Horseback Adventures

We headed to the mountains for day 2 of spring break. Another sleepover with cousin Connors! Both girls had birthdays in January and we had not yet celebrated together. Nandy had not yet given a gift to girls either so she planned a horseback trail ride through the mountains. We had a 1 pm ride scheduled and packed a picnic to have at the top. The horses were so pretty! Maggie got a painted horse named Cherokee. I had Sundance, Connors Eldorado, Kendrick Dusty, Wilson Rocky and Nandy had Boston (until she traded after lunch with Connors). The day was perfect and sunny with a breeze. It was a fun trip up the mountain and great views from the top. We also explored several caves up at the top which was neat! Fun birthday experience for Maggie and Connors!

Staycation 2012

We decided to to a bunch of day trips during spring break and visit museums around our state. So on day 1, Maggie and I headed to Charlotte's Discovery Place. We had a ball exploring a new venue and just being together. Maggie had a new "Smash" book to record the week's trips and include photos of our adventures!

Easter Weekend

We enjoyed all our family the weekend of Easter! On Friday, my niece came and spent the night with Maggie. The girls dyed eggs and helped to make our dessert of funfetti cake inside hollowed out dyed eggs. The dessert tasted good- all 6 of them- but was a pain to make in a million ways! Hard to get the egg out a tiny hole, hard to wash out, hard to refill with batter, messy to bake, and hard to make look presentable! But the girls had fun so it was worth it. Then Saturday the girls went to an egg hunt in the morning, played all day and we cooked out Saturday night with Harper's side of the family. Sunday morning I had a breakfast before church for my parents and mother-in-law. We had yummy sweet potato biscuits with country ham, fruit, and bagels with coffee and tea. Church was lovely and then we took lots of photos in the courtyard. Nap followed church, read on the porch for hours as Harper watched the Masters then a run with Oliver. Great day with many blessings. Oh so grateful for our family!