Blogger's Reunion

I took Monday afternoon off and took the family down to Raleigh to make a few visits. First was my Papa (my mom's dad). Please keep him in your prayers as he is living from blood transfusion to blood transfusion. I had a feeling in my gut to go and see him. When we got there, Nanny, was sitting outside waiting for a cab to take her back to the house, so we got to see her too. Even though we only spent 15 minutes max there, it was time well spent.

Then, after Jay took a nap at my parent's house, we visited the Collins'. We haven't seen their new house or new child, so we invited ourselves over for Emily's breakfast for dinner. Man what a meal. It was great to let the kids play and eat in peace and quiet, relatively.
If you want to check out their blogs, check out "Wrapped in Mercy... Cloaked in Grace" and
"Life at the Zoo" links on the right hand side.

Catching up from the middle of the weekend.

First it was pumpkin carving.
Lydia was very creative in her pumpkin carving. It was probably more difficult to cut out than it was to draw.Then it was off to Grandmommie and Pops house on Friday afternoon. We took advantage of the grandparents and had a date night while they did "Halloween." This included Lydia running from the door when people came up to the house, and Jay not wanting to put his costume on.

Saturday, we went to a fall festival at Jenn's home church. There were games in the parking lot, inflatables, the Lowell Volunteer Fire Truck, and free food. We all had a great time and really enjoyed the warm first day of November.

Amazing Story

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On the Road...

This weekend we had the opportunity to go camping with my parents off the Blue Ridge Parkway. We left Friday morning and it started drizzling, it then continued to rain the entire day. Luckily, my parents have a camper that kept us dry and warm.
When we woke up Saturday morning, the weather was absolutely gorgeous. My dad made pancakes and bacon. We drove back up the parkway toward Valle Crucis where they were having the annual "Punkin Festival". Down in the Valley, it was cloudy and cold, but we still had fun. They had some great "kiddie" games and a Bluegrass band that Lydia and Jay loved dancing to.
God's creation is wonderful and this trip reminded me of this.

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This is interesting.

Saturday at Pilot Mt.

Just the other day, I had the opportunity to take the kids to Pilot Mountain. It was beautiful to look at God's creation if it were only for a few seconds the kids were sitting still. I had planned to take the kids to lunch afterward, only to find out I had left my wallet at home. I drove the speed limit back home and ate a peanut butter sandwich. We all had a pretty good nap that afternoon.

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