2 year pictures

I finally got my real camera in front of our little man or little Paul as many call him. He is ALL boy and we love him dearly! 

Graham Central Station

We celebrated Graham's second birthday over the weekend. It was a wonderful cookout with cousins  in the backyard kind of party complete with some trains! Graham loves anything on wheels, especially trains, so it was Graham Central Station over at our house. 

He is such a sweet and loving little boy. We love you Graham Carter! 

beach week

I am already missing our wonderful week at the beach last week. The yearly anticipated trip always goes by so quickly. We really did have the best time. The kids loved the water and the sand. We cooked, ate a few meals out, had an evening on the beach, visited the aquarium, listened to live music on the boardwalk, went on a dolphin boat tour, had a date night and spent quality time with family. We could not have asked for a better week. 

Here are lots of pictures from our vacation. 

the 4th

July 4th is probably my favorite holiday. Red, white and blue, the American flag and picnics make me so happy. We ventured up to the mountains this year for the annual parade/BBQ. Later that evening we went to the Blowing Rock Golf Course to sit on the green and watch the fireworks. It is such a beautiful setting and the fireworks are so close. It was our first year tear-free watching fireworks. Both kids ran on the green and played until the show began. Another wonderful 4th of July for the books! God Bless America!