Charlotte Trip

David , the kids, and I recently made one of our routine trips to Charlotte.  We still use the pediatrician that we've had since Amelia was born, even though we live an hour away!  It was time for Jude's 2 year check-up and we always try to make the most of our trip by visiting friends and family.  After the appointment we stopped by April's old, yet in a new building, school.  It was great to see Bruce and hear that the school was growing and doing well.  Next we had lunch with cousin Kim, who is due January 20th with a baby boy!  We spent the afternoon visiting with friend and former coworker, Valerie Griffin and her daughter Talitha.  We had a great evening and a yummy homemade dinner with the Normans.  My favorite quote of the day was when I asked Jude: "Who do you love?" to which he replied "Ummmm, that guy" as he pointed to Mark Norman!  We got home late and as we drove home we realized that we had left beloved Basil at the Normans-she arrived by mail on Monday!

Ellie in the cage with Ollie

Jude with the guy that he loves!

Kid Senses Museum

Recently our Mommies and Little People group finished off our senses unit with a trip to a great hands-on museum in Rutherfordton-yes that is a mouthful.  Here are a few pictures and a short clip of our fun:

The whole group

Amelia grocery shopping with friend Emma as the checker

Inside the big bubble maker

Rice and Beans

This one's for you McCann's.  Is this how Ellie eats her rice and beans?

VBS

This past week we had Vacation Bible School at our church.  It was a lot of fun and the kids were great.  Our nieces and nephew were able to come and stay with us for the week and to participate in the VBS.  This has created some serious withdrawal for Amelia and Jude.  Amelia keeps asking when we will see them again and Jude just moans "Where's Beth?"

Summer Fun

Here are some pictures of the kids with their friends at our "school" group called Mommies & Little People.  Yes eating pudding with their fingers and covering themselves with shaving cream.  We've had to have ways to stay cool during our HOT summer, so we've spent a lot of time at the water park that they just built at the Y.

Kids' Birthday Party

Recently we celebrated Amelia's 4th and Jude's 2nd birthdays.  It was a fun time with friends and family.  Games included: relay races, Rex's roaring competition, Ham's coin dig, Mr. Potato Head competition, and Toy Story charades.  You can see some of the fun we all had in this video!

Our Anniversary

Yesterday was David and my 8th wedding anniversary. We had a great time exploring downtown Greenville and had a yummy dinner.