Summer 2012

This summer has flown by, but I wanted to capture a few of the highlights- and maybe some lowlights. Jude managed to cut his cornea at Vacation Bible School, which resulted in 3 doctor visits and an eye patch.

Don't worry though, he made a full recovery and was back to his natural destructive self. He managed to spray an entire bottle of sunscreen all over the house- including on the cushions of one of our new sofas. We still love him though!

The same day that Jude injured his eye, a rock flew threw one of our glass doors and shattered it. Fortunately we could get it repaired in a few hours. It was very eery watching the glass continue to crack for those couple hours!

Noah went to a week of camp at the Jacksonville Zoo. He and his friend Eli had a lot of fun, although I am not sure that it was the life changing experience that Ben claims zoo camp was for him as a child. I think maybe they let kids get a little more "hands on" with the animals way back then.

We thought that we were not going to be able to go to camp this summer but Ben decided at the last minute that he didn't want to miss out on all of the fun! He took Noah and Jude to Camp Greenville while Sherry stayed at home with Lily. A few other families from Jacksonville were there to keep them company. Ben took the boys through McRae, Georgia on their way to visit his Dad's grave site.

They had plenty of fun at Camp Greenville's family camp this year, even though it rained more than usual. Noah went on the rope swing, high dive and big slide! He also got to ride his favorite horse, Amber. The boys had so much fun spending 4 days with their Dad.

Oh yeah, we also celebrated our 10 year anniversary this summer! The boys got to cruise around the neighborhood in the fancy limousine before we headed to dinner to celebrate!

I'm sure I missed some stuff in here! It's hard to believe that school starts for us in one week!

Camp 2011

We just got back from another week at Camp Greenville! This was our second year going to "Family Camp" week and it did not disappoint. The weather was perfect and everyone had a blast. Shawn, Regina, Jack and Emma met us again this year- and we convinced our friends from Jacksonville, Sally, Mike, Tucker and Cameron to join us too! The week was fun filled with tubing down the Davidson River, hiking to Rainbow Falls, horseback riding, touring Dupont waterfalls and swimming holes, archery, riflery, the ropes course, swimming, a square dance and campfires. The kids were worn out at the end of each day and the adults spent some quality time outside of our cabin overlooking the lake. We are already counting down the days until camp next summer! Who wants to join us next year?

Square Dancing with Jude!

Jude loved the night of square dancing at camp! Noah did not- in fact, he completely lost it when it was time for him and Daddy to go down the middle. Here is a video of Jude having a blast dancing with Uncle Shawn and Jack.

Family Camp 2010

We spent 4 days at Camp Greenville's family camp earlier this week. It was such a wonderful experience for all of us! Uncle Shawn, Aunt Regina, Jack and Emma met us there and we had so much fun. This was the camp where Dad spent his summers as a child and he was so excited that we all wanted to visit it with him. We got to swim in the lake, canoe, shoot rifles and bow & arrows, play horseshoes, hike, go tubing, roast marshmallows and go to a square dance. We also got to watch the sun rise one morning at the camp's chapel, Pretty Place- and it was amazing! We opted to just do the half week option this year- since Mom had never been to camp before and Jude is only 2- but we are ready for the full week next summer!