H*ilton He*ad Vaca*tion

This past week found the beauties in Hilton Head, South Carolina crashing Daddy's golf trip! We had a great time. Thank you Daddy for letting us tag along with you. Our trip started early on Friday when Grandpa picked us up to go to the airport. Mommy was a little freaked out by the tiny (only 12 rows and we were in row 11) airplane! I knew it was a smaller plane but I had no idea it would be that small. A lady sitting behind me asked me "did you know this plane was so small?" She might possibly have been more afraid than me. The flight was uneventful and we arrived happy and ready to enjoy the warm weather. It was beautiful. We all got sunburned. For those who know me that is unheard of--I do not do SUN. The beach was so nice. I love the beach so much. The beauties enjoyed both the beach and the indoor pool. The outside pool was a little too chilly to swim in this early in the season. The beauties loved their strawberry smoothies every afternoon on the pool deck while we waited for Daddy to come back from his golf game. We played mini golf, went up in a light house and spent a lot of time enjoying each other's company. The beauties found a restaurant that they loved. I think they both just liked saying it's name--One Hot Mama's. Julia also found out that she enjoys a big breakfast buffet. She was so funny cruising around the buffet table. It was a really nice getaway. We're already trying to talk Daddy into taking us on his next golf trip :)

My Gymnast

Today was my beauty's first gymnastics "meet." It was an exhibition during a big invitational meet hosted by Julia's gym. Julia's team is the Shooting Stars and this was their first time performing in front of people. They wore their team leotards and scrunchies and had gel and glitter in their hair just like the "big" girls. They showed off their skills on beam, uneven bars, vault and floor exercises. I was so proud of Julia for her performance. She was very nervous about the beam because it seemed so much higher at the meet than it does during practice. During practice there are so many more mats which brings down the height of the beam. During the meet there is only one mat which makes it look so much higher. Julia did great! At the end her team was presented with their first "official" gymnastics trophy. The look on their faces was priceless when the assistants came out with their trophys. Aunt Carol, Uncle Jim, Grandpa, Leslie and Megan came to support her and after we went out to dinner to celebrate. It was a great day!