Vacation in Fripp!

 I am finally getting around to putting up some pictures of our vacation in Fripp Island, SC. My sister Patience was visiting me and I have been feeling particularly nauseous the last couple weeks, so I have not been on the computer much recently. Also, I have so many pictures that I was dreading sorting through them all! =) Apparently I am yet to learn that procrastinating never makes things easier. Then, I had the whole post finished but when I clicked "publish", blogger told me that I was not logged in and all of my changes were not saved when I did log in!

But I digress....here are some pictures of our relaxing vacation!

 I took this picture on our way to drop Lexi off at the Thomas' house for the week. She obviously knew that she was being left behind because she insisted on crawling into Brett's lap while he was driving. "Please don't leave me! See how loving and snuggly I am?" Thankfully, she had lots of fun playing with the Thomas' dogs and getting spoiled sleeping in Sarah's bed. Thank you Thomas'!

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The lovely house in which we stayed!

Sunset off the back deck over the golf course behind our house.

The boys went fishing in a creek running along the golf course.

They did not catch any fish, but we did see this alligator! The first alligator I'd ever seen in "real life"!

Nate was not allowed close enough to the alligator to see him. He'll have to wait until he's older to see his first real alligator. I had nightmares that night about alligators eating Nate! 

There are deer aplenty on Fripp!

Very friendly deer. 

We all enjoyed playing in the waves, though I have decided that I prefer the ocean to be on the cold side. I am sure that is just because that is what I grew up with, but it seems wilder and more refreshing when it's colder. 

After several of us were stung by jellyfish, we called it a day. Poor Melissa got the worst sting.

This picture is here solely because it is mind-boggling to me that my husband can bend like that! At least our children have some chance at being flexible. =)

The back of the house

Some beautiful Spanish Moss that I snapped a picture of on our way out.

So there's a few of the many pictures I took. I loved Fripp because it reminded me of Cape May, where we vacationed every summer when I was growing up (and still do). It was very quiet and we just rested, rode bikes, and went swimming. And we cooked yummy food, which is another essential part of a good vacation.