Sunset cruise in Charleston

On Tim's birthday, we took a sunset sailboat cruise of Charleston's harbor. There was a dolphin swimming around the boat while it was docked. We saw some beautiful homes, and some big cargo ships.

The sunset was incredible! It was a gorgeous night and a lot of fun!

Meghan and Kevin in Charleston

Sheila and Tim's new house

I love Sheila and Tim's new house - it's very cozy and cute! It's got three floors. The first floor contains the office and formal dining room when you walk in the front door, and then the living room/kitchen at the back of the house. There is an enclosed patio too, where we enjoyed putting up a new ceiling fan and then having surf and turf for dinner on Tim's birthday. The second level has three bedrooms and two baths, plus the laundry room, and the third floor is a huge bonus room that could be a bedroom, or a game room, etc. Granny worked hard on making all the curtains and bench cushions for the house, while I put together the swing set and re-upholstered the dining room tables. We worked hard to unpack, but played hard too!

Tour of Charleston 2010

We decided the best way to see Charleston was on a horse-drawn carriage ride. The houses are just gorgeous! We were able to go into one that had been turned into a museum. The houses have side porches that face towards the ocean breeze. They have doors to the outside front yard and back in the day, if the door was open, that meant the ladies of the house were accepting visitors. If the doors were closed, that meant the ladies less dressed in order to cool themselves off on the porch, so gentlemen were not to call then. There is a market downtown where people sell arts and crafts. There are a lot of woven reed baskets being made right there. The cobblestone streets are charming!

On the way to Charleston 2010

When my mom and I drove down to Charleston to visit my sister, Sheila, we took the opportunity to stop by the dorms at U. of Kentucky and U. of Tennessee to see where my niece Kaitlyn (UK) and my nephew Dylan (UT) would be living for this school year as freshman in the dorms.





















Kaitlyn's room
























Dylan's room








Mom's dog, Sophie, came along on the trip too. She's really cute except in the middle of the night in a hotel in Knoxville where she barked all night long! She'll eat anything - including my salad with bleu cheese dressing on it!

Waiting for Shelby's arrival

We had a visit from grandpa and Miriam a day or two before she went into the hospital to have Shelby. Looks like she was pretty ready! Kirsten flew in the day of the induction and brought her youngest son, Luke with her. He got to stay at our house with his Uncle Lars and Aunt Lynda while Kirsten was helping Miriam deliver at the hospital!