wyatt's dedication

this past weekend grannie, pop-pop, mom, dad, emmy and myself all went down to raleigh for wyatt's dedication on saturday night. it was such a joy to see: all of my family (i wish we could see grannie and pop-pop more than we do!), baby wyatt being dedicated to the lord and just to be in raleigh! matt and ali live in fuquay-varina, about 30 mins from cary,nc. i love it down there- their neighbors across the street have roosters, peacocks and other farm animals in their backyard! okay so they are in the country, so it's a little more acceptable. :) as much as i love the beach, i really think that i'm a country girl at heart. [i've got my john deere shirts to prove it!] i love being in the country amidst open fields and beautiful acres of crops and cattle; i feel very blessed to be a part of this disappearing lifestyle, even if just for a little bit.

dad, matt and pop-pop in 1 of matt's 3 gardens


garden #2


#2, continued


and garden #3!


baby blue eyes


lucy


emmy


lucers and emmers playing in the backyard :)


when we arrived on saturday, wyatt was sound asleep


pop-pop wyatt and baby wyatt :)


wyatt squared


delaware came to visit you, baby wyatt!


matt, ali, wyatt & baby oliver, carmen & ben


and again!


the whole family at the church, after the dedication


such a sweet lil family


laughing, with grannie and pop-pop


and again


all the boys in the fam


farmer wyatt

harborfest 2006

wow! it's been awhile since i have posted anything! i'm staying super busy (10-12 hour days) with my nanny job and now i will have a 16-month-old in addition to the two-year-old and three-year-old i currently nanny for. i just agreed to this third child today and know that it is going to be more fun, more moolah! but also a lot more tiring. needless to say, i usually come home too pooped to even check the computer. however the few times i do check my favorite blogs, i realize how much i miss the blogging world! (is that sad?!) anyways, here is just a little entry...

this past weekend i attended the 30th annual harborfest here in norfolk,va with some girlfriends. harborfest is a weekend-long festival filled with food, drink, music and various fleets of boats. those with private boats can dock right in waterside, while other larger ships (navy, coast guard, etc.) come and dock for festival-attendees to view and take pictures of. there were even pirate ships! (you can see in my pictures) the local vendors come as well, with lots of facepainting for the kiddies and even more cheap junk for anyone looking for an extra t-shirt to add to their closet!
i had a great time catching up with old friends and hanging out without little ones for once!

jess and i on the dock

pirate ships!

the best part was seeing the "pirates" climb up these ropes during the fireworks- "rrrrrr matey!"

does anyone out there know what this thing is? we're pretty sure that's water it's spraying up behind the boat

this will be my "Scary Teacher Face" one day. think it'll work?!

self-shot

!!!fireworks!!!