The Tripp Family: September 2010

Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Surprise!

What a fun weekend we had! My parents were on vacation in Washington, D.C. last week. They were supposed to head to Hershey, PA for the last part of the their trip...that's what Mom thought anyway. Dad and I had planned a secret trip to meet up in Asheboro, NC. Mom had no idea until Friday morning. She figured out something was up when their GPS started saying "head south on 95" She thought they were headed to my house! Tricking her was too funny! We met up at a hotel on Friday afternoon and hung out all weekend long. Kennedy was beyond happy to see Grammy and Papa and it made me smile from ear to ear to see her so excited! The big attraction in Asheboro is the North Carolina Zoo. The zoo is HUGE! Kennedy loved looking at the animals and eating all the treats along the trek! We had a blast~ thanks for everything Mom and Dad...Thanksgiving is just too far away!!!

Squeeling with excitement!!! She was so happy to see them!

Bed time stories with Grammy

At the zoo, she loved these turtles:-)

Playing on the slide with Daddy

OH MY was she in heaven! The zoo had a carousel!! We rode that thing at least 5 times

Cooling off in the mist with Papa

Time to say goodbye:-(

They didn't want to leave each other

We came home to a very rainy Charleston!
After staring out the window watching the rain she finally convinced Daddy to take her outside to splash in the puddles!

Sunday, September 19, 2010

Family Photos

We had more family photos taken this week at one of the local parks. It was really hot and Kennedy was in no mood to pose for over 500 pictures. We managed to snag a few good ones!

Kennedy's BIG announcement:

Kennedy will become a BIG sister in May 2011!
We couldn't be happier!

Tuesday, September 14, 2010

1st Family Camping Trip

Kendal has been bugging me about going on a family camping trip for quite sometime now. So a few months ago, I, of all people, began organizing a BIG camping trip with all of our friends. We headed out on Friday morning to "Short Stay" a military camp ground on Lake Moultrie (only about 40 minutes from home) 12 adults, 6 kids, and 3 dogs was quite the adventure but lots of fun! Out of the 6 kids we had with us, 4 of them were 2 and younger. All things considered they did really well. Lots of tears at bedtime though. Especially from Kennedy. Mommy wasn't too excited about sleeping on the ground or in a super muggy tent either. Note to self...air mattress and fan are required for our next trip! We were supposed to camp Friday and Saturday night, however, it started to rain around 5pm on Saturday and spoiled our trip. The kids were wet and cold, mommy was miserable, and there was a puddle of water in our tent...after much deliberation, everyone decided it would be best if we packed up and headed home! So in the dark and the rain we tore down our camp sites...what fun~ NOT!! I think we will stick with one night trips for now and slowly progress to longer trips! Kendal said he was really proud of this city slickers effort!!! Overall we had a really enjoyable time and are looking forward to our next trip!

There was a Buckeye's fan watching the game across the street and "Hang on Sloopy" began to play! My little Buckeye started dancing O-H-I-O

Vroom Vroom!

A couple of the kids watching a movie

We rented a 22ft pontoon boat for the afternoon
Kennedy's favorite part of the weekend was helping daddy drive

Erin and I Jumped off the boat
I wore my life jacket! Safety first!

Having a snack! We spent over 3 hours out on the water!

The boys had lines hung off the side of the boat and we managed to only catch one fish!
He was totally worth the wait!

Kennedy saw the fish and started yelling "its a shark mommy"

There he is, took a bit to get him on the boat~ he put up a good fight!

Mike with his fish!

Helping Daddy fish!

We survived the outdoors:-)

Monday, September 6, 2010

Fun in the Sun!!!! Myrtle Beach

We headed up to Myrtle Beach for the long weekend and had SO MUCH FUN!
Myrtle Beach is only about 2 hours from Charleston and so worth the drive. Kennedy had a ball! Tons of kid friendly things to keep us busy! She had a smile on her face the entire weekend! The weather was perfect and we may have just found our annual Labor Day vacation spot!! We hope you all enjoyed your weekend as much as we did~ Enjoy the pictures!

Daddy was in Alabama last week for work!
She was so excited he was home!

Where we stayed

Our Condo...

The view from our Condo. We stayed right on the water!
Waking up and hearing the waves crashing right outside your window is the best!

Heading to the swimming pool!

Mommy's Little Fish!

We found a beach side playground!

We went to BroadWay at the Beach and the very first thing we saw....
DINASOURS!
(Kennedy is out growing her cat obsession and is now in love with Dinasours!)