More of South Carolina

This was the beautiful pool at our apartment for the week.

Did you get a hot dog on national hot dog day?  We did at cosmic dogs in Charleston.  They are awesome.

We did a little walking around charleston.  The city is gorgeous.  We didn't bump into any ghosts in the cemetery.

Cobble stone roads.  Can you hear the horse drawn carriages.  That would be something I would love to see.

All carriages and gas lamp posts.

The best part was spending time with our friends.  Who I didn't get any real pics of because my camera broke on vacation and I was using my iPad for pics.  Needless to say it is not real convienent to care it around to the beach.

Our last night we went back to Melvin's BBQ to get some awesome ribs, chicken and pulled pork.

Mad the best corn bread I've ever tasted.

Wish there was one in Mansfield.

We spent a few more minutes on Sullivan's island before we needed to get some shut eye for the trip back.  East river tunnel was closed in Virginia on the way.  So we bumped into this beautiful view on the detour.

South Carolina Sunshine and Fishes

Our family vacation this year we are in Charleston, SC.  We started the week doing a harbor tour.  We got to see shrimp boats.

Dolphins...

Fort Sumter....

USS Yorktown

The big bridge..

And the aquarium.  It was a great day.

Youth Conference

This is Kayla's last year of Young  women's (see link).  She is in her final weeks as she finishes summer after her senior year.  The weeks are winding down as she pads through the last days of her youth and moves into being a young adult.

The kids started at Ashland University on Thursday and enjoyed the Rec. Center.  Then we moved them all to the Marriott in Columbus by the temple.  At the Temple the youth got to perform ordinances and learn about their standards and the Savior.

There was a speaker from Efy there and he taught an entertaining lesson on why Mormons are weird, nice and hot based on the top three most googled phrases.  He told them we are weird to the world because of the standards we uphold.  We are nice because we are trying to be like the Saviour.  president Talley cleared up the hot message to the youth at the testimony meeting by saying they are attractive because virtue is appealing to the soul.

I think that these youth are amazing to live such high standards in a world where anything goes.  They believe in Christ and show it by living righteously.  What more could a mother ask for? I'm proud of you Kayla, for living a morally clean life in a sometimes dreary world.