SHE-CRAB SOUP...mmmmm!

The Taylor's love the beach; which I have probably mentioned a few times before this post.  We got back from the beach last Wednesday and this past Saturday we were back out at Sullivan's Island.  We just can't stay away for long!  We got out there at 9:30am and left a little before 1:00pm...which was wonderful because we beat the rush to & from the beach.  Crazy people getting out there in the heat of the day!!

Any-who...We decided to go for a walk, a.k.a. an ADVENTURE in order to get Tripp on board, down the beach to explore.  Edward & Liam were up ahead...as tall as I am I can never seem to keep up with the hubbie...Tripp & I were bringing up the rear.  We've seen a small fiddler crab so far but nothing else.  We were walking back to the chairs when we saw a small blue crab, better know as a "she-crab."  I was thinking "PRETTY COOL!!"  Well, that thought didn't last for long because I have unknowingly stepped on top of a MUCH LARGER blue crab buried in the sand.  The crab stuck its claws up out of the sand and snapped at my big toe.  OUCH!!  It got me.  

Yes, I need a pedicure...no comments please!

 I will be putting some she-crab soup on the menu as a tribute to the sacrifice my big toe made that day in the sand.

Mini Vacation

We just got back the other day from a little mini vacation with Edward's family at Garden City Beach.  We got to hang out with PaPa, Grandmama, Kelly Belly & Joel.  It was a nice break from the normal weekly routine, although not everything went as planned.  

Tripp took his new boogie board out to catch some waves...well, less catching waves & more like laying on top of the board in the sand while the wave crashed quite a bit further out.  He just let the water come to him.  But his favorite boogie boarding method was getting someone to pull him down the beach through the waves.  











Little Liam bug just seemed like he was miserable -- crying, pulling at his ears, clinging to Mom or Dad and NOT EATING (he loves to eat!)...just not the normal laid back, happy Liam.  I decided this was more than teething & took him to an urgent care down the road with Grandmama along to lend a helping hand.  It turns out Liam had an ear infection.  Poor little guy!





 Minus the ear infection, it was great.  We played in the sand, ate some great food, tested our arcade & trivia skills and more!  We are already looking forward to next year.  For now, we'll just take ourselves down the road to Sullivan's Island to satisfy our love of the beach.

One Big Road Trip

The Taylor Bunch put some miles under the belt this weekend -- Hanahan, SC to Boone, NC and back with some stops in between.

Alexis's Birthday Cake - hand delivered to my parents in the Lowe's parking lot in Lexington.

Chocolate and white cakes which were layered with a cookies & cream filling -- YUM!!

The zebra stripes turned out to be way too big for the cake so I had to carve out new stripes the next day b/c these were too dry & kept cracking on me.

Kelly Belly's Graduation from Appalachian State- Tripp's name for his Aunt Kelly (Edward's little sis)

Mother's Day

Pictures for my Mom and Edward's Mom

My birth month flower necklace from the boys - LOVE IT!!

A big thank you to Chris, Tracy & Riley for letting us crash at their house on the way up and back -- you guys are awesome!

Nap Time At The Taylor House - Time To Blog

Boy do I have a whirlwind of a week.  Edward and I have decided to start up a a little business on the side by creating an Amazon store front.  Our store is called The Spiffy-Store, although we'll most likely go by Spiffy.  It took FOREVER to find a catchy domain name that was also available.  I think it's pretty spiffy. ;)  We're basically hoping to get some great products from manufacturers in other countries and resell them in the U.S.  Now we're into the fun part....sending out TONS of emails this week to manufacturers to see if anyone is interested.  Wish us luck!


In the midst of starting up this new business, I also get to juggle my usual "stay-at-home" Mom duties and part-time work duties.  I am also making my niece's birthday cake (zebra themed) before we head up to Boone, NC for Edward's sister's graduation.  Plus Mother's Day is this Sunday too.  Whew!!  


Good news!  The purple car (this is what Tripp calls our car) is fixed.  Trixie the Tribute should be arriving home this evening.  

Just A Little Reflection

Osama Bin Laden is no more.  What a way to start off the week.  I find it more of a somber occasion (although I admit I did a little triumphant fist pump) than one to celebrate out dancing in the streets.  There have been so many lives lost that we can never get back and families that will remain affected by the death of their loved ones because of this one man and his followers.  We must remain vigilant and remember that the war on terror is not over.  He was not the only extremist out there and many others will be vying to take his place.  I only hope our nation's leaders will continue to make well planned, logical decisions in the hours, days, months and years to follow.  

Channeling My Inner Blogger...

My neighbor has motivated me to enter this world of blogging.  I am sitting here wondering "what have I gotten myself into?"  Please exercise patience as I find the blogger within and hopefully you will be rewarded with some great stories, pictures, recipes and any other randomness happening in the Taylor house.