Downtown Savannah and A Visit With Baby Jacey!

Our next outing with Alison's crew was a day in downtown Savannah. We went to River Street to walk and look around.

This picture of Momo is really overexposed but I love how you can see how blue her eyes are.

Kristen and Randy...

Heather and Aaron.

We were waiting outside one of the shops while Alison went in to look for something.....not really sure why Eric had Taejan pinned on the wall.....I think they were singing the fillet of fish song!

Monkeys in the trees!

Declan and Ian discussing life in the shade...

We tried a new place for lunch and we all loved it!!!

We decided to walk a bit and go see the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist. Well, during our walk, we introduced our friends to a Ga downpour!! We ran up under an overhang to get out of the rain....

When the rain slowed up, we started walking again. We made it to the cathedral 10 minutes after they closed for the day!!! Oh well, it was a fun walk!! After we got home and cleaned up a bit, Alison and I ran over to see Jacey for a minute! I think Jacy didn't want her picture taken! She is exactly one week old here.

I even shared her and let Alison hold her for a few minutes!

My Sweet Niece!!

Kristen loves Jacey!!

Such kissable little cheeks!

Old Effingham Day with Alison's Crew!

Thursday was a busy day with Randy having his checkup for his eye, some shopping and getting ready for our friends from MA to come visit. I also cooked dinner for Johnny and Erin. Alison, Eric and their kiddos arrived around noon or so on Friday. We spent the afternoon just hanging out together. Randy cooked low country boil for us and as usual, that was yummy!! We got up and just spent the morning chatting and playing then we got ready to go to Old Effingham Days. The kids wanted to ride together so here are Ian, Momo, Jadziah and Declan in our car waiting to leave.


Looking at the tractors and cars on display.

Kids loved the fire truck.

Our next stop was for the kids to grind some grits!

Kristen helping Ian and Jadziah.

Aaron and Noah playing on the stilts.

Aaron being a good big brother!

The kids couldn't get enough grits grinding!

Randy and Aaron were checking out the display of old tools.

Kristen trying the water pump.

Momo pumping water.

Ian pumping water....

Hotdogs for lunch!

Silly String Fight!!

We had a great time. The rest of Saturday afternoon was just more fun hanging out at the house....and of course good food again!

A History Field Trip!!

On Monday, May 5th, we went for a day trip to Charleston, SC. We visited Patriot's Point. It was a lot of fun and we all learned something too! There was so much to see and we did tons of walking. Of course, I took lots of pictures too!

Looking out towards the aircraft carrier from the parking lot.

The entrance onto the aircraft carrier...



Lots to see, explore and learn!

One of the dining rooms.

One of the bunk areas......I am so happy I don't have to sleep like that!

Ian in a cockpit of an airplane. You can barely see the top of his head in there.

We climbed up and down MANY steep staircases while there. My legs reminded me of that the next day too!!

One small spec of the engine.

Out on the flight deck....

Looking down at the submarine!

The battleship and Coast Guard boats.

Finding some shade and taking a rest under an airplane wing! It was hot up there!

Ian trying out the captain's chair!

Getting ready to head out to tour the submarine. We stopped for a quick snack.

Just a sweet picture of Randy and Ian taking a little break.

About to go down into the submarine!

Goofy!

Checking out inside the submarine.

One of the larger areas, notice the bunks around the top edge!

A TINY kitchen ( all the kitchens were "decorated" as if there was actually food cooking)



Potty anyone? Not much room in there!

Back out on the other end...

Aaron in front of the aircraft carrier.

Now onto the battleship.

Checking out a remote control helicopter.

Boats in the marina....


The battleship kitchen.

Doctor's office.

Chapel

At the controls!

Papa and Mama!

Last tour was the coast guard boat. In the dining room.



When we were all done, we went downtown and ate a yummy dinner before heading home. I am sure we will be back to Charleston soon to see some of the other fun sites they have.