Lowes

We went to Lowes Build and Grow workshop this weekend. This was the first one the Lucy has done. She was so cute and excited about it. They built helicopters.

Chuck of course had to wear his Jimmy Johnson Lowes Racing hat that he got for his birthday.

Afterward we went out for ice cream. It was a fun Saturday morning as a family.

Pics of Charlotte

Our good friend Abbie took some pictures of Charlotte when she was just one day old in the hospital meeting her big sisters and also when she was one week old. She has a photography business, but is moving to Nashville, TN in a week. Check out her website and blog here.

I had so many favorites. but here are a few of them.

I love her long crazy toes - she got them from me.This fist by the face pose is her signature look. It's even the pose she was in for her last ultrasound pic at 36 weeks. The picture below captures Charly the best - eyes open and content as can be. I LOVE this picture of Chuck holding her. He is such a wonderful father to little girls. I feel so blessed to have him in all of our lives. I also love that this picture is in our yard in my favorite place to sit and look at our gorgeous view of the mountains.

County Fair

Last weekend was the County Fair. Chuck and the girls watched the tractor pull, while I fed Charly. I'm glad I wasn't out there with them, because those tractors were so loud. A nice man gave Chuck a pack of earplugs but the girls refused to stick them in their ears. Check out that gorgeous view of the Blue Ridge Mountains.

We then all headed over to watch some of the juvenile horse competitions. Leland really enjoyed watching the horses much more than we anticipated. We enjoyed a picnic lunch while picking out our favorite horses and riders and watching them go around the ring.

Lucy loved getting to see and even pet some of the barn animals. We saw goats, sheep, chickens, roosters, peacocks, turkeys, cows, and mini ponies. Lucy's favorite was the baby calf that we got to pet. Leland's favorite were the peacocks.

Leland got to participate in the kids tractor pedal pull again this year. She didn't go very far (only about 10 of the 40 feet) and seemed a bit nervous with all the people watching her, but she did okay. She came in 5th place in her class. She won a little toy tractor that she loves. You had to be 3 years old to participate, so Lucy didn't do it, but she did well cheering her sister on.

Leland's memory is crazy - the second she saw those mini tractors, she started talking about last time she did it which was a year ago.

Charlotte's Blessing

While Chuck's parents were in town from CA, we decided to bless Charlotte at church. Chuck gave her a beautiful blessing. I love Charlotte's little feet in this picture. All three of our girls have worn the same blessing dress which I got at Ross for under $10 right after Leland was born. I love a good deal!

We were lucky that so many of our family members were able to come to the blessing on such short notice. We loved having them all here for the day.

We, of course, had to get a Nana and cousins picture while we were all together. That's 9 grandkids with 7 of them 4 years old or under. As you can tell by the picture on the left it was a little crazy getting a picture, but the one on the right is pretty good. They are all actually looking at the camera. I love how Nick is hugging Lucy. All the girls have matching skirts made by my cute sister Christine.

Fun Times in Lex

Chuck's mom and dad were able to visit us for a few days and meet their newest grandchild (#14). The McBrides (Chuck's sister) came up from NC to hang out with us one day while they were here. We decided to take them on the horse drawn carriage tour of our town that we have always wanted to do. It was very fun and of course the kids loved it.

Our town is very hilly. There was one time that the horses "refused" to pull all of us up a hill, so some of the adults had to jump out and walk up the hill. I thought it was pretty funny, but I was sitting next to our driver and she was really nervous and pretty shaken up by it.

The boys were able to play a round of golf. The kids played at the park, went to Boxerwood Gardens, and out for ice cream with Grammy. That evening, we all went to a concert in the park. We enjoyed a picnic dinner and the kids danced. At night, Chuck and his parents went on the Haunted Walking Tour of Lexington. You get to hear all sorts of legends and ghost stories about places all around town.

We had such a wonderful time with all of them. Thanks for coming to visit.