Strawberry love...delicious

Its strawberry season here in North Carolina. We love it when this season happens.  The kids, especially the princess are lovers of fruit.  So it rocks when we can pick it and it is so much cheaper and healthier.



They each filled their full bucket.  I also filled one.  Yes, we got over 15 lbs of strawberries.  yummy



Jack loves strawberries that are warmed by the sun.  He eats more this way than once they are at home.



The rows are loaded with berries.  See how Jack is overseeing to make sure that Sophie gets the "right" ones.



One last check to make sure there isn't a real big one still out there.



One last berry for the road.
Gosh I love strawberry season.  I love the berries.  But more than that - I love watching my kids eat them and get so excited to pick them.
Summer is wonderful in North Carolina.  I am going to miss this wonderful state for the next three years.

Josh is 22

College bound...Appalachian State University

My little man is not a little man anymore.  He is now a man headed to college.  To Appalachian State University in Boone, NC.  He is going to the mountains, the beautiful area he is so excited to call home for the next 4 years.



Time to check into the dorm- yes Hoey Hall.  His big brother lived in this dorm.  He is excited - can you tell ?



Check out this small room.  He is a bit worried all his clothes won't fit in the small wardrobe.  But he may not care once he is washing them all.



I'm so proud of him.  Have an awesome 4 years my little man.  This will be some of the most amazing times you will ever have.  You will create memories for a life time.  We wish you the best.



Go Mountaineers !!!

Recital

I have been off line for so long.  A move and tons of stuff has been going on so we took a break.  But just because I took a break- life didn't take a break.  So this week is catch up week.  Enjoy.
Sophie had her last recital for a few years at Miss Kelly's.  It was bittersweet.  Excited to do the show but sad to leave all her friends.



She looked, danced and was wonderful.  Afterwards, we took some family pictures:



Good looking bunch don't you think?



Me and my baby- love her.



Sophie and her big brother, Jon.  He leaves for college this fall so she's going to miss him.
It will be strange not having dance for the next two years while in Texas.  She has decided to try gymnastics for a bit.

Cousin time

Jack and Sophie have very few cousins their age.  And none close by at all.  They have some in Utah and then these two crazy cousins from California. 
Whenever Brady and Maddie come to visit the grandparents we always make sure we have a day to hit their favorite park- Camelot Park in Southern Pines. 
It was harder finding time to hang out this visit as we had recital and we were still in school. 
Now if only they could stay at our house for a couple days on a visit then the kids could just go crazy.

Jack's Army Room

He asked for an army themed room- much to the disappointment of his Air Force Pilot father.  But you can't be near Ft. Bragg and the 82nd Airborne and not get inspired as a young boy.
We started out with his orange bunk beds and added an army inspired dresser and finished it off with army looking desk.
Here is the whole room:  by the way he LOVES it.