Quick stop at the Jelly Belly Factory for some Belly Flops
That's Rachel with the mane of hair
We ran into this car at a gas station when we got lost in West Virginia
This is a custom piece in case you were wondering
Evelyn Floyd likes Rachel's sun glasses
Lunch with cousins at Kokomo's in West Virginia Left side: Ami, Rachel and Nicki, Right side: Anna, Rebecca, Matt Floyd
Cousin Matt and Evie
Ami and his wife Anna, Becca, Rachel, Aunt Becky w/ Evelynn, Uncle Joe, front row: cousins Danielle and Heidi
The cousins
The girls: Danielle, Becca, Rachel and Heidi
Ami and Anna's cat Bugsy
Rachel and Evelynn at Ami and Anna's house
Cousin Ami Floyd and his wife Anna and daughter Evelynn
Driving through some lovely countryside
On the border between West Virginia and Virginia
Taking in some history on the border of West Virginia and Virginia
Guess which state Rebecca is in
This flower is unique and also at the border
There were plenty of wildflowers in all of the states along our trip
Virginia countryside
Virginia
Virginia mountains
We got out and walked around at a historical Civil War area which had an interpretive trail in Virginia
The Confederate Breastworks Interpretive Trail, Virginia (Shenendoah Mountain)
Rachel almost stepped on a snake on the trail at this point
These are the trenches the confederates dug a mile long to protect their camp on the mountain
Misty - a friend of Rachel's from Corp school and Racehl at Norfolk, Virginia
Misty and Rachel
Rebecca and Rachel
The cargo space was huge on this ship!
Rachel and Rebecca
Sunset in Norkfolk Virginia
Checking out the planes on display on one of the bases in Norfolk, VA
Go Blue Angels!
Rachel gets sucked in, Misty just watches
I'm going to be shot with the missile - don't try this at home
Watch out - here I come!
This one was called the Rhino in honor of the horn on the front
Rachel goes for a ride
Sisters
Flying at you
Misty
Superman Misty
Spending the day at Virginia Beach
Rachel - glad to be at the Atlantic ocean
Starting to look a little burned
The water was perfect and the jelly fish weren't out that day
I surrender?
Rachel got a lot of sun, it was a perfect day out though, we just needed an umbrellla
Enjoying the sun and sand
This was the entrance to the beach
Check out Rachel's burn - spray on sunscreen did not work out for her
Can you see the crab?
Misty and Rachel prepare to battle the waves (much smaller than the Pacific)
Looking for more crabs
This was our view during dinner at a seafood restaurant
This restaurant only served what it caught we had scallops, crab, fish and clam, Rebecca, Misty, Rachel
Playing hard requires some rest in the car while driving to South Carolina
This was the River walk we went on with Grandpa Floyd
Grandpa Floyd outwalked us on the Congaree River
Rachel on the congaree river
Rachel and Grandpa Floyd (Grandpa looks good at 85)
Rebecca at the Congaree River
Rebecca and Grandpa Floyd
Rachel, Grandpa Floyd and Rebecca, Grandpa said this bridge was built when he was 3 or four and he grew up making boats and playing on the river
Weird and big bug
Grandpa Burrel Floyd and Grandma Emma Floyd
Family Day at Fort Jackson
Dianne and Harry Doolittle at Family Day Fort Jackson, SC
Demonstration of capturing insurgents
The soldiers Brian trained with came running out of the woods into the smoke
And the Drill Instructors just saunter out behind
Dianne Doolittle at the bowling alley
Harry is an excellent bowler
There's the soldier - Brian Doolittle
Brian outside of the training museum
Brian, Dianne and Harry Doolittle
Brian and Becca
Grandpa, Grandma's sister-in-law and niece, Grandma, Becca and Rachel out to dinner eating fried okra
Grandpa Floyd and Rebecca at Grandpa's house
Grandpa Floyd and Rachel
This was at the Congaree swamp. If we were out on a 5 day then my parent's house in Wisconsin is at least a 10
That's an unfocused bluetailed skink
The short, thin stumps are “knees” and are part of the tree root system
Knees
We swatted a lot of bugs on this hike - still not as bad as Wisconsin though
Rachel found what is probably a wolf spider
This guy must have been 3.5 inches in diameter at least
Turtles in the Wise lake
Rachel and Rebecca at Congaree swamp
These turtles were cool
At the visitors center of Congaree Swamp
Rachel and Uncle Joe at the Robert Mill's House
Everything in the house is all about symmetry - to the point that the first door on the right is a fake just to balance the room on the left
The gardens outside the Robert Mill's house
Jaimie Floyd and her baby Preston
Preston and his dad Timmy
Jaimie and Rachel Floyd, Rebecca w/ Preston, cousin Sally and Timmy
Uncle Joe, Aunt Cathy and Andrew
Cousin Drew with his girls
Our cousin Ryan took us out on his boat to Lake Murray
Uncle Donny out skiing
Grandma Pat
Rachel is enjoying the bow of the boat
I give water skiing a try
Skiing is hard
Rachel give is a go
This is about as close to getting up as Rachel got
Rachel makes a splash
We decide we might be better at tubing
Felt a lot like a rag doll
Swimming in the lake - you couldn't ask for a better day
Anastasia, Rebecca, Rachel, Ryan
Ryan and his awesome boat
Rebecca, Grandma Pat and Rachel
Driving through Tennessee
Emily decided to decorate Karly's car
