




Chowing down at the feast!
All the Turtles, including their beloved teachers Ms. Cindy & Ms. Kristen.
One of my favorite parts of the week was seeing almost all of my family at once. It was the first time my mom & her husband, my Nana, my sister & her family, and Luke, Gary, & I had all been together. The kids had a great time playing in the backyard, and it was nice to catch up with my mom, sister, and Nana. I only wish we could have spent more time together.
Cousin Ben
More fun with a rope!
Gary's brother Greg made the Peanuts design in the background.
Because we happened to be in town for Halloween, Luke got to go to the Junior Gamecock Club Halloween party at the Colonial Center. The kids wore their Halloween costumes and got to play games and jump in several bounce houses. The absolute best part for Luke was seeing Cocky. He LOVES Cocky and was literally squealing, "Cocky!!" when we were walking down the steps to the coliseum floor. He ran right up to him and was just so very excited to see him in person. Sure, it was fun to get candy and treats and do a bounce house obstacle course, but seeing Cocky was the end-all, be-all of our entire trip!
The future starting quarterback!
Eating dinner (and watching a movie on the jumbotron) with our buddy London, a.k.a, Woody.
G-Mommy & G-Daddy have the best backyard! It's full of trees and even has a little creek with a bridge over it (that G-Daddy built, of course!) Luke loved climbing on the trees and exploring the backyard and the construction area back behind their yard. One day G-Daddy got out some rope, and Luke had a blast tying it from tree to tree and hanging on it.
While we were in Columbia, we took Luke to Riverbanks Zoo. It had been a while since we'd been to a zoo since the Ft. Worth Zoo is over an hour from our house. Luke really had a good time. He fed a giraffe and lots of lorakeets. He loved it when they landed on his arm or head and got mad when Gary had more birds than he did. He got a big kick out of the monkeys that live on an island and scream at each other. G-Mommy & G-Daddy had fun being with him and watching him explore & enjoy all the animal exhibits.