Finally, South Carolina

July 2-12 were wonderful because we were out of Dayton, the muggy, boring city that it is. We were in South Carolina, surrounded by Southern drawls and precious memories. After our few days spent with the Ham Fam, we went to Surfside Beach, SC (only 12 miles S. of Myrtle Beach). It's not so "touristy", and it's friendly to calm, peace-seeking vacationers. Mom and Dad rented a condo at Maritime Place, the same Condo building they rented from three years ago where Jason and I got engaged. It was so great to be back where we said, "I love you" for the first time and had our very first kiss! And who knew we'd have a 9 month old and another baby on the way...not us! Totally not in our plans to have two children already, but God is way better at planning than we are, so we surrender! We shared the week with our dear friends, the Barkers. Sun-worshipping, wave-riding, reading, swimming, napping, eating out, and Dutch Blitz turned our week together into a wonderful time of memories. Not to mention, Mike and Maggie joined us unexpectedly and stayed a few days before trekking back to Boston. And of course, having a 9 month old with us had it's joys and setbacks. But most of all, it was great to be with everyone who we hold so dear to us.

"Daddy, look over there!"

Maggie and Reagan

"I'm the #1 swimmer!"

Same place we got engaged

Splish splash family

Jason and Reagan

Toes in the sand

Mike, Maggie, Becca, me, Jason, and Reagan

Mom, me, Maggie, and Becca

Same place we had pictures taken after our engagement three summers ago...

Mike and Dad

Me and Reagan

Another Detour

I know I'm supposed to be updating about SC, over a month ago--but I have been distracted by two pictures. One was from a year ago when I was pregnant with Reagan, and the other was taken by Amber last week while we were on family vacation in Michigan...fun and worthy of posting:

More to come soon, really.

HamFam Reunion

A few days after we found out we were prego, we packed up and headed to Blythewood, South Carolina! Uncle Henry (my Dad's brother) and Aunt Bonita live in a beautiful home in the woods and it was the perfect place for all the cousins to rendevoux. Anyways, Jason, Reagan, and I caravanned with my parents and sister to SC and met up with Mike and Maggie an hour away from Uncle Henry and Aunt Bonita's house at Cracker Barrel--our family favorite. Here are some pics of a wonderful Hamilton Family (HamFam) Reunion.

More pics and posts from the beach to come...

Foreshadowing...

Today Jason, Reagan, and I went to Elise Witthoeft's first birthday party. We loved being with her and all the friends and family that attended the party. It was lovely to be with so many friends with children, those who are expecting, and those waiting to see if they're expecting. It's awesome to see parents who love the Lord raising their children in a manner that honors the Lord. I'm truly amazed at how the Lord has brought us so many great friends who celebrate children. Back to the main point, Jason and I kept saying to each other, "Won't it be fun to have Reagan's first birthday party? How can we make that day special for Reagan, will she even care? What if she doesn't even have teeth to eat her cake with yet?" It was a fun day to dream about our baby girl being one in only four months. Here are some pictures of Elise devouring her cake and Jason and Reagan being the cutest daddy daughter duo I've ever seen.

Hello, Blogspot

Well Xanga was getting pretty boring so I decided to spice life up and go crazy with blogspot. With Summer finally here and vacations quickly approaching, I thought it would be nice to have a new blog to post my thoughts, pictures, and what nots.

Reagan and I have gone to the park a lot lately to look at the duckies. Here are some pictures of a recent trip. Thanks for visiting! There will be much more to come!