North Carolina: Part 2

One of the best parts about going to North Carolina is my Aunt's homemade popcorn & my Uncle's campfire. Here are a few pictures from one of those nights as well as some pictures from my cousin Chrissy's rehearsal & dinner. I wish we could have stayed for the actual wedding but we had to get back on the road for our 20 hour drive home. Enjoy!

Before I go on to the pictures of the campfire & wedding rehearsal I must mention the #1 reason Johnathan loves going to North Carolina: Livermush. YUCK!!!!!!! It is exactly what you are thinking. Here is Johnathan so happy with his breakfast.

The Campfire
Aunt Darla & Bailey
Bailey waiting on the fire to be built & lit.
Grandad & Addison
Me & Bailey. My poor baby girl was sooooo tired. She didn't even want to wake-up for 'smores!
Our wonderful hosts for the week: Brian & Brittney. We miss you guys!
Daddy & Addison working on a 'smore. YUMMY!
Meemaw & Addison
Papa, Brian, Johnathan, & Joe. Don't they all look thrilled to be there?
Brian teaching the girls how to play guitar. It only took 5 days for the girls to talk to him or even sit near him!
Chrissy & Mark's Wedding Rehearsal & Dinner
Grandad & his girls at the wedding rehearsal.

The girls outside the church.

A quick family picture. Isn't the background beautiful?!

My Uncle Joe walking Chrissy down the isle. Nana with the girls & Uncle Joe.Us with Joe & Darla. We can't say enough about how Amazing these 2 people are!! They could very well be two of our most favorite people in the whole world!
Us with Mark & Chrissy!Me with one of the best cousins ever!Johnathan & Brian. Nice matching shirts guys!Me & Aunt Darla

Uncle Joe & Me. Are those teeth I see with that smile? Nice!

Chrissy, Brittney & Me

Watching a movie with Papa after the rehersal.

Saying our goodbyes. We will miss you guys so very much!!

An Impromptu Trip!

I feel like I have to preface this blog with a little known fact about Johnathan & me. If you know us very well, you know that we are planners. The idea of going on a trip for us requires at least 2 days notice (at the very minimum) no matter how far away it is. That being said, you might enjoy reading about our little "impromptu trip".

We had talked about wanting to go out to North Carolina to see my Aunt & Uncle this summer for a week or so but decided against it because Johnathan didn't have a job. That being said, Johnathan was offered a job on Friday, September 11th that would start on Monday, September 21st. Since he wasn't going to start for almost a week and a half, we decided on that Saturday night at 10 pm to load everything up the next morning & drive 20 hours to North Carolina. Crazy? YEP!!! Worth it? Every bit of it!!! We decided to keep it a secret from my Aunt & Uncle as well as my grandparents, who were up there for my cousin's wedding. We called my cousin Brian to ask if we could stay with him & his wife & to make sure they were in for the whole surprise. We left home at 1 pm on Sunday afternoon & made it to Memphis, TN at midnight. The next day we left Memphis at 10 am & made it to my Aunt & Uncle's house around 9 pm. We decided that we were going to just walk in the back door & act like we owned the place. Needless to say, everyone (besides Brian & Brittney) was completely shocked!!! Here are just a few pictures from the first few days of our stay. We hope everyone enjoys them!

The girls helping Daddy load before leaving Memphis, TN

Addison

Bailey

Meemaw with the girls

The girls "helping" do dishes after dinner.

Aunt Darla coloring with the girls.

Addison & Daddy taking the tractor on a ride.

Nana (who came down with Grandad 2 days after we got there) with the girls.

Dinner....

Addison loving every bit of her dinner!

Bailey gettin after her ribs!

The Rodeo!

On Labor Day, we decided to go to a local rodeo at Boys Ranch with my Dad. This is the first time the girls have been to an outside rodeo & they LOVED it! I am pretty sure we will make this an annual thing! Here are a few pictures from that day! Enjoy!

What could be better than BBQ at a rodeo?These were kids Addison & Bailey's age that were in the rodeo. They were riding sheep! TOO Cute!!
Grandad & Addison
Grandad & Bailey
Daddy & Bailey

Daddy & AddisonAddison doing the YMCA.