Washington, DC

A few weekends ago we headed up to Washington, DC to go to the wedding of Stephen's cousin, Benjamin.  We left on Thursday morning and drove up to Raleigh where we met Erin and Ronald and hitched a ride the rest of the way.  Friday was spent touring DC while my parents stayed in Anderson with Ashlyn and Hannah.  Ashlyn managed to get a terrible respiratory infection, so Mom had to work overtime and take her to the doctor where she once again got put on her nebulizer.  Luckily the medicine did the trick and Stephen and I could enjoy the rest of our trip, and a fabulous wedding!

Midway Fall Festival

A few weekends ago Ashlyn's elementary school had its fall festival.  The girls had a great time playing games, riding horses, getting their hair and nails painted, and eating pizza!  It was a bit chaotic (imagine 500 elementary kids with their parents.....)  Here are some pictures from the day!

To start off our day I volunteered to help out at the bean bag toss :)

We had a special guest appearance by Mary Toppins from YoGo's!  (Ashlyn was too scared to get near her)

The girls were riding the caboose of Thomas the Train.  Notice Stephen standing by to wave.

Let the nail painting begin!

The hair painting was one of the highlights of the day.  Luckily it washed out in time for them to sing in church the next morning!

Hannah showing off her tricks on Chocolate

And with that, our day was done!

Montreat!

So last weekend the girls and I headed up to Montreat, NC with my mom to join Covenant Presbyterian in their Family Retreat.  We had such a great time, and the leaves were just starting to turn for the fall.  Here are a few pictures from the weekend!

The view of Lake Susan

Taking a break in the gazebo

A beautiful dogwood

Hannah LOVED the rock hopping!

I'm not sure what she was doing here :)

Taking an ice cream break with Grandma!

Hiking with Delia up Lookout Mountain

How cute are these girls??

Super cute Ian!

The Lindsay - Price hiking clan!  (thanks for the picture, mom!)

Tech/State Game

Last weekend we headed up to Raleigh to watch the Yellow Jackets take on the Wolfpack.  I had these cute outfits made for the girls, so it was a true family rivalry!  Hannah and I proved to be the victors, although neither girl really cared too much for the game.  Hannah was too busy trying to see where Buzz was, and Ashlyn had her eyes pealed for Mr & Mrs Wuf.  At least they both chose the appropriate mascot to be interested in!

Labor Day in Augusta

Over the weekend the girls and I headed down to Augusta to visit my parents.  (Stephen came down on Sunday after staying home to paint Hannah's new "big girl" room!  Yay!)  The highlight of the trip was pancakes made by Grandma (along with "red squiggly things" - better known as bacon) and a boat ride down the Augusta Canal!  We had a great time with my parents!

Chef in training!

Her stirring was getting a little out of control...

Snowman pancake with spaghetti arms

Bunny pancake that looks a little like a Gremlin

This way to the boat tour!

Getting ready to board the boat!

Luckily they provided umbrellas for us....not for the rain, but for the sun and heat!

The smokestack that remains from where a Confederate powder works once stood

 The beautiful Augusta Canal :)

Mom and I got our pictures taken after the boat ride....the girls were a little hot by this time!

Stamps of Love

Last week Ashlyn started yelling for me from downstairs saying, "Mom!  Hannah is putting stickers all over her shirt!"  I walked downstairs to let her know that it's ok to put stickers on your shirt.....and then I realized.  Those stickers Hannah had gotten into were not stickers at all....they were stamps!  Hannah was very upset that she had done something wrong (how is a kid to know the difference between stamps and stickers?!).  I had to get a couple of pictures, though.  Oh, and I did try to salvage the stamps....they aren't cheap!

I do love her!

 She has a sad face on because she was upset that she had done something wrong....