NC Aquarium

On August 21, Caleb turned 4. We thought his birthday the perfect occasion to take him to the NC Aquarium at Fort Fisher. We had so much fun and were joined by Pops and Granny!


the fearless child

big bro giving courage (yes, it's real, but is behind thick glass!)

His favorite part .... you guessed it...the sharks. But, he said, they were not big enough! We kinda agreed; it would have been fun to see big sharks like we see on NatGeo.... It was a fun trip!

Joint Birthday Party #1

Caleb's birthday weekend we got to spend in Wilmington with our Martindale family. Lots of pool time and a family birthday party. Victoria's birthday is September 6, so we celebrated both birthdays together!

Her first tea set

Generous gifts from generous family

August

Family Car Wash (first ever?!) :

Like Father like Daughter...

Pool time at Papa's!

Rewind....more from July

Uncle Andrew visit:

Uncle Doug:

Lots of water fun:

100+ degree days called for much pool time:



cherries!

August

A morning at the lake with Nana and G'pa.

July

July 4th weekend we got to go the River with our Pratt family!


Caleb and Daddy

The Whole family!

Toria loved the kayak too!

Pops!!!!!

Back at the Martindale half-acre farm (yes, home):

At the end of July we got to go to Hyco Lake with our Martindale family:

At Sunrise, Sunday morning

Grandma Nessa (Vanessa) and Cousin Karessa

Cute.

Aunt Ginger wanting Toria's hotdog

Kevin Jr. and Sr.

Caleb run'n with the big boys

Our fig tree was FULL of delicious figs at the end of July:

I would have never attempted it, but Eric is always up for learning something new:

We made fig preserves. Well, Eric did, and the rest of us helped. :)
It is simply delicious.