Girl's Annual Christmas Party

Once again we had the Girl's Annual Christmas Party. This year we had our biggest group yet! It was so fun to reunite with old friends and get together with new.
We started the night with ornament making crafts and then enjoyed a yummy dinner together.
After that we were off to do some Christmas caroling. What a blast the girls had!
Next, it was time to enjoy some delicious sweet treats that the girls had brought to share.
What a wonderful time of fellowship!
So sad I forgot to take more picture. Unfortunately my lens was broken so the one picture I got was a bit cloudy. :(
Regardless...of the lack of pictures...the memories will stay with the girls forever!
Thank you to all my dear mom helpers. We could not have done it without you Jane and Monica!

A Trip to Chapel Hill

This fall Evan and I took the boys with us to visit Chapel Hill.
We all went to the men's soccer game at night. The next day we walked around the campus and showed them our favorite spots. The boys had lots of fun playing football with Evan while I enjoyed a little shopping during. :) We even went to our favorite restaurants on Franklin Street. Sure brings back some sweet memories of those special college days. :)

Anderson-Emmrich-Wright Beach Trip

This September we enjoyed our annual Anderson-Emmrich-Wright summer beach trip!
Once again we had wonderful weather and the kids had a blast.

Beach

This trip Evan rented a surf board and it was enjoyed by all the kids. Adah held her own pretty well. I think Drew enjoyed it the most...followed by Evan and Uncle Ben!

Such fun memories! Can't wait until next year!

The long awaited trip to Anderson's Custard!

Well, we finally made the trip to Buffalo, NY to visit family and the famous Anderson's Custard! The kids could hardly wait to get there. 11 hours later they were making their own custard sundaes and enjoying every bit of their first trip to the famous family store!
Here is a picture of the original store started over 50 years ago.

Niagra Falls

Our big day trip was visiting Niagara Falls!
It is such a beautiful site and the water displays such power!
We rode on the Maid of the Mist which is a boat that takes you close to the Falls and you feel the water raining down on you!

A day at the lake!

While we were there Evan's uncles took our crew out on the boat for the day. Everyone loved all the water activities! Especially Annascott!



Adah even got up on the skis! So, I decided to give it a try as well. After a few attempts and some battle wounds...I enjoyed my first time water skiing! I will spare you the picture. :)

Of course Evan showed us all how it was done!

What a fun day!

Evan is already trying to talk me into buying a boat one day.