Tuesday, July 23 - August 5, 2002
It seemed like a good idea at the time. We've had a time-share at Hilton Head for more than twenty years. We decided to invite the UK contingent to join us all there for a week this summer. We rented another house across the street and the game was on.
Tuesday, July 23rd
Kristyn, Matt ..
.. and "da boy"..
.. arrive in Atlanta; in time for a meal:
Wednesday, July 24th
Today we went to Kennesaw to visit Spencer's Aunt Debbie ..
.. and cousins (l to r) Chelsea and Heather
Spencer got his first look at their pet snake:
Here's the gang:
Thursday, July 25th
The British are Coming! The British are Coming! And here they are:
Top to bottom and left to right, it's me, Michael, Terry, Matt, Lisa, Edna, Kristyn, Emma, Eden, Spencer and Gael.
Miss Eden joined us for dinner:
Edna, Spencer, Eden & Emma (and, of course, wine..):
Everyone's having a swell time:
Spencer with Auntie Lisa:
Pops takes a break:
We had a wee get-together:
Above are Spencer, Emma, Eden, Lisa, Kristyn, Margaux, Remy and Trisha.
I just liked this one of Edna, Lisa and Spencer through the glass door:
It's not often that Amy is the eldest child at a gathering:
Pops is taking his lecture from miss Amy quite well, I should think:
No, Spencer; do not poke your cousin when she's off-guard:
While it's true that smokers are banished from the house, that does not give wee ones tacit permission to decimate the smoker's purse:
Saturday, July 27th
The day finally arrives; we're off to the BEACH!
OK; five short hours later we're at the beach. And, to celebrate, today Spencer sits up alone for the first time:
Getting into your swimsuit is a two-stage process. Here's stage I:
.. and here's Stage II:
Monday, July 29th
In the pool with GrandDaddy:
Eden enjoys the hydraulic construction trade:
Swimmin' with Pops:
When you don't have a beach ball to toss around, you make do with whatever is at hand:
For the record, we do have an alligator in the lagoon behind the house:
Wednesday, July 31st
Take the babies to a bar? Us? Naaaaahhhh:
Dunno; the Mommies look pretty happy to be there:
It was Michael's birthday so we (surreptitiously) brought a cake for him and asked that the server bring it at dessert time. That's the good news:
As you can see, this cake is for someone named "Bob". While it's a nicer cake than the one we brought for Michael, we elected to return it.
Eventually the correct cake was located, served and enjoyed:
Friday, August 2nd
Today we're ALL going to the beach:
Surf's UP!
What sort of person would bury a tiny girl in the sand? (Hint: Ask her father...)
Matt, Kristyn and Gael:
Pops on wheels:
A day at the beach can't last forever... here we all are on the way back to the houses:
Actually, I like this one better; see the diff?:
Spencer, far from being tired, is overjoyed to ride in the van:
Sunday, August 4th
I wanted the Brits to experience the Blue Willow Inn in Social Circle, GA. It's not that we'd driven five hours back to Atlanta on Saturday; we needed another 100 mile round-trip to Social Circle.Here's the Inn:
Monday, August 5th
Alas, this is the day the everyone departs Atlanta, some going East, some going West. This picture is Eden with a toy which, in our collective judgement, is the dumbest toy ever constructed. Eden, however, deigned to play with it anyway:
We're all a bit sad as the last bit of Champagne is consumed..
..but babies have a way of cheering everyone up!
This adventure ends but many more await:
