Downtown Charleston

We were in Downtown Charleston over the weekend. We were ill-prepared for Millie to take a dip in the fountain so needless to say Millie was not so happy when her dip was short-lived. Poor Matt was getting too wet to let her dive right in. The bottom picture displays her sad tantrum afterwards.

The Citadel

At the Citadel, enjoying a walk on the grounds. Millie's running everywhere she goes now so the parade deck was the perfect place for her. I think she made it to the other end in less than a minute.

Visiting Laura and Josh in James Island

Our vacation continued as we traveled to James Island in our new mini-van, "Pearl." Here we are at Folly Beach after dinner at Taco Boy on Folly Beach. Millie got soaked and made friends with everyone on the shore. I got a couple of videos I'll post soon on youtube. Such a social butterfly, she is. I have a feeling we're going to have our hands full when she's a teenager. No fear and so talkative. Sounds like someone I know :)

Swimming at the Grandparents' House

Each June the residents get a week or two off to graduate the second years and promote the first years. We are officially half way through this thing. Yippee!

So, we decided to take advantage and visit with Matt's parents and sister in Columbia. The pool was a very comfortable 85+ degrees and the weather was perfect. Millie liked the pool but preferred to roam the backyard, follow the cat and climb the steps more than anything.

During one of our evenings, Matt and I got a date night. We had an hour to kill before our movie so we skipped over to Carmax to look at minivans. This inevitably started the series of events which led us to purchasing our Sienna, not from Carmax... but thanks for the test drive! It's funny to think that we might not have gotten a new car had it not been for the early arrival to the movies. But, really, I don't think we would have had a better time to do it. Millie wasn't with us and we didn't have another baby in tow which is what I was envisioning if we had waited until after our boy got here. I would not have been a happy camper and I know for sure we wouldn't have gotten the deal we did. Six hours of negotiation and a free lunch later, were were the proud owners of "Pearl."

Van Power!

"Brooke, Matt, you just found out you'll be a family of four! What are you going to do next?"

We're buying a new car! Here it is! Proud new owners of a 2006 Toyota Sienna. We've now joined the van bandwagon. We love it!