do you know what I LOVE?!!!

That my parents no longer live 20 miles away, and they can spontaneously call and say, "hey, let's go on a beach walk and then out to lunch!"....and (because we homeschool and now live only seven miles from them and all...oh, and the weather is crazy nice December weather).....we say, why YES, yes, let's do that!


and....we can get photos of me and the girls that AREN'T selfies...and Grandma can still pull all the crazy antics out of her beach hat to make them smile (you know, because they still won't cooperate with photos...like they're two...which they're not...in case you weren't sure:)

and of course the photo opportunities on the coastline are endless:)

and then there's Brie.....We probably have the ONLY children in the entire history of mankind who give us a hard time about going to the beach....seriously!  But, thank goodness  Brie (and Grandma and Grandpa:) moved down......

speaking of Brie, she met a puppy friend....

me and my "little" girls....ages 10 and 11:)
remember I mentioned lunch....well, to get to lunch we *had* to walk by the boats in the Marina....and they just happened to be decorated....

Captain Snoopy!
lunch...Mexican...YUM!

Brie likes lunch :D

King Triton and his daughters:)

Merry Christmas from Hilton Head!  and as a grand finale.....guess who greeted us upon our return to our neighborhood!
 
Merry Christmas to all, and to all a goodnight!