Jack and Sam go camping!!!

John and I got to have them for the week.....and it started with rain at StoneBridge Campground in Maggie Valley, NC.  So we delayed our trip for one day and went to Jones Gap State Park instead..... lots and lots of rocks to climb and trout to feed!  This is clearly a boys idea of a good day!!

The next day we are off on an adventure and did we get lucky!!!! The weather was perfect plus the campground was all that we had hoped it would be and more, we all had a WONDERFUL time. 
Ladder ball, lots of pool time, a new friend named Dakota, Chicken Fluffer and Noodle Face, games and more games, lots and lots and lots of bicycling, .....we are such a lucky Nana and Papa!

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Time flies much too quickly!!!

When you are young you think you have all of the time in the world!!  And then 50 years pass and you wonder where all of that time did go.  Well about 50 years has passed since the Hunter family became a part of our family.  And then there were camping trips and weddings and babies and relocations and divorces and deaths and weddings and babies and life goes on and on.  And if you are lucky you survive and celebrate the fact that we are still family and enjoy an occasion to remember the journey together.  This year Jane blessed us in a big way by inviting us to get together at the farm.  We have all heard stories of the farm and I have been lucky enough to visit her there many times but this year everyone got to spend a lazy couple of days there.  Will and his son Reid joined us and took folks on ATVs to tour the property.  It was a wonderful time of good food, good stories and great new memories. 

 

She was GLOWING!!

When Elissa graduated from UNCG with her masters she was actually glowing.  She had overcome the typical obstacles but there were additional challenges that had tried to trip her up and she would have none of it.  Between the financial challenges, juggling life with two active children, the commute to Greensboro and an unexpected move to Raleigh she had her hands full but perseverance is almost her middle name and there was never a doubt that she would run the course.  I am so incredibly proud of her and was thrilled that she decided to walk for graduation and give us the chance to celebrate her.  Chip, Celia and Lily put together a lovely party and a great time was had by all.  Yeah Elissa!!!!!  Can't wait to see what you do next!!!!!!!