Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Camping...

Alan wanted to take Jackson camping but since I wasn't ready to spend a night at home alone with just Chase, we went to my in-laws' house and Jackson and Alan slept in a tent in the back yard. I've rarely seen Jackson so excited. He thought having a flashlight and sleeping outside was the greatest thing ever.
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Picture from the deck overlooking the backyard.
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My sweet little boy peeking through the tent wall.

Little Lukey...

While we were up visiting my parents I got to see my ADORABLE nephew, Luke. He's absolutely precious and smiles all the time and has the cutest laugh. I'm smitten. =)
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Jackson and his cousin, Luke!
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Holding hands and chillin'.
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This was when Chase threatened to punch Luke in the face. He was clearly terrified.
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They made up and held hands. =)
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Gigi and her grandsons.
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Gigi and Gpa and their grandboys.
I also got to see Luke's mother. She's also known as my sister, Anne. =) I LOVED getting to hang out with her. She was a bridesmaid in a wedding for her friend from high school that weekend. I don't have a pic of us together so here's one of her and my favorite brother-in-law, Danny from the wedding:
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How cute are they!? Very. I just wish they'd move next door to me.

Visit to the lake...

Jackson, Chase, and I decided to visit my parents while Alan was gone at a Young Life teaching conference. It was wonderful (as always) to see my family!
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Chase's first visit to Lake Montclair. He's obviously super excited. ;-)
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Jackson enjoying the lake.
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Gigi and Jackson's feet after playing with chalk.
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Gigi and Jackson's faces after playing with chalk. =)
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Chase getting a nap on his Gpa.

Maybe not so slowly after all...

Okay, so time isn't going so slow anymore. Now that we're getting out and about and traveling a lot, time is going by much more quickly! Time to play a little catch up.
My Auntie Lisa and my two cousins, Kyle and Jake, came to visit my parents in Northern Virginia. We were all able to meet up at Rockbridge and spend the day together catching up. It was a lot of fun!
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Dad feeding Chase at the pool at Rockbridge.
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Kyle and Jackson in the pool.
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Kyle holding his 2nd cousin, Chase.
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Kyle and Jake and Chase. Chase was a LITTLE tired of being held at this point.
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Grumpy Chase and his Great Aunt!
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Jake and Chase.
They live in California so we don't get to see them nearly enough. It was a fun treat! =)