Atlantic Beach 2010

Okay, I thought that I would practice my movie making skills on the Atlantic Beach house so that I could put together a really good video tour of the house in the future. This video isn't very fancy, or high quality for that matter, if it weren't 12:30 in the morning right now, I would find Mungo Jerry's "In the Summertime" to put as background music. So just go ahead and look the song up and play it on youtube while watching the video tour of the beach house.

Well shoot, I'm not sure why my video is not uploading... :( I'll work on it later. Goodnight.

'And I walked by the waters edge'

Hola all of you land and desert dwellers.


I am currently basking in the sun here at Atlantic Beach, North Carolina with the McGinty extended family. For two weeks we are staying in a beautiful (pink) three level beach house that 'Maemae' and grandpa Jim have rented out for their children and grandchildren to vacation in. When we want to go down to the beach, we literally just have to walk out the back door and down onto the sand. Not to make anyone jealous or anything....I sure wouldn't want anyone to break the 10th commandment over little old me.


We have already been here a week as of today and we will be leaving Sunday for Washington DC. I have had a great time here already and I am amazed that this last week has flown by so quickly considering we have not been doing much at all. 


Let me give you a little idea of how the days typically go (keep in mind that I am well aware of how ridiculously spoiled I am right now):
  8 am: wake up- 7 am if the boys have found their way into my room, particularly little Colin
  9 am: watch the waves wash into shore and look for dolphins as I eat my breakfast
 10 am: make my way down to the beach, go for a walk/ponder the meaning of life, call Rachel to discuss the meaning of life once I have discovered it
 11-12 pm: find a nice chair by the rest of the gang and read a book
  1 pm: eat lunch
  2 -5 pm: play with the boys in the water (they have been training hard to be ready for King Triton and our trip to the sea kingdom)
  5-6 or 7: the boys have gone in to have dinner so I have time to read some more at the beach with the others
  7 pm: enjoy a fabulous dinner of steak, shrimp, ribs etc. prepared by Kyle and Nina the glorious chefs of the trip. * Almost better than the delicious food is the entertainment, provided the McGinty family- complete with thick skin, eastern attitude, Brooklyn accents and a little alcohol.
  8- 10 or 11 pm: the boys have gone to bed so all of the adults gather on the deck to visit (they drink wine, I have water). I visit with them for  a while and then I may read some more but most likely I will be sitting on the steps under a BEAUTIFUL nighttime sky and talking to family or catching up with friends over the phone.
  11 pm: go to bed and get plenty of rest so that I will be physically and mentally prepared for the next gruelling day at the beach


And that's it! That is basically my life for two weeks with little variation like, a trip to the aquarium with the boys, kayaking with Jim, Michelle and Kyle, 4th of July fireworks, trips to the pool when the ocean gets old, minature golf/bumper boats and of course a day wouldn't be complete without keeping the boys in line in one way or another. Thankfully, grandpa Jim and 'Maemae' are very intimidating to the boys so one threat of punishment from either of those two and the boys decide to listen real well. 


Well, imma be wrapping this up for tonight. More to come, including pictures!! 


Goodnight fans of mine. :)



  

A day with the Braves

Memorial Day game- Braves vs Phillies at Turner Field

The Phillies were ranked number one and the Braves were ranked number 2 so it was a big game with over 40,000 in attendance. Just walking past all of the tailgate parties on the way into the stadium got you excited for the afternoon baseball game.

The Beach Boys held a concert on the field after the game!

Welcome to Georgia/Meet the McGintys

First things first right? New place= good time to turn over a new leaf.

The McGinty family- Clete, Jack, Ben, Colin and Vicki

The boys. Don't let the fact that they are smiling in the picture deceive you. It is very likely that seconds before the camera flashed Ben was antagonizing his brothers, Jack was using "potty talk" and Colin left his pants somewhere nearby.

Colin, the youngest, will turn 4 on Monday! We (by we I mean Vicki of course..) will be throwing him Ben 10 birthday party on Saturday. He is very excited.
There are two very important things to know about Colin-
A: he is very tenderhearted and does not like to see his brothers get in trouble or lose their reward for something. You can often find him adamantly defending his brother's behavior as well as giving most, if not all, of his treat to a brother who lost his from dinner.
B: Colin does not like pants or underwear. You will always find him with his shirt on but more times than not with out pants. A classic example of this is from a couple of days ago when we were playing Hide and Seek. Colin went into his hiding spot with all of his clothes on but he came out with only a shirt (a safe bet would be a call from nature).

This is Ben and he is 5 years old. I don't yet have words for this one, other than defiant. Surely I can't blame him, I know what is it like to derive pleasure what defying authority. Carma comes back around and I can' t help but think of all of the teachers as well as my parents who have no remorse for my current sufferings.
However, Ben can very tender as well, especially when I am reading to him (fairy tales read in an English accent), he likes to snuggle up.

"The Terror" were the only words I could find for Jack when I first met him. Between our first trip to the grocery store and his extensive "potty talk" vocabulary, he was a force to be reckoned with. Jack is 7 years old and quickly becoming a favorite of mine. He LOVES baseball and the Wii. Jack also does a very good job of being an older brother; he likes to be in the middle of the pictures with his arms around his little brothers.


Unfortunately, my camera battery just died so I am unable to upload a family picture of the McGintys. I guess it is a good stopping point for tonight. There is more to come, including downtown Atlanta, the Braves game, Beach Boys concert, swimming, swinging and the North Point singles ward!

Goodnight!