It’s raining here in these blue mountains and we are all fighting head colds for the past week or so. Momma’s finally been taken down with it and ain’t nobody got time for that. So we are taking it easy the past couple of days, thankful that rainy days make us want to lay low anyway. Listening to quiet melodies, snuggling + movie watching. Right now the kids are outside getting thoroughly wet + muddy, the baby is sleeping. I’m taking this opportunity to catch up on sharing some photos from the last month. My sister + her family from British Columbia were in town earlier in June, as well as my youngest brother + his girlfriend from Charlottesville, so we had a lot of days just being together. It’s funny how when you’re growing up together, you get so annoyed with each other and can’t wait to get out on your own. Then you grow older and wise up and realize these people are some of your very favorite people, some who understand you best, some of your closest friends. These memories together are treasures. So.. prepare to be bombarded with photos as I catch up.
These, from one of our regular picnicking spots up near Mount Pisgah on the parkway. My dad’s family has years of pictures from their own family gatherings there when my dad + his siblings were growing up, then my parents spent many of their dating + early marriage years picnicking there. They spent many summer weekends hauling all five of us kids up there as we were growing up, so I suppose a lot of moments have been shared in that little cove of trees.
everything He gives 