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!

Two Little Monkeys

Here's a video of my boys "Monkeying Around." Riley and Ethan love playing together! They are both at a very fun age right now. I am really going to miss this stage. They grow up way too fast!!

Our Weekend Getaway

Seven months ago, Tim and I were invited to a wedding in Asheville, NC. We decided it would be a great opportunity to make a vacation out of it. We haven't gone on a trip by ourselves since Riley was born and a weekend away was long overdue. Tim's parents kept the kids at our house. I was a little sad about leaving Riley and Ethan but I knew they were in good hands and I also knew Tim and I really needed a weekend to ourselves.

We drove to Asheville Friday night after we put Riley and Ethan to bed. On Saturday, we made a quick trip to the mall and then got ready for the wedding. One of Tim's friends that he used to work with was getting married.

Oh, did I mention they got married at the Biltmore Inn? It was a beautiful wedding!!

Jessica and her father

Mr. & Mrs. David Gebhardt

After the wedding, we came back to our hotel to relax. It was so nice being able to do whatever we wanted to do. Then, we walked around Downtown Asheville. Afterwards, we went to a movie and had dinner at TGI Fridays.

On Sunday, we slept in till 9:00. Its extremely rare that I ever get to sleep in and unfortunately my body is trained to wake up early. So, its hard to sleep in any longer than 9. Then, we went swimming at the hotel. Afterwards, we took a drive to Ridgecrest. Tim worked there one summer as a camp counselor. It is so beautiful there! We wanted to go hiking but it was raining but we were able to get out a little a the gorge.

The weekend went by so quickly. I really enjoyed getting away and just being with Tim! It was so nice to be able to get in the car and not have to deal with car seats. We also really enjoyed being able to go out to eat by ourselves and not feel rushed to eat!

We came home around 3:00. We were so glad to see our boys!! I missed them so much!! I know they had a great time with Mimi and Paw Paw. Riley wanted them to stay and keep sleeping at his house.

We are planning on taking a weekend trip alone at least once a year.