Halloween "08"

The Benedicts finally visit!

The MN branch of the family finally came for a visit!


this is us outside of the Mortici house. it was a plantation built in the late 1700's

Here we are going into the Dead Sea Scrolls exihibit at the museum

Cecilia and Grandma infront of a large Dino at the museum

We decorated a gingerbread house for halloween, it was a tradition at Grandma Peg's to do this every year.

Mom looking at an exhibit at the museum

All of us enjoying the beach

Here we are at Fort Fischer, a Civil War Battle field that they have recreated for touring.

Disney 08

We spent a night at Nick Hotel and 8 nights at Disney World this year. We had a wonderful time! We took the kids to the Halloween party at Disney world. Here are a few of the pictures that we took.

First Day of School 08

All of the kids are back in for another school year. Ben and Evie started school on July 7th, and Cecilia and Brian went back on Aug. 25th.


Ben is in Ms. Bailey's 5th grade class this year

Evie is in Mrs. Holland's 2nd grade class

Cecilia and Brian were excited to get going in the morning. I think they just wanted to get it over with.

Our Summer Excursions

We have had a lot of fun trips this Summer, We have just been so busy we didn't post them to the blog. Here are a few of the things that we have been up to.

Cecilia Went to camp Hardee the last week in July. She had a great time! They had air conditioned cabins. That's really roughing it.




We took a trip to Williamsburg with our good friends the Noonans. We all had a blast! We took the kids to Busch gardens. The kids got to ride some of the biggest rides in the US. It was so nice to travel with another family that had kids our kids could play with. When we weren't in the park, the kids enjoyed the hotel pool.

In May we flew to MN for Amy's wedding! It was so exciting to see everyone, and meet little Addison. We had so much fun hanging out with the whole family. The wedding was beautiful.

In April, Lin and Paul flew out to visit us. We hadn't seen each other in two years! It was great showing them our little part of the country. We all drove to Myrtle Beach and had a weekend on the coast. I hope that we can make it an every year thing.