H-O-M-E

Our home town.....Gaffney, SC

Home Sweet Home. We took a trip to Gaffney for a week.

We went to Charlotte, NC (which is only about an hour away from Gaffney) to go to Carowinds. My niece, nephew and mom came with us. My mom is behind the camera. :o)


Benjamin is scared of heights so he was only excited about the rides that stay grounded.

Ede was a different story. She wanted to ride everything!The Intimidator!Levi was tall enough to ride every ride in the park. Jeff went with him and this ride was the biggest hit. I rode it once and closed my eyes for half the ride. It was intimidating for sure!! The reason we made the trip. Jeff's dad was getting remarried.

Here are the Bride and Groom with the wedding party.

Greg and Brenda Blanton.Benjamin actually sneeked his way into the picture. He was not posed that way.

From left to right: Jeff, Greg, David(Jeff's brother), Benjamin and Levi.

The three most handsome are MINE!! Levi and GiGi, his Great Grandmother. We had to arrive early and wait for the festivities to begin.

When Ede falls asleep in public you can bet it is picture worthy.

Our Baby Girl Turns 3!

My beautiful Birthday girl! Or should I say Princess? She was Princess for the day and got her way all day long. Eden Rose is now 3 years old. I can't believe how time flies. We had a little outdoor water party and lots of fun!

She blew out her candles like a champ. The birthday girl and her mama. =o)

Nana D and Papa Scott sent the best gifts. Yes, that is a pink ball glove with a pink laced baseball. She is now "fashionable" when she plays ball with her brothers.

Ede now has a Caboodle! Every girl has to have a Caboodle.

The lip gloss.....
Happy Birthday Eden Rose Blanton!

Our "Staycation"

Jeff and I were starting to feel that our life was a little too mundane and we got a little anxious for a family outing. Our only obstacle was our budget. What could we do with a small amount of money? We decided to stay home but go without the luxury of our home. We went to Huntington Beach State Park to pitch our tent. We were very close to the ocean but I didn't want to get sand in my camera and so I missed out on the beach pictures. But here are a few of the things we did that I was able to snap a few shots of.

The kids, playing where Jeff and I had plans on sleeping. We will need a new one because this one ended up with a slow leak and we ended up sleeping on top of an air mattress that held no air. haha! Of course we had to build a fire since we did plan on eating while we were there. We had hobo dinners the first night and hot dogs the second night.

We saw several Alligators on our walk at the Fresh Water Lagoon.

No worries, we were not camping near these fellas.

And we had smores for dessert each night!

We had a great time and look forward to doing it again in the Fall.