Hilton Head - Finally - and a Walking Update

I still haven't updated on Hilton Head, so I'll touch on that quickly and then on to the walking update.

As defined by every mother:

-A vacation: Time away from home with lots of relaxation and time to do whatever you want whenever you want.

-A trip: Same old stuff, different location. :-)

So, what does that mean? About the second day, Mike looked at me and said that we weren't on vacation. Instead, we were merely on a trip. I immediately agreed. Let's face it. Taking care of two one year olds is taking care of two one year olds. It doesn't matter if you're in traffic congested, smoggy Atlanta or the beautiful picturesque beaches of Hilton Head. It was work. Don't get me wrong, we had a fantastic time and enjoyed the extra time with Kaitlyn and Nicole that an Atlanta work week doesn't afford. However, it wasn't really a vacation. Do you know that I was so delusional when we left that I actually thought I might come back with a tan. No way.

Kaitlyn and Nicole LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE water. Doesn't matter if it's a bath, the pool or the ocean. They loved it! No fear!!! The first day (and all the days after) we would put them down on the sand, and they would take one look at the ocean and crawl straight to it.

Ok, now for walking:

Nicole is really getting it. She walks very slowly and carefully, but she gets there. She can go several feet - maybe up to 10 feet?

Kaitlyn can walk maybe distances of only 4 feet. She takes 4 or 5 good steps and then comes clumsily down. It's truly hysterical to watch. It's like a drunk baby. :-) Good stuff. We're enjoying watching them figure this whole thing out.

By doctor's definitions at their one year check up, they were both officially walking. I just figured that since they turned one exactly one month ago that we'd be there by now. I didn't realize that from the first steps that it took this long to get "good" at walking. I should probably be thankful that they aren't all over the place quickly yet though. It will happen when it happens.

Oh, and some good news for Kaitlyn and Nicole. Sesame Stree LIVE is coming to Atlanta in September and we got tickets!!!!!!!! They're going to love it! I'm SO excited. Yeah!

Fourth of July - Finally!

Here are the last of the Hilton Head photos. If you scan back through all of the vacation posts, it looks like I've been able to weed our 440 photos down to 37 for you all to enjoy. :-)

All of these were taken on the Fourth of July!!! We all had our patriotic clothing on - the Barbrees were all about the red, white and blue.

I still owe you all a general update on the trip though.

Even More Photos - Told You We Took a TON!!!

STILL not even to the 4th of July. That will be my next post. Enjoy these other photos.

More Hilton Head Photos

Sorry...still no time to do an in depth post about the trip, but I do want to get some more photos out here. And these photos still don't take us through to the Fourth of July yet, so check back...more to come later.


Elizabeth and Jeana, this is just for you!!! The above photo is of us at GREG RUSSELL!!! Yes, we took the girls to hear him sing in Harbour Town. Thought you'd get a kick out of that.

Above and below: Just playing around on Greg Russell's stage one afternoon.

And here we are with Daddy on Greg Russell's bleachers. Elizabeth and Jeana, are you laughing yet?

Above and below: LOVING the swings in Shelter Cove after a relaxing outdoor lunch one afternoon. Don't know why Kaitlyn looks blurry. I have other non-blurry ones, but this was too cute to pass up.

Hilton Head Photos

I'll update more about the actual trip later, but for now, here are a few photos. We took a mere FOUR HUNDRED FOURTY photos!!!!!!!! It's taking quite some time to sift through them online to find the best ones for the blog. For now, here' s what I have. There are certainly more to follow later.