Crazy Our Own Way...

St. Patrick's Day in Savannah is what most would call a bit on the crazy side. It is one of the largest St. Patty's Day events in the United States. Last year we went to check out the parade since the girls got out of school for the occasion and it was crazy and fun.  This year we decided to skip the parade because they were projecting over a million people in downtown which both Garrett and I were not really into. We decided to do something we have never done before...

Looking for dolphins in Hilton Head.

This was a pair that we watched for a while.  We never saw any of

their heads but it was fun to see them always close to each other.

When I first saw their tales, I shouted, "They really do exists!"

What I meant to add was "in the wild."

The Bugs were really excited to have a fun day with Mom & Dad.  We didn't tell them what we were doing all day.  First was a trip to the pool.  Crazy to go swimming on March 17th in an outdoor pool but we did and it wasn't too bad.  Then off to Hilton Head for some shopping and dinner. Finally we headed to the dock where we went on a sunset cruse in the channel that separates the island from the main land and then out to the Atlantic Ocean.



Bug checking out the scenery and looking for dolphins.

Little Bug looking out for more dolphins and birds on the way back to the dock.

We finished off the day with catching a sting ray from the boat and releasing it back to the ocean and real ice cream on waffle cones. 

Not your typical Savannah St. Patrick's Day but crazy in it's own way.

'Til our next adventure...



The Tornado That is Little Bug

I remember many a day that my mom would tell me that she could spend all day just following me around and picking up after me because I had the "Dropsy's" You know when you just drop things everywhere. I never really understood her frustration until I had a child with the "Dropsy's".

Last Tuesday, I was picking up and working on my weekly chores of getting the apartment back together after the busy weekend and I decided that my Bugs would not learn anything if I just kept picking up all their things and putting them away so I made piles.  It became very evident that there was really only one small problem.  Little Bug.

 The bathroom counter.  The two tall bottles are Bug's and everything else Little Bug's.

The dirty soccer clothes from the night before when we took a shower. Little Bug.   

The pile of clean clothes that were on the floor that we "put away." Little Bug. 

The secret hiding spot that we both know about for the clean "put away" items. Little Bug. 



The pile of things found in the kitchen, dining room and living room that were just dropped.  I found two pairs of dirty socks under the couch. Little Bug

Just to let you all know that I am being fair I did look for things to put in a pile for Bug but everything was already in her room in a reasonable place that I could still vacuum around it. So I am not just tyring to pick on Little Bug.  Everything was placed in her room for her to pick up after school but it did little to help my frustration that day to say the least. 

I just have to remember not to do it for her as she will never learn.  Just like everything else in Little Bug's life, if she doesn't want to do it or doesn't see it worth her time then why do it.  Hopefully we can work on curving that behavior a little bit.  I will say though that like her father, when she puts her mind to it, there is no stopping her.  She does have the strength and determination that I admire but only on her terms.  I guess that is better then nothing.  She is a girl that knows what she wants.

'Til the next adventure...