vacation!

The last week in August we headed down to Lake Keowee in South Carolina (near Clemson) where my parents rented a house for the week.  The house was on the lake and had a dock with a jetski, a kayack, and a canoe that we could use.  Even with 2 kids it really was a relaxing vacation - Andrew helped us out by sleeping through the night the first night of vacation (and everyday since then).  Adam and Caleigh posed on the jet ski...  Funny story - we could not figure out how to get it started because there was no keyhole - we spent a whole day looking for a keyhole but it is actually too old to have one - you don't even need a key!  We took a family ride with Caleigh around the cove - she was a big fan!

We played golf on Monday which was really fun (I miss it!) and then on Tuesday and Wednesday we rented a pontoon boat.  This is how Andrew enjoyed the boat...We found a fun beach area and docked there for swimming and playing in the sand.  The first time we found it on Tuesday night Caleigh and Karen weren't wearing swimsuits - oh well... And we forgot the sand toys... And we forgot a swim diaper (nice bum)... But she enjoyed it nonetheless... Caleigh took a turn driving the boat with Uncle David. And posed on the boat one last time... We explored the lake on the boat and had a great time tubing and sunning and cliff jumping (one of my favorite things!).  On Thursday and Friday we relaxed - played at the pool, walked the dogs and watched them swim, worked on puzzles, played Super Nintendo, played games, ate ALOT, and generally enjoyed each others company.  On Friday we went into "town" to go out to dinner at The Steakhouse Cafeteria.  Surprisingly it does not actually serve steak - the choices were fried chicken, flounder, or liver and onions.  It was such a downhome place but the food was really good.  Caleigh took a ride on PopPop's shoulders after dinner. And we found Pop Pop's kitchen - at our Pop Pop's kitchen you can find excellent omelets, grilled cheese, homemade bread, salads, and grilled chicken or steak... not sure about this Pop Pop's grill. And a family picture - some random girl took it on the fly, only took one picture, and it turned out awesome.  

Thanks for such a fun and relaxing vacation Gigi and PopPop!