Thursday, July 30, 2020

Lake Weekend with Friends

This past weekend we had our annual weekend at the lake with friends and had so much fun!
Ella talking to Blake - he was smiling away 
Late night snack - donuts!
Corey and Danny fishing early one morning 
Leah and Ella were Blake's babysitters for the weekend - they both LOVE him!
Caleb, Luke and Teague tubing 
Ella and her stunts
Me and Audrey taking the jet ski for some fun 
Sweet Baby Blake

Audrey and Cam enjoying a boat ride 
Love these girls and so thankful for all our fun times together! 
These girls enjoyed fishing! 
Boat ride to breakfast 
Beautiful sunset 
Corey went tubing with Logan and Carter 
Me and my boy on the jet ski - faster the better for him
We rode the boat to get ice cream... 
and again to breakfast the next morning!
The whole crew - a boat full of friends and fun!




Tuesday, July 28, 2020

Life Lately

Here is what we have been up to lately...
Ella is a happy girl when she gets to hold Mila while she sleeps 
Pelicans and a playdate after church 
Caleb had to have a sports physical - here we are waiting to be called back.
He was 5 foot 3 inches and 93 pounds. 
We tried out the new coffee shop in town, Cups of Joy - it was yummy! 
Mammy's New House 
Pool time 
We decided to send Ella to CCS too!  
When Wilson Co Schools announced the first 9 weeks of virtual learning we decided private school would be best since they can go to school! 
Tyler came over to play one day  
Pool time with Korie and Tyler 
Chicken fights in the pool 
Stones, Spivey's and Taylors eating dinner before church one Wed night when they were all at my house 
Owen stayed with us and we got Dairy Queen and headed to the pool 
Owen had a blast! 
Party at Ahmpa's and Ahma's pool 
Dinner with college buddies - its been too long since we got together.
It was so good catching up! 
Caleb had his first practice at CCS soccer 
Headed to Brooklynn's Preschool Graduation with the sign they made 
Cheering our girl on 
It was a cute little program 
Brooklynn said she wanted to be a ballerina when she grew up! 
Kent's family waiting for the parade 
Brooklynn with her cap and gown picture 
Hard to believe she is ready for K! 
Family picture after graduation

And that is life lately - busy but good!

Saturday, July 18, 2020

Taylor Beach Week at OBX

We spent the week at the Outer Banks with the Taylors
Driving over the bridge to Nags Head 
The view from our deck - it was so nice to be right on the beach! 
Hanging out on the deck the first night
Scott, Corey, Tate, Mitzi 
Crab Hunting
Can you see the one in Caleb's hand? 
Up early on Sunday morning and ready to boogie board 
Ella didn't want to take a picture  
With Winfield peeing in the ocean 
Taylor girls laying out 
The kids had their own room - they loved having somewhere to play 
Dinner of pork, mac and cheese and squash - yummy! 
Cousins eating dinner on the porch 
All the cousins playing in the sand after dinner 
Hanging out on the deck - we spent alot of time here at night 
Karaoke night - Corey's turn 
Jodie and Ella's turn - the kids loved it! 
Digging a big hole on the beach 
Hanging with my girl 
Susan, Phyllis and Nina 
Ella and Micah 
Fishing and kayaking 
Someone caught a nap on the beach 
The kids playing Crazy 8s 
Team FitBit 
Playing Red Light, Green Light after dinner 
Caleb loves his MeMa 
Ice Cream treat at American Pie 
Caleb and his ladies :)
Loaded up and ready for Jockey's Ridge 
Picture at the sound 
Picture on Jockey's Ridge 
Climbing up the hill 
The cousins were all over the hill running around 
Family picture 
Sweet kids 
The sand dune is HUGE 
The crew that climbed to the top 
Rolling down the hill 
More picture on Jockey's Ridge 
Ready to go to the sound and get wet - we were hot! 
The boys cooling off in the sand
Rhett Matthew, Cole, Camden and Caleb 
Watching a movie 
Phyllis bought a bunch of bubbles so they played with them on the beach one night 
Corn hole on the deck 
Watching TV one morning - Ella and Micah snuggling 
My handsome freckle face boy! 
My sweet girl 
MeMa and her grandbabies in birth order 
Cole, Caleb, Lena, Ella, Jodi, Jules, Rhett, Winfield, Micah and MeMa 
Front view - all walking towards us 
All the grandkids with MeMa  
Riding the waves - it was rough a few days! 
Greg caught some fish 
Caleb caught a fish too 
All the fish they caught in the bucket - Greg cleaned them and fried them 
Beach pictures 
Handsome boy 
Beautiful girl 
My sweet babies 
Posing by the fence
More cute pictures
Ella was in such a good mood 
Spinning around
Hanging on the porch after the kid went to bed - all windblown 
Caleb loved corn hole and played every chance he got! 
Playing cards one night 
Mitzi and I got up and rode bikes 8 miles to the Wright Brothers Memorial 
Touring the grounds 
The model of the first plane 
Family picture 
Taylor brother and sisters on the porch - we miss PePa! 
Fun in the sun 
These girls made a sand restaurant and served up food 
Cornhole Tournament on the beach 
Ella got some new sunglasses 
Ella and Logan were partners for the tournament - they called themselves the Beach Sharks!
Evan and Caleb were partners and won the tournament! 
We took the kids to play putt putt and ride race cars one night 
Corey and Ella rode together 
Caleb was going to fast he was a blur 
Ella had fun but wanted to drive 
Putt putt time 
Sweet cousins 
Paradise Park 
These boys are growing up too fast 
Cousins waiting their turn to play 
The boys - Caleb won putt putt but Cole was only a few strokes behind him 
On the putting green 
Cute beach picture of my girl 
These old men set up their own area with their own umbrella 
Another picture with my girl 
Playing cornhole 
Oreo lasagna - our dessert two nights at the beach 
Picture of where we stayed - Kill Devil Hills 
On the deck playing a game 
Silly boys - Winfield and Rhett 
Micah was chilling on the beach 
With her mamas - Jodi and Ella 
In the sand 
MeMa with her two youngest grandkids - Winfield and Micah 
The boys   eating dinner on the deck 
Girl time 
Team Hat for the card game 
Flying a kite 
The whole Taylor crew - what a great week!