while my parents were visiting, we also decided to check out the dixie classic fair. yesterday was a beautiful day, so i kept isaac out of school, and off we went. we bought the unlimited ride bracelet for the older kids. which was a little tough, because anna is about 40″ and for a lot […]
derek
patterson farms. twenty fourteen.
my parents came to town on friday morning. we gave them a day to settle in, then forced my mom to go to the pumpkin patch with us. every year, we hit up the same place. it’s awesome. our first pumpkin patch pic with hazel. thanks to my mom for the family shot. hazel and […]
our first attempt at (circus) camping…
ok. so, we had the bright idea to attempt to camp with the three little people. one of whom, i may have mentioned, is the WORST sleeper. sounds fun, right? derek did all of the legwork. he purchased and sorted and packed and prepared all of the supplies and sundries. (my new fave word). he […]
family beach trip. the grand finale.
the last day! friday. back out to the beach. to soak up as much sun, salt water and sand as possible. isaac quickly found a group of boys to hang with. and they were JERKS. at one point, he came back and asked if he could take off his life vest to show them that […]
fam beach trip. beach and carnival.
thursday and friday of our beach trip were beeee-autiful. so off to the beach we went. we lost hazel’s swim suit bottoms in laundry. derek suggested she just wear the rash guard with a swim diaper. i reminded him that she needed to look top notch for instagrams and blogs… so, we dusted off anna’s […]
family beach trip. no sand day.
i’m never going to finish all of these posts. this is wednesday of our trip, i think. we opted to not go to the beach. cleaning sand off three little people gets tiring. and we needed a break. so, off to the pool. then back to the room for freezie pops. girls. boy. then, we […]
family beach trip. sunday funday.
our first full day at the beach was also derek’s birthday. and hazel’s eight month birthday. are the months called birthdays? anyhoooo… here’s the big eight month old at the beach… (here’s what’s happening in her world these days: she’s pulling up. cruising. standing on her own for a bit. pushing around a walker toy. […]
end of summer beach trip, day one.
we are now almost fully recovered, so i can begin posting about out it… our end of summer family trip to north myrtle beach. usually, we go right after school is out. in june. but, last year, when we were selecting dates, and i was miserably pregnant and heartburny, we thought that postponing as long […]
bullhole.
two weekends ago, we made a spur of the moment decision to go on an adventure. derek had read about this place in cooleemee, called the bullhole, which sounds sort of like a bad word. *snicker*. anyhow. it’s a super short hike down to a dam, where there’s some little waterfalls and slippery rocks to […]
july 4th and our last day in batavia.
so, in batavia, on the fourth of july, there’s an extravaganza in centennial park all afternoon. i haven’t been to it in years upon years, but this year, we decided to give it a go. i totally should have taken a panoramic shot of all of the festivities. there’s music. and crafty vendors. bounce houses. […]