I'm BACK!

Avery wearing his "Melmo" shirt that I made him. He's equally obsessed with trucks and Elmo, so Nannie fixed him right up.

Did you miss me?? We went to SC to visit Avery, Rachel and Travis and Avery's soon-to-be baby sister.

What a GREAT time we had!! We went to the beach at Kiawah, where famous rich people like Dan Marino (retired NFL quarterback) and Ray Allen (Shooting Guard, Boston Celtics) hang out.

This is just a stock photo of Kiawah beach.

Avery had a blast at the beach!

We also took the dogs to the dog park twice. It was so wonderful to see poor previously-abused Harvey coming out of his shell to act almost like a normal dog.

We watched two movies (Man on a Ledge was awesome, and Safe House was good, too), visited with Rachel's parents (always fun) and went on countless walks with Avery.

I stuffed myself with Rachel's good cooking and gorged on the killer mac and cheese I'd been craving from Home Team BBQ.

I bought a quart of their delicious mac and cheese to go and ate the ENTIRE THING myself. Did not gain a single pound. Did I mention that I have a great metabolism?

And each night after Travis' wife and my husband both conked out, I got to hang out with my first-born and watch him putt on his new putting green that he built from scratch.

The best time EVER. And now the good news is that we're going to see the CT crew soon!

Rumor has it that Nannie has been sewing like a fiend, creating cute skirts and dresses for Zoey...