July 4th Fun!

Sliding Rock

We took a fun trip to sliding rock in Brevard, NC with our good friends, the Stanton's, last Saturday.  This was Rafe and Stella Ross' first trip to sliding rock and it was just like I remembered (maybe a little bit colder!!)  I was not able to get as many pictures as I would have liked because I spent most of the time falling  walking through the water.  Stella Ross even went down the big slide, but the water nearly took her breath away and she decided she would just stick to creek walking!!  Just before we packed up the car to head home the boys decided to take one more quick dive but were stopped by a very large snake invading their path!! UGH!!  As a result of all the fun in the freezing water Rafe unfortunately came home with swimmers ear and has had a very boring week in the house not being able to swim!!  

Snip, Snip!

Welcome to Salon SR!!

Vacation Bible School

Stella Ross attended her very first Vacation Bible School and had a wonderful week.  The following Sunday during church the children shared the songs they learned.  This was Stella Ross's first time to perform in front of people and she was adorable.  I walked her up to the stage and turned around (fully expecting to see her following me!)  Boy did she prove me wrong.  Not only did she stay up there but she sang the words and did the motions to all of the songs.  She was SO proud of herself, too.  I am sure this is just the beginning of many, many performances by this little girl.  I can hardly wait to see what she is going to do next!!

(by the way Rafe unfortunately missed VBS this year because of baseball practice!!) 

Father's Day

Father's Day was spent by the pool laughing and relaxing.  Stella Ross and Rafe had fun doing what they do best ...  playing with the most awesome Daddy and Pop in the whole world.  They are so lucky to be loved by these two wonderful men that work so hard to provide for our family.  Happy Father's Day! We love you SO much!!

Football Camp

Rafe attended a football camp put on by the Greer High football players and coaches last week.  He went with a big group of friends and had a blast.  His favorite part was tackling the dummies!  Needless to say he was exhausted after 3 1/2 hours or running and tackling.  What a fun morning, though.  Go Jackets!!

For he's a jolly good fellow!!

Look who received the game ball at his last All-Star baseball game!!!

We were SO proud!!

Supergirl!!

Does she look like her big brother, or what???

A Visit Back "Home"

Gram, Rafe, Stella Ross and I took a quick trip to Charleston last week.  It brought back SO many wonderful memories of the years we lived in Charleston when Rafe was the exact same age Stella Ross is now. (where have the years gone :( ??) The kids had a blast at the beach and water park and did not mind the cold water temperatures one bit.  We are already anticipating our next beach trip with Daddy!!