RIVER day!

 Granddad with Tristan in his Mokai. Tristan loved motoring down the river with my Dad!

 Elise, my cousin's daughter, on Randy's boat.

 Katie and Rebel :)

Elise put on a show for us... she is one in a million!!!

Back in August, we went to my Aunt Dawn and Uncle Randy's house on the Mattappont River. We played hard all day. We had a blast swimming, boating and kayaking! Tristan is quite the fish, so he had a BLAST.

We look forward to this family day each year!

Chili's Peach Orchard

I LOVE this picture :)

Back at the end of August (I think) we went with our young adult's class from church to the peach orchard. Chili's Orchard is affiliated with Carter's Mountain Orchard in Charlottesville. The day was literally a disaster. I have tried to erase it from my memory! Ha! It was one of those days, that based on the behavior of your child, you kick you self for leaving the house. Other than THAT issue, the peaches were delicious, the fresh peach ice cream was yummy, and Tristan slept the whole ride home ;)



Catching up....again :)

I just had to post this because it shows how my baby is not a baby anymore. Tristan has been sleeping in his "toddler bed" for several months now. He does REALLY well staying in it and going to bed. I have no complaints. Sometimes I peek in when he is napping or down for the night and I have to just stare. God has been SOOO good to us! WE love this little guy more than life.

new adventures

My mom has a new adventure into the business world with Private Quarters. I am happy for her to have found something that makes her happy! The products are so incredibly soft. You can not believe how soft they are unless you actually touch them. I was amazed! I am a sucker for soft blankets!

I have started working on a part time basis for my dad's company, Paytime. It is a payroll business. I am basically working on sending them referrals. I have enjoyed it so far! The hard part is finding the time to do it because I am home, and loving being at home. But it is nice to have something outside of the home that I need to do. It kinda gives me some motivation! I am excited about it for several reasons, but one of them being that I believe in the business and I can see where it is really beneficial for companies.

apologizing again

Once again I find myself apologizing for not posting enough! Sorry!!!

Lately Tristan and I have been super busy. Imagine that. I really do not know of anyone who never claims to be busy! Hopefully one day, things will settle down a bit. Then again, I am sure we will find something else to do, then!

Tristan and I have been going through one letter a week. With this we have completed simple crafts and lessons to help him learn his letters and sounds. It has been nothing strenuous, just fun! He has really enjoyed it and has retained most of it! You can check out what we are doing at Doodles and Glue!

Fall is starting to set in. It is cooler outside and we have found ourselves out at the park and other places a whole lot more. It is a wonderful time of year! The only problem is I am NOT  a fan of winter... Fall is that reminder of the bitter part that has yet to get here.

Crazy Irene

So today is the day that Irene is visiting Rice, VA. This crazy storm has already taken the power out once today and I am prayer desperately that it doesnt go out again. It wouldnt be so bad if we still had water! The tub has been filled up and the shelves are stocked. Praying for this storm to pass with mininal damage.

Oh, yes...did I mention that we had an earthquake Tuesday? What a crazy week.....

Fun with Grammee

 Tristan shooting people with water!

 The water park area

Grammee and Tristan dumping water on the people below.... haha

Two weeks ago, Tristan and I went to spend the day with my mom, Grammee. We went to the Pocohontas State Park pool so we could play in the water park area. What a blast! I had NO idea that was there! We have lived SO close to it for so long but I am glad we finally were able to go check it out. I am glad my mom and I were together because this was a two man job for sure, trying to keep check on Tristan. The place was nuts. You can never been too careful around water!