Friday, July 31, 2009

July Highlights

July has been a busy month for us! Here are some things we have done since my last post.
We enjoyed our first member night at the zoo! Greer loves elephants, so she was excited to see some there. She is captivated by animals, and we only wish it was cooler so that we could take her more often.
Looking at the fish at Riverbanks!Greer helped us set up her "big girl" bed, and has been doing great! This is a picture I took the morning after her first night. I wanted to reward her for staying in her bed until I came to get her.Kate, Amelia, and Natalie spent the day with us on my birthday. Amelia's birthday is July 26th, so I surprised the girls with cake and strawberries (topped with whip cream and a candle) to celebrate.
I was trying to get a nice posed picture of Greer and Amelia together, but this one was by far the cutest. I hope that they have this much joy their entire lives!
Greer with Miss Kate and Natalie. I would be putting it lightly to say that Greer loved Natalie! Guess she is going to enjoy having one in our house soon!
Chad had a conference for work in Wilmington last week, so we went early and enjoyed some of the family-friendly activities they offer. First, the Aquarium. Greer and Daddy petting the alligator statue at the NC Aquarium at Fort Fisher.
ps- we got in free with our Riverbanks membership!

Looking at the real alligators

Greer and I had our picture made with the huge frog on the way out! We highly recommend you make a trip to see all the fascinating marine life! They did an especially wonderful job capturing the diversity of the ecosystem found around the local beaches and marshes.
That night we enjoyed a great dinner on the Cape Fear River, a carriage tour of Wilmington, and delicious ice cream!

Greer, Chad, and I went to Wrightsville Beach on Sunday morning. The bright sun bled out much of the color in my pictures, but I wanted to share this fun one while I work on the rest.
Sunday night I got the call that my nephew, Baxter, had been born, so Greer and I went to spend the rest of the week with him and Chad finished up at the conference!

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