Shenandoah National Park

We bought an extra backpack just for this trip and it was well worth it. The kids had a great time playing in the woods and we were happy to carry them when we needed to get a move on.

We had a great campsite and the kids loved seeing all the deer in the mornings and evenings. They both slept really well except McKinley on the first night.

We drove to Luray Caverns and it was pretty cool, except for the part where McKinley didn't want to be held, or in the backpack, and she didn't want to walk, and we didn't have the paci. Most people were nice about it but a few made some really "nice" comments. McKinley was great before we went in and after, she just wasn't a fan of inside I guess.

We went to Harper's Ferry which I didn't really know anything about but it was a fun place to walk around and learn some history.  Too bad we didn't know that the next day was a big celebration.

I think the kids were just a bit worn out by the end of the trip. 

Denzil was an impressive hiker. One day he did 3/4 of a mile and the next he did a whole mile by himself. The only thing is it takes a long time because he has to pick up lots of rocks and sticks and such along the way. This one was his fishing pole until it broke. Later he was pleasantly surprised when he broke it back into a fishing pole.

He had fun finding critters and things like this katydid on the end of his stick.

We had such a great vacation. There were a few people who thought we would never make it camping all week with 2 young kids but they were champion campers and hikers and we can't wait until we can do it all again. 

Lost and Found

So I found my camera after our vacation to Shenandoah National Park but good thing we still have our old camera that works pretty well. I felt pretty stupid because the camera was in the stroller that we took over to the Labor Day BBQ but it was the little stroller and I stuck it in the umbrella part of the stroller. Needless to say I was very happy to have it back. So here are the pictures that were "lost and found."

We went for ice cream for my birthday at a great place in Wilmington and Denzil was a hit with his cowboy hat and boots.

McKinley LOVES her ice cream. This was blueberry ice cream and it was delicious!

Happy 31st Birthday to me. It was just another day where I got older.

She is getting good at feeding herself but I'm not a fan of the mess so I don't let her do it as often as I should. She loves to do it on her own though. She is such a big girl.

We love going to the aquarium, can't you tell!

We had some fun one afternoon dancing and splashing in the puddles after a rain storm. Now the kids think that is what we do every time it rains.

Denzil had a birthday too! He is 3 and loving every minute of it. We had a little party with the neighbors and he couldn't have been happier. We have great neighbors and we had lots of ice cream left over, good thing we love ice cream! It didn't last long.

We spent the morning at Fort Fisher beach which was lots of fun. McKinley rolled around a few times in the waves but she is a trooper. She only cried 1 time.

Now let's play my version of Draw Something. 10 points to the person who guesses who this is. Good luck.