Catching up

Its been a great summer and I can't believe its almost over. A few weeks ago, my mom, sister, and her kids came in for a visit. The kids had so fun playing together. On Saturday morning, we took them to Wetlands Waterpark. It was a little too cold for the kids to fully enjoy it. That afternoon we had a picnic at the park. For dinner we went to Chuckie Cheese and then ice cream. Sunday, Mimi gave the kids an art lesson. It was a very busy weekend but I loved getting to visit with my family!



Riley and Ethan have been enjoying playing the "drums" in the kitchen. I definitely think that they both will be musically talented like their daddy. Ethan has just started to wave his arms when he hears music. Its so cute!

Last Sunday was Riley's last Sunday in the 2's class. That also means the "Pappa Don & Mrs. Carol" won't be teaching him anymore. Oh, this makes me so sad. Don and Carol have been keeping Riley for 2 hours every Sunday since he was about 6 months old. They have been so special to our family. They have taught Riley many things but most importantly they have taught him that Jesus wants to be his friend and that He loves him. We are all going to miss them. Thankfully, Carol will still watch Riley on Wednesday mornings.

Cart Ride

Today was a good day! Our day started off by going swimming at Tim's parents house. Then we went on a relaxing "cart ride" down a nature trail.

Riley loves throwing rocks into the stream.

Then we took some cute pictures of the kids.

"Wait for us!"

Then we went to Pals and had a picnic at the park. Life is Good!!

Just Cuddlin'

A few days ago, Ethan woke up from his nap and I asked Riley to tell Ethan that I would be in there in just a minute. I went to check on them and this is what I found.


Riley told me he was "cuddlin" with Ethan.


They are so sweet with each other. I'm so glad they are close in age. They are already beginning to be best buddies.





We call Riley our "Little Monkey."

Happy 4th of July

Today I walked to the Jonesborough 4th of July parade with one of my neighbors, Carrie. Her little boy, Deeter, is 2 weeks younger than Ethan.

Riley loved watching the parade and waving his flag. He even made the 11:00 news. Tim and I were so proud to see him on TV!

After the parade he rode the train. At first I was going to ride it with him and then I decided he could ride it all by himself. He ended up riding it with a friend from church, Conner. He loved the ride and wanted to do it again when he got back.

Atlantic Beach, NC

Last week we took our summer vacation to the Outer Banks with Tim's family. We all stayed in a house with his parents, grandparents, aunt, uncles, and cousins. There were a total of 16 people that stayed all week. Tim and I really enjoyed getting to spend the week with his family and we had a great vacation! Here are some pictures from our week.

Ethan's first time to the beach

Riley loved playing with his cousins, Carson and Cody

Another Road Trip

This past weekend we went on another mini-vacation to Pigeon Forge. Tim's parents were already camping there and they offered to keep Ethan while we took Riley to Dollywood for the first time.

We all had a great time at Dollywood. Riley really enjoyed riding the elephant ride with his Daddy.

He also loved riding the bees

and splashing in the water.

When we got back from Dollywood we went swimming at the pool at the campground. Ethan loved crawling in the water and Riley had fun playing with the noodle.

Summer is my favorite season! I love going on trips and being able to do things outside. This past weekend was an excellent start to our Summer!