Family Beach Trip

We just finished an awesome week at the beach with my family. My parents, grandparents, sisters, brother, aunts, uncles and all my cousins went to Ocean Lakes Campground at Myrtle Beach. We had a wonderful time. The campground is huge and once you get inside you ride golf carts around. Kayleigh and Zeb thought that was a lot of fun. The first day that we were there we went to the beach only to discover that Kayleigh did not really like it at all! She didn't want to walk in the sand and she didn't like the ocean either. She told me "Mommy "they" (whoever they is) put salt in it!" ( referring to the ocean). So we spent a lot of time at the pool for the first part of the week and so did the other one million people that were at the camp ground. It was the only time in America that I have felt like I was back in China with all the people around. We kept trying the beach though and by the end of the week Kayleigh enjoyed the ocean a lot. Of course you had to hold her the whole time but at least she liked it. She never got used to the sand and had to have her own chair to sit in at the beach. She was hilarious. Zeb on the other hand thought the beach was amazing and even tasted the sand! He loved getting dirty and just crawled everywhere. We had a wonderful time and I am so glad that we got to spend it with my extended family since we don't see them very often.

Kayleigh with the water gun at the pool.

Kayleigh relaxing in her beach chair.

Since golf carts where the main mode of transportation they had some for sale. We found this Carolina Tarheels one that was for sale for about $12,ooo! Can you believe that?! That is crazy!

Cow Apperiation Day!

I have a confession to make. I might be a little obsessed with Chick-fil-a. The fact that this is my second blog of the summer about this restaurant and the events that have gone on there might be an indication or could it be that we have been so much that I can't even count how many times. Should I dare say that Kayleigh has even mentioned Chick-fil-a in her prayers. She says:
"Dear God, thank you for my friends and Chick-fil-a." I do really love the restaurant especially as a mom with two kids. It is the most kid friendly restaurant I have ever been too. Once I was there alone with both kids. After I ordered they brought me my food to the table and continued to asked me if they could bring me anything else. That was very helpful since I didn't feel like I could leave my kids alone. So when we found out it was Cow Appreciation Day and that whoever was dressed up like a cow got a free meal, we couldn't pass up the opportunity. We had spent the morning with Kelsey John's sister. We got white garbage bags and put black spots all over them. Chick-fil-a provided the hats and the signs which the kids decorated. We had such a good time. They had real cows you could pet once we got there. The free meal was worth all the fun we had dressing up!

The whole gang!

Zeb checking out the cows.

Happy 4th of July!!!

We had a wonderful Fourth of July! We spent the afternoon and evening with John's family for a good old fashioned American cookout. The kids played outside with some "snappers". Those are the things that you throw on the ground and they make a really loud popping noise. I used to play with them a lot when I was little. Once it was dark, Jay, my brother-in-law, taped all his fireworks to one box and rigged them together to make one big fireworks show. It was quite impressive especially at the end when the box caught on fire! We had to get the water hose to put it out. It was a great day and I was glad to be in America for once to celebrate!

Kayleigh's reaction after throwing her first "snapper".

This pink guitar plays music when you push a button. Kayleigh put on a concert for us while we waited for the fireworks to start.