Middle Kids Trip

In an effort to spend time with our kids on a one on one (or two on two) level, we went to the mountains with Daniel and Kristin for a weekend adventure. Blessed with a great place to stay near Black Mountain, we enjoyed exploring and went tubing down the French Broad River. What a great mini-vacation!

July 4th Maryland Trip

Because of the amount of trips this summer, we decided it would be easier to divide and conquer on some of them. So, I took Isaac, Kristin and Daniel up for a 3 night stay in Maryland. It was unusually cool and wet (with exception of the afternoon we arrived and squeezed in a boat ride), but we enjoyed 3 nights of great fireworks because of the unpredictable weather.







The sea nettles were in full force, therefore no swimming happened, and fishing took over. There was much success with our fearless fishermen and women. Grandad was a worthy angler guide buying gross blood worms and cutting them up for bait.





In the end, Lauralyn and Daddy had a good time together wrangling Joshua at home. It made the trip a little (a lot) easier not chasing a 3 year old by the water's edge, and the drive was much quieter. But they were missed all the same.