Dewberry Farms

I'm not a big fan but Truitt has never been....and since it's not about me I decided to go. I met up with some frineds from the Moms@Second group. We brought Truitt's little friend Natalie along, as you can see it's a pretty sweet friendship. I still remember when she came to play at our house and I heard her ask Truitt "Where are your dress up clothes?"...he was speechless :)

baby chicks...love this photo!

Blake...tossing pumpkins

Random...

We went to a local parade a few weeks ago...and I'm just now posting :)

When the fire trucks and tractors rolled around the boys stood still...all other times they were collecting candy!

Nana was here for the weekend...

Braden had Columbus day off so we went to the zoo. It was a GREAT day, not too hot and not very crowded. The boys got along great so that made it even better!

We decided to go into the bird sanctuary...we rarely do this but it's neat every once in a while. Very pretty inside.

What's the zoo without a train ride?!

The wedding

This is the last post on our vacation....we ended our trip back in England for my cousin Jon's wedding. It was so fun, we were there a day early (Friday) and my Dad and Unlce David picked us up from the airport. It was a short drive to Shepton Mallet. We were able to help set some things up and do whatever was needed of us. My cousin Dan, his wife Suzanne and their boys arrived that day to help too. It was SO GOOD to see my family!

This is the house next door to the Old Mill (my cousins house), on the top floor they have 2 rooms/bathrooms and a full kitchen, we stayed 2 nights. It was so pretty and the owners were fun and friendly.

My handsome cousin...on the phone just before the wedding :)

Pub lunch after the ceremony, everyone met up at the Mill for the reception/celebration later in the afternoon.

The happy couple :)

Jon, Nic and Mr.Dog

On Sunday we helped clean up and then went to visit Nannyberry castle...or what was left of it. After walking through town and visiting a cathedral we headed to the pub for lunch. It was great weather and such a nice way to finish our trip! I miss my cousins so much...can't wait to see them again.

Pine Cove

Braden and I went to mother/son camp at Pine Cove last weekend with Rebecca and Cole. We had a great time! Pine Cove is in Columbus so it was nice not to have to drive too far. We got there a little early so we found our cabin and then went for a walk. It was a good weekend, I had time with my sweet little boy (who doesn't seem so little anymore) and I got to spend time with my sister and nephew!

Friday evening we had dinner, time with the speaker and then we got to build a fort with cardboard boxes, duct tape and sheets. I am not an engineer but we managed to build something that stayed up :) We had popcorn and candy and went over some verses and questions, sweet time - just me and B.

Braden wanted to do the zip line but changed his mind on the count of 3. Needless to say we went (he had a little help!). So after doing the zip line he wans't too happy with me. I believe his words were "I'm not talking to you for the rest of the day Mom". That lasted 3 minutes. I went swimming which made everything right in the world :)

Braden loved kayaking, he was so proud. He get "stuck" and ended up floating/paddling to the edge of the water...but he still loved it!

Braden in front of our cabin

Having a popsicle break while it rained

Riding horses was Braden's favorite part. His horse was named Donut, it seemed fitting since he was S L O W. Every time I looked back Braden was bouncing his feet off his sides and saying "come on Donut"...so funny!

Spain - final post!

Well I never finished my vacation posts.....our last stop in Spain was Pertidilla. This town was SMALL and all there was to it was the 'old town'. It looked like a place they would film a movie - so neat!

Al lof the restaurants were closed - we were there mid-day.

LOVE the window boxes

HUGE field of sunflowers on our way back to Barcelona

Preschool

Truitt started preschool last week. The first day was "good"....what's up with that? Will I ever get details from my boys?! Highly unlikely....

Year 2 at Crosspoint

Labor Day Weekend

We went to the lake for a few days over the long weekend. It was rainy and pretty choppy but we still had a nice time.

Blake and Tina

The boys practiced casting in the yard

Playing with diggers etc ...it was VERY choppy one day so we didn't get out on the water

Fishy face :)

Grandad showing Braden how to use his fishing rod

First Grade

Braden had a good first day of school. The night before he asked if I was going to come to school with him and I said I could if he'd like me to - he replied "No, I know where my classroom is...". There you go....we walked him to the bus stop and off he went. I met him there after school and that was that. I didn't get many details about his day but he did say it was "good".

waiting for the bus....

Zoo

We made one last zoo trip before Braden started school. It was hot (of course) but the sun wasn't out constantly - a perfect day to be at the zoo. It was fun to spend some QT with my boys. We are SUPER excited for Dad to be home tomorrow!!

9 years

Today is our 9th anniversary. I look back and remember when I was just waiting for Kurt to "pop the question"....jeez, took forever :) It's fun to look back at "us" and see where we are now. I love it - happy anniversary baby...