We flew into Atlanta, rented a car and drove up to Kyle's. Why Atlanta?...a cheap flight and we love a road trip through new countryside. Chad family did the same but stopped along the way to visit Janet's cousin.
The grand kids are growing up.
Charlie practicing tying his school uniform tie.
Friday before Chad's family arrived was spent shopping and getting ready for the fun.
Saturday when Chad's family arrived they couldn't get to the pool fast enough.
Charlie doing the ol' football catch.
Sunday was
...church with some of the grand kids.
Cousins
Grampa Karl watching the fun
...or is he just on his phone
Lots of cannonballs
and helicopter tosses
and trains.
The Treasure Hunt
There was $21.00 in coins buried in the sand pile.
Pa counting the each child's "finds"
to know how much treasure is still buried.
Chad cooked up some mighty fine ribs.
More pool time.
We finished out the evening with a little piano recital
Charlie keeping one of the more rambunctious ones focused.
Even Grampa Karl played a piece.
Monday
Grampa Karl had to fly back to Vegas.
Saying good-bye to Pa.
Lucia and I looking for more treasure.
Chad and Kyle took the kids and their sandy little cups of money to a store...for candy.
So much to choose from...so many decisions. They were all so excited about their purchases.
Tuesday we headed to:
Of course most of the kids wanted to ride with Chad and Janet
.. in the van with the DVD player.
I loved driving through the North Carolina country side. Then what was suppose to be a quick stop at McDonald's...turned into going back for a cell phone left in the restroom (I'm guilty...thank goodness someone turned it in). Then getting separated from the Kyle and Kim's van (they now had all their own kids) and going to the wrong beach. We finally made it to the beach!!!
It was fun...but the jelly fish were out in abundance and anyone that
got in the water for any amount of time got stung...minor injury but not
fun.
After a couple hours and several sand creations later
...Chad's kids said
"can we just go back to Uncle Kyle's to swim?"
So we did..back to
Kyle's for pizza and one last pool time.
Wednesday was back to school for Kyle's kids
...and they were pretty excited about it.
...except for Margot.
Shortly after the kids were off to school I loaded up with the Chad Tobler family for a ride back to Atlanta...and my spirit flight home
