Beach Trip: Part 4 of 5 -- "Whadaya talkin' about?"

Perhaps the best thing about being with my girlfriends is the encouraging conversations...




But all good things must end... And we packed the car.

Some of we really tired... and some played with the laptop

Some of us were ready to drive...

And some of us were just plain silly. :)

But there was one more stop to make...

Beachy Trip: Part 3 of 5 -- "I'm Starving!"

I LOVE Lucky Charms. Whew. Okay, I admitted it. Isn't that the first step... or is it the last... Acceptance? Anyway, when you're going to the beach, you need food. Lucky Charms was pretty high on my list. But, you can't eat it for dinner.


My chums and I (being responsible girls :) packed lots of food...

Yummy!

Of course, clearly labeled... In case we forgot: "Beach Food"

But, what would this trip be without a trip to Piggly Wiggly?!

Arnold Palmer tea? Oh yeah. I'm a golfer's granddaughter. And it shows. None of the other girls even knew who A.P. is... GASP! :P


By the end of the trip, we were definitely "Big on the Pig."


Mmm. Gelati.
I had never tried this frozen desert before. Delicious.

So delicious, that we had to visit Rita's twice. Therefore, the statement below is accurate. :P


More Coming...

Beachy Trip: Part 2 of 5 -- "What have we done?"

Once we arrived, there was so much to do! Mainly, kill ourselves having fun. :)

Exercising, biking, walking on the beach, seeing the sunrise, listening to music, reading good books, having great discussions, and sharing good films are some the activities we tried to cram into one week.

One day while getting our bikes, we discovered a friend...

Does anybody remember this little guys name?
"My name is.... Frank?"
Taking pictures while biking is not as easy as it looks. Just in case you were interested.




Oh yeah... and the beach. We became surfer girls really fast. No? Well, I tried... :P




Catching us all in the air turned out to be quite an accomplishment.

What would the beach be without a sandcastle?

Or feet pictures?



The sunrises were beautiful, though often cloudy...


Kiri and I only missed the sunrise one morning. Huzzah!

More coming...

Beachy Trip: Part 1 of 5 -- Did you bring the map?!

As no doubt most of you have noticed on The Kincell Family Blog, we (girls) went to Hilton Head. Thanks to the loving gift of the Kincell's grandmother, we had the opportunity to take a week's vacation.

So with a ten hour drive ahead of us, snacks aplenty, music galore, colorful tongues, and not a little excitement, we set off!

We took turns driving...



Except for Kelsie, who was stuck in the back...


Took lots of pictures!


Including strange sign photos. :P



Stopped for lunch: Where Dee had an unfortunate Pretzel incident. ;)


And (At last!) made it to our destination.

More to come...

Trip to KY

My great-grandparents had 15 children. What a testimony! And it is a great blessing to be able to visit my grandfather's sisters in KY. (My parents had previously traveled to Chicago... And so met us later...)

Traveling with my grandfather can be great fun. We turn on country or 40's music, and we sing in harmony. :)

Daniel and I

Grandpa

Aren't the Mountains beautiful?!

I loved this sign.
Doesn't "Big Otter" sound like a great place to live?

Once in KY, we played games with Aunts Esther and Marian

Rummikub was great fun

But, I didn't win a single hand

Liverpool Rummy is definitely my new *favorite* game :)

On Sunday, after worship, we visited the graves of our other relatives

Learning some history and enjoying the sunshine