Nothing Could Be Finer...

...than three weeks in North Carolina! The kids and I have recently returned from a great excursion to the great state of North Carolina. We spent a week in Charlotte with G-Mama and participated in Vacation Bible School at Sardis Presbyterian, then went to Atlantic Beach for five days, back to Charlotte for G-Mama's birthday party, and finished up our time in Boone. We all had a wonderful time, but it seemed like we missed seeing people that we usually catch up with. Here are some pictures that I wanted to share.

 Vince in vacation bible school

 Vince playing on the caboose in front of the Matthews library

 Vince and Savannah playing video games at Chuck E Cheese in Charlotte

 Savannah and her friends flying a kite at the beach

 Savannah, Vince, and Eli after a day at the splash park and dinner with Nana and Grandaddy!

 My new look (and the kids)

 One of the sunflowers in our garden

 A nice sized pumpkin in the garden

 Savannah and Vince with the Tweetsie Cloggers

 Savannah, Wilson, and Vince on the Mouse Train at Tweetsie

 Savannah and Vince waving to the train as it goes by

 Vince and Savannah with the Can-Can girls at Tweetsie

The kids with the Tweetsie cowboys and cowgirl!

The garden continues to grow, and the watermelon is very sweet and juicy! The pumpkins are growing, and the sunflowers are HUGE.

Gardening and Such

Jeff has really enjoyed having the property at the house. Several months ago we planted sunflower seeds, watermelons, and pumpkins. They have all taken off and we have been pleased with the results! We picked a watermelon for July 4th, but when I cut into it, it didn't have a hint of red to it. At least we were able to toss it into the composter!We'll wait a few more weeks until we try another one. The kids and I head to North Carolina tomorrow and we are looking forward to seeing our family and friends.

 This gives you an idea of how tall the sunflowers are...

 Zinnias and bees!

 Some of the flowers that we cut from the yard

 The first watermelon that we cut-too bad it was green all the way through!

 Sunflowers and you can see the watermelon plants running in front too

 A butterfly near the koi pond

 The kids out at the koi pond