Today there was hiking and picnics

 and quality time with nature and my beautiful girls. 

So grateful

Our week in review:

pools.....picnics.....pictures....lily pads

lots and lots of lily pads! 

oh, and we may have squeezed in a beach visit, just to try something different :D





 

 

Today we had another most wonderful picnic...

this time at Jarvis Creek. Then we took a nice hike around the creek, followed by a spending spree at Barnes and Noble (several books for our homeschool shelf)! Perfect girls' day out!
If that wasn't perfect enough, we took advantage of Panera's online rapid ordering. When I arrived, I noticed our order was not on the shelf, so I knew that meant they were out of something. They were out of Angel Girl's pasta, and our iced green teas. We just chose other items, no biggie to us. But the manager was SO nice, he tossed in Angel Girl's soup for free, the drinks for free, extra baguettes and free pastries. We got $30 worth for about $11! (Another soup was free from earning one).
Abundance arrives in fun ways when you're open to receiving it! Grateful 

beautiful day for a picnic on the pier

sometimes a girl just needs a January picnic:

picnic lunch with my girls

Panera Picnic on the Pier with Pelicans

(ok, so I'm a geeky former English Major, who has almost zero control when there's an opportunity for alliteration :D)

However, this:

Breakfast in the Park

This is the bridge that leads to the island where we now reside:D

This is what life is all about!! (ok, maybe not McDonald's:)

First Picnic in Our New "Backyard"!!!!!! (two weeks ago:)

Please meet one of our new neighbors, Polly

This is our new sandbox, it rocks!!!!!


So serious for having so much sand?

Dorky mama, at least big floppy hats and sundresses are extremely fashionable and functional and necessary here

How did my Little Angel become not so little anymore?

When you visit, be prepared for rustic dining with us!!!!

Hunting Island, dinner on the beach

We finally we able to bring the girls' daddy to Hunting Island. He's been working so hard since we arrived, he hasn't had much time-out for fun. So, last Sunday, we packed up our baby smoky joe, and had a cookout on the beach. Picnics prove rather challenging on the Atlantic Coast. As much as we LOVE LOVE LOVE the strong ocean breezes, they carry our plates and things away. Adults can manage, but it's more challenging for the kiddos. Need to come up with some ingenious windproof method for the plates---may involve some heavier plate holders or something--or, hmmm, maybe we should just move onto acryllic plates, and help the environment more, which is right up our alley anyway! These pictures were taken at almost 9 pm, right before we were evicted:D