The first weekend in April our friend Johnny, Anakah, and their kids, Fin and Lainey, came to visit and run with us in the Cooper River Bridge Run. We had a great time.

Then Joe, David Dabney, and their friend Jeff Gentzen, got to sail on Thom Bowen's Melges 20 for Charleston Race week. They had a great, great time and did well considering, this was the first time on the boat together only having a couple of practice sessions. David drove, Jeff and Joe were is crew. While they didn't place as high as they liked, they definitely showed potential and the other competitors definitely knew they were out there which is awesome considering it is a very, very stacked fleet with a lot of experienced professionals, a lot of money to throw at the class, and a lot of pro sailors.

Also, we got to see a lot of our friends from college and our friends from Rhode Island, which is always so great and so much fun. We really enjoy hanging out with everyone. And David Materne even graced us with his presence for an extra day and that was a lot of fun too!

Joe, Dave, and Jeff have the boat with the black spinnaker and are in 2nd place rounding the leeward mark

Bald Head Island

Aunt Jenny being brave at bath time!

southern girls make sand angels!

Maddie, Anna, and Doris (someday Doris will be part of the antics)

two Pitcavage cuties!

The last weekend in March we went to Bald Head Island because my brother-in-law Charles' parents have a house up there and they are kind enough to rent another house to invite extended family up to visit. It is a great island that is not too built up and has a lot of natural area. Plus, it has a great maritime forrest which is fun to see. Charles' stepdad, Victor, gave us a great tour of the island. It is fun to get to, only by ferry and only golf carts are allowed on the island, which the girls loved!