UNITE Women's Conference

Can I just say that I have the best sister ever?? I am sooo proud of her and so thankful that God made me her sister! :)

This was the third UNITE conference that Sarah has hosted and it was amazing!! Our chauffeur, Grandman, drove Ava and I down to Atlanta in the middle of the night so we could be there for the conference. Martha Munizzi and Jane Evans were the special guests. Pastor Rachel and lots of women from my church even made the 7 hour trip to be there. We had the best time and Ava LOVES spending time with her cousins! I so wish they lived closer! :(

Tweetsie 2011

This has become a summer tradition. This is the third year we have headed to Tweetsie with my dad and this year my mom was able to go with us! I look forward to this every year because we always stop to eat lunch at The Daniel Boone Inn. That fried chicken is to die for!! Tweetsie is such a cute little park and we love it because there are no crowds and the weather is always nice in the mountains! Thank you Gigi and Grandman for another fun, memory making trip!

Summer Catch Up

I cannot believe how fast the summer is going by! My camera batteries have been dead for a few weeks so I got really behind...again! We have had a great, busy summer so far!! I have loved having Ava out of school and we have had so much fun going to the pool, the movies, the park, and taking lots of afternoon naps!!

David's grandad passed away a few weeks ago. Thank you to all of our family and friends for the cards and prayers!! In the words of Ava we know that "Granette is in heaven with Jesus and the goldfish!"

Last week was our annual Topsail beach trip with my mom's side of the family! We had soooo much fun just all being together! I didn't get a lot of pictures (I am determined to get a new camera soon!) but here are a few of our fun week!!

Lunchbox

Right after Ava's dance recital I signed her up for Dance Camp. It's everyday this week from 10-1 and she has been loving it!! Monday was her first day and since I worked the weekend I had stocked up on lunch things and snacks for her to take this week. By the time Monday morning came around most of the snacks and goodies I had bought were gone! I searched the pantry and since we just got back from Disney I had plenty of junk left. In her cute little lunchbox I packed a pb&j (can't go wrong with that!) and bag of goldfish, a pack of fruit snacks, and a juice box. I was excited because I knew she would love all of her little treats! When she came home from camp I asked her how her lunch was. Ava said, "I don't like those gummy-nacks! Can you pack a better one tomorrow?" She went on to tell me that everyone else had fruit and that's was she was supposed to take. I sent David to the grocery store that night to get fruit and the next day Ava said I did much better! :) That little girl keeps me on my toes!

Birthday Disney Trip!

Believe it or not this was the first time I have been able to celebrate my actual birthday in Disney!! This was kind of a last minute trip and it was sooo much fun!! We left on Tuesday night around 8:00 and drove into Disney at about 4 am (David made it there in about 8 hours...best time yet!) The weather was perfect (it was actually hotter in NC) and the crowds were not too bad. We stayed at Old Key West (our home resort) and spent plenty of time at the pool! We had a great trip and I had the best birthday ever!!

Bolin Visit!!

Sarah, Jay, and Caroline came for a visit this weekend (we really missed Jason but he had a busy weekend at church so he stayed in Georgia!) Ava and I went with my dad on Thursday to pick them up from the airport. Then we met my mom at Crabtree and had lunch at The Cheesecake Factory (yummy!!) We played at the pool all afternoon and then again all day Friday. Ava had a sleepover with sissy and bubba on Friday night and then played at the pool again all day Saturday (needless to say she is beyond exhausted today!) On Saturday night my parents had a birthday party for my sister and me at the pool. Sarah's birthday was last week and mine is Wednesday. We had soooo much fun with the Bolin's and can't wait to see them again very soon!!!

Pedicure

Ava is not a huge fan of getting her nails done. She likes having them painted but hates when I cut them or have to take old polish off. One night last week I got creative and set up a little nail salon in the kitchen. She got really into it and I finally got her nails done!