August 2016

Here are a few pictures from our garden in August, including a visit from a turtle friend:




We were also able to take a quick trip to Wrightsville Beach to see my Mom and my Grandmother now that my Mom has moved back to NC:

July 2016 Garden and Cat Pictures

So, no month is complete without some cat pictures! And since we're in the middle of summer we've also got some garden pictures too.

We got some curtains for the sliding glass doors in our living room and Sandy is enjoying "hiding" behind the curtains!

Even in the summer, the cats love to snuggle!

Lacey Sturm Concert July 20, 2016

I'm a big fan of the band Flyleaf, so when I found out the former lead singer, Lacey Sturm, had a solo album out I was excited to hear it and she definitely didn't disappoint! If you ever have the chance to see her perform live - DO IT! She is so unbelievably talented and gifted and her music is so profound. We REALLY enjoyed the show! The concert was at the Greene Street Club in Greensboro, NC and it was a nice, smaller venue so you really could see the stage from pretty much anywhere inside. Here are some pictures from the Lacey concert:

July Birthdays

We have lots of July birthdays in our family. My brother, Chad, and Chad's Grandmother Rudy are the main ones we celebrate. My Mom moved back to NC in May, so she was able to come up to Charlotte for Fielding's birthday:

We also had a cookout at our house to celebrate Fielding and Chad's birthdays with my Dad:

Chad's Grandmother Ruby turned 90 this year! So, Chad's Mom organized a birthday party at the campground she and my Father-in-law stay at for most of the year. Here are some pictures from Ruby's 90th birthday:

Chad's birthday is near the end of July, so we celebrated by grilling some steaks at home:

Putting the birthday boy to work grilling!

Chad's gifts and cake.

4th of July 2016

One of our favorite holidays is the 4th of July. We've been celebrating with the same friends for the past 10+ years. This year we all watched the parade together and some of our friends neighbors hosted an after-parade pancake breakfast, so we went to that too. That will be a new tradition to add to our normal 4th of July traditions! On the night of 4th of July we watched the fireworks in Harrisburg with our friend Becca and her 3 kids - her husband had to work. Two of her kids have birthdays near the 4th of July, so we usually give them their gifts on the 4th. Here are our pictures from the 4th of July this year: