Topsail Revisited

Three years after our amazing reunion in North Carolina, three families convene for a mini- re-enactment.  

Gallands planned their last big hurrah as a family before Margie's mission to Topsail Island.  And when Carters and MDC's found out how close they would be to us, how could we not jump on that band wagon??  We joined them for the weekend.  Die-hards that they are, they are still there, finishing out the week  lounging in the sun and being tumbled by waves.  We thought of all the rest of our family while there, and missed you.  We love Cousins!!!

Neal throwing Truman

Olive

Truman, Olive, Phoebe, photo bomber

Handsome boys.  (and those Cape Cod chips again!)

Sisters Rule.

Emmett and Truman

Pharoah York commanding all his slaves as they built his city.

There is a "Clawson" city in Utah.

  

And......there is a UFO landing and crash site!

Watauga Lake

The Carters spent a week at a nearby lake, Watauga Lake, in July.  The MDC's joined us for part of it.  Memories of Candlewood, Whaley, and Sammamish!

                     I can't believe he caught a fish.  I call his method "frantic fishing":  Oh, there's a fish, I'm gonna go throw this hook down at it.  Oh, there's one over there, I'll drop my hook on top of that one now, etc...

Beautiful early morning.      

Flips off the boat. The water was such a beautiful color.

Sun, sun, sun.

"like  glass."  Made me want to waterski.

Sophia preparing for her driver's permit.  Tasting the power that will soon be hers.

She drove almost the whole day.

Cold mornings on the deck.

She loves her momma!  Actually, we did have a really fun week together. 

You can just imagine what satisfying, scrumpious sustenance Megan is cooking up.

Apples to Apples

 

Bronwen was quite the swimmer.

Neal took his Christmas money from Bu and put it toward BB guns.
 Just what she would have picked out, I'm sure.

Springtime at the Carters 2014

Pictures from the Carters, Spring 2014

 Some Nordic fun at Disney

 

 Some Preston fun at Disney

 

 Sibley and Erin and Preston

 

 Happy Spring, from my backyard

 

 Wilton.

 Taking flowers to his speech teacher, in the cape he wears day and night. (yes, that's a "W" on the back)

Eighth Grade Graduation.

 

Summer fun

 

What they said: "Can we give the dog a bath?"

What they meant: "Can we take a bath with the dog?"

 

At the Biltmore Mansion

 

 

 

 

Our day at the Biltmore Mansion was fun, and the waterfall was the favorite spot.

 

 Emmett's new passion. Last week he played 4 games in a row.