Memorial Day 2012

It is always nice to have a long weekend :) We took advantage of the extra day to pack in double the family time.

We started our weekend early with a trip to Wilkesboro to see Michael graduate from high school on Friday evening. Camille enjoyed the first part of the ceremony and even waited for the crowd to silence before asking "Where's Michael? I can't see him." That got some chuckles from the audience. After a few speeches, Camille decided she had had enough sitting still and needed to go outside with her daddy.

Poppy then treated us all for dinner that evening. I think we had payback for keeping Camille up past 9 and making her wait to eat.... when we got to the hotel around 9:30, Camille was wired! She even yelled out to a man in the lobby calling him "Pops" since he was bald and gray :) She ran up and down the halls and wanted to jump on the beds once we got to our room. Man, we were exhausted. Here is our little ball of energy at 10pm on Friday when she finally calmed down enough to sit in her own bed :)

We got a bit of a break that morning when Camille slept past 9am!!! Here is a picture we snuck of her that morning. Good thing she had her own bed, as she sure likes to take up as much space as possible!

After Marla prepared a big breakfast for us, we headed to visit Gran in the nursing home. Camille helped boost her spirits by singing a belated "Happy Birthday to you." She found Gran's birthday balloon to be quite entertaining, as well as the cheerios Gran had stashed.

After leaving Wilkesboro, we stopped by the new Tanger Outlets in Mebane. I have wanted to stop and check them out for months now, but time wouldn't allow until now. They were huge and had some really nice stores.... I of course was most interested in Ann Taylor Loft... Here is Camille trying on a hat while Mommy shopped.

After getting back home with time to wash clothes, unpack, and repack, we got a good night's sleep and then headed to the lake first thing Sunday morning to stay with Nick's parents. It was especially fun with cousins Emily, Jacob, and Lucas there to play. We had great weather and spent most of our time Sunday and part of Monday outdoors. We took lots of boat rides and watched Emily ski, tube, and then do it all over again.... she is the water sports champion. Camille even decided that she liked tubing! She went on three rides, twice with Nick and once with Abraham. Both times she just laid back with no fear. She even laughed when they would bounce or get splashed. I was nervous enough for the both of us I guess. Unforunately, we didn't any pictures at the lake since were busy chasing Camille and lathering up with sunscreen. I have a feeling there will be more tube rides this summer, so I will make sure to document in the future!

Mother's Day 2012

Here are a few pictures from Mother's Day, though I wish I would have taken more....

We started our day with the early service at church, followed by lunch with Nick's parents at a new place in Angier- The Villa DiMaio... which is where all these pictures were taken.

We then ventured to Sanford for some quality time with Mimi at the park... Camille then got to have a nature walk/ride at Aunt Jeannine's... followed by a delicious dinner made by Grandpa Bill and Uncle Mitch :)

Strawberry Picking

Last Saturday, we headed to Porter Farms for our 2nd year of strawberry picking with the Craig's. It was funny to witness Camille & Madelyn's behavior this year vs. last. Last year they kept eating all of the strawberries out of the bucket, but were very interested in the whole process, though somewhat confused.

This year, the girls grabbed their buckets are were ready to go, but quickly decided they would rather run up and down the rows of strawberries instead of assisting with the picking.

The girls did take a few minutes to help us pick. Camille did a great job at picking the bright red ones, though she preferred for Daddy to pick them and then she would put them in her basket. I guess it was less dirty that way :)

The girls made sure to take a few breaks every now and then too....

Nick enjoyed getting some hold time in the patch...

The best buddies....



And of course we made time for ice cream afterward, after all, its tradition! :)

Hard to believe how much changes in a year.....

5 Years of Marriage....

This past weekend, Nick and I celebrated 5yrs of marriage. It is so hard to believe that it has already been five years, but we've stayed quite busy since then!

We got to celebrate in a special way as we witnessed my best friend from childhood get married the day before... How special to get to share in her wedding, as we remembered our vows five years ago. Here is a picture of the bride and groom.

And here are a few others we took during the festivities leading up to the big day.

We did get some down time after the wedding.... we treated ourselves to some good meals and even a trip to the spa for some massages!

While we enjoyed the weekend away, we certainly missed Camille, so as soon as we got home, we planned a fun family outing to the park and then treated ourselves to ice cream and snow cones. (A big thanks to John & Aya and Rita & Alex for watching our sweet girl while we were gone!)