South Carolina

The wedding in Georgia put us not too far from my aunt and uncle who just retired in South Carolina. As a weird bit of coincidence, they retired to the same development that some good friends of ours from Dallas have had a lake house in for years. So we called up our friends and asked if we could use their house for the week... they very generously agreed and so we added South Carolina to our itinerary! Our friends have a large family and lots of grandkids, so the house was way bigger than even the 12 of us needed and already had all of the kid supplies you could possibly need... even teeny life jackets :)

Here is the back patio with a view through the trees to the lake~

The lower section of the patio~

You can't tell from the pictures, but the lake is pristine. We sat on the dock with our feet in the water and we could see the bottom of the lake with perfect clarity.... lovely :) Jane was impressed~

The kiddos loved the rocking chairs around the fire pit and spent a lot of time out there~

Janie flirting with Aunt Amy (who isn't paying attention... tsk tsk)

Asher!

More fun times in the rocking chairs~

Elena and Micah~

Because my aunt and uncle were nearby, my grandma was able to fly up and spend some time with us as well, and she didn't have to stay 24/7 with 6 kids aged 6 and under ;-)

I think this is the first time my Aunt Cathy and Uncle Bob met our kids... so thankful to the Zellers for the use of their gorgeous house and the ability to see family!

You take what you get with the kids :)