A day at the fair....

Going into see the baby animals...

I have been very bad at updating the blog lately so I'm playing catch up over the next few weeks.
These are some pictures from the Mountain State Fair that comes to Asheville every September.  It is THE event of the year for our girls and EVERY year, we don't tell them where we are going and just end up at the fair.  And EVERY year, they are surprised!

So enjoy these pictures as much as they loved this day!

I may have actually kissed it.

They're filling up that tire more every year!

Already 3???

Lily.  Lil.  Lily Bean.  Lily Bear.  Teeny Tiny.  Sister.  Noonie.....

No matter what you call her- this little birthday girl will answer.  She's small but mighty and boy, have these 3 years been a blast!  We are so excited to what the Lord has in store for our Lily.

So what is it about her?

Maybe it's this face:

Or these ears....

Or how tough she is.

Or how full of life she is.

Or how creative she is.

Or how sweet she can be.

Or how mischievous she is.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, WILD THING! WE COULDN'T BE MORE EXCITED OR PROUD TO HAVE YOU IN OUR FAMILY.  WE LOVE YOU TO THE MOON AND BACK....

Happy Halloween!

There are a ton of great things about living in a small town and Halloween is just one of them.  The streets shut down and it seems like EVERYONE east of Asheville comes out to celebrate.  It's so fun to see all of our friends dress up and to feel safe letting your kids walk from door to door.  Here are some of our pictures from the night.

 Piper dressed up as a farmer for school.

 Bundled up to walk to school.

 Trick or treating with great friends.

 a ballerina

Nothing says "Happy Halloween" like an applique vest or shirt

 Our gang heading out to get some candy!

 Our little kitty cat.

Bubbles+Kids

For some reason, soapy water in a big bucket is a staple at our house. It makes for a lot of fun (& clean kids so no bath time at night!). It's the simplicity of this game that makes me love it so much and sharing it with these boys was something extra special.....

Summer fun!

You can tell I'm behind on my posting....here are some favorite moments from the summer:
Good friends at the pool.




One of our few veggies from our garden this year!

Craft time at home; painting a castle from camp.

Dear friends at camp.


Sweet girls hanging out at boys' camp

1st spend the night parties!

"Campout"dinner in our backyard.

Phil being a man- he just can't help it.

Our little stray, Trekker, who now has a great home!
What an amazing summer!

Folly Beach 2011

We went back in July with Amy's family and it was an awesome time together. We were right on the beach so the girls ran back and forth all day. Apart from getting to spend the whole week sleeping together in 1 room, it was the perfect trip with family.