Sweet Saturday!

This morning we served at the Five Loaves Food Bank. The girls did a great job unloading and sorting a pick-up truck full of canned goods and non-perishable items. Once they sorted them, Clay and I put them on the shelves in the pantry. It was a great morning of working together and serving our community. We are looking forward to doing it again soon.

Then we headed to the Greek Festival for some lunch.

After lunch, we went to the base movie theatre for a FREE advanced showing of Puss in Boots! The girls thought it was really cool that we were getting to see the movie a week before it was released to the public.

Girls in Boots! ;)

Tonight the ladies from our church group went to the Melting Pot for a surprise baby shower for Jamie (on the right). Melissa (on the left) just had a baby boy 7 weeks ago.

Brenda and I enjoying the chocolate fondue.

(Nyx, Melissa and Jamie)

We had so much fun that we decided we should have a Ladies' Night Out at least once a month.

Day on the Lake!

It was a very foggy morning, but Clay took the big kids on a hike through the woods.

Jocelyn and Jude collected acorns. They collected and lined up more than 100 acorns by the end of the weekend.

Madison enjoyed playing with the frisbees while everyone else got ready.

Jocelyn was having fun throwing the frisbee too.

We picked up lunch at Subway and then headed to the lake to get on the pontoon boat.

The girls loved riding in the pontoon boat.

Mr. Lance and Jude driving the boat.

Jude driving the boat.

Madison was a natural driving the boat.

Jocelyn got to help Daddy drive the boat.

We all enjoyed our family time on the boat.

The girls want to do it again sometime.

All smiles!

We took the boat down to the dam.

The weather was perfect and the leaves were beautiful. We couldn't have asked for a better day on the lake.

Jude started to get a little bored on the boat, so he had fun playing with my hair clip. ;)

Drew, Jamie and Amelia in the canoe.

Nyx, Lance, and Jude in the canoe.

Clay and Lance gave Madison a ride in the canoe.

Jocelyn's turn in the canoe.

Weekend in the Woods of West Virginia!

We spent the long weekend at Bluestone State Park in Hinton, West Virginia.

We stayed in cabin 1 with...

Mrs. Nyx, Mr. Lance, Jude, Mrs. Jamie, Mr. Drew, and Amelia.

The gorgeous view from our cabin.

The girls really enjoyed helping with Amelia.

Mr. Drew made a fire to roast marshmallows...

for S'mores.

Madison read bible stories to Amelia before bed.

Baby Gage!

Today we got to go over and snuggle baby Gage while his mommy got a much needed break.

Children's Museum in Portsmouth

Today we met Mr. Drew, Amelia and her grandparents at the Children's Museum in Portsmouth.

The girls LOVE the bubbles!

Farmer Jocelyn!

The girls played Marsupial Match. They put the babies in the correct pouches.

Ready for the Outback!

Modeling Madison!

Zoo Day!

This morning we went to the zoo with Mr. Drew, Amelia and her grandparents.

Today we learned how to tell a monkey from an ape. Monkeys have TAILS and apes DO NOT.

The Red Panda was so cute sleeping in his tree. After looking at the animals, we went to story time and rode the train.

Our Day on the Lake with Friends!

It was a beautiful summer day so we met Nyx and Jude at the Sandy Bottom Nature Park to go paddle boating.

Mr. Drew and Amelia opted for a canoe.

Norfolk Zoo with Friends!

This morning Clay went golfing with Lance and Drew, so the other moms and I took the kids to the zoo.

The girls had fun at the zoo with their friends Jude and Amelia.

We enjoyed seeing the new tiger exhibit that just opened.

Greeting the new tigers.

Orangutan Jocelyn!

Just Jocelyn!

We love seeing the Red Panda!

Striking a pose!

Riding the Rhino!

Caged Animals! ;)

Turtle Girls!

Turtle Jocelyn!

After we left the zoo, we enjoyed a wonderful lunch at Taste Unlimited before heading home to spend the afternoon with Daddy.