denzil and I had a great time so here a few pics from the trip.

Denzil's second word??

Sorry that the video is of the back of his head but I didn't want him to stop talking when he saw me bring out the camera.