Our NC/Amish/SC Trip

After going to PA and staying in NC at Taryn's house for a few days, we went to see Jeremy's brother, Josh in Columbia. We also went to Charleston and went to the beach. We took a ferry to Ft. Sumter also.

Bubba Gump Shrimp Co.










Brotherly love.....

I believe this is the movie theatre from "The Notebook." I tried to talk Jeremy into dancing with me in the street, like Noah and Alli, but he wouldn't.

Zachariah aka Tarzan at the swamp. What a muggy/buggy night!
Mallorie with cousins Aubrey and Sariah at the Columbia Zoo
Tucker getting ready to go down the slide at the zoo
Rock climbing at the Columbia Zoo.
We went to Lancaster County this summer with my parents, Taryn, her kids, and Kolby and Mallorie. We stayed in a little bed and breakfast there and got to go on a buggy ride. We also shopped, tried homemade rootbeer (eww!) and had dinner with an Amish family in their home. That was probably my favorite part. The food was delicious, and the family was so nice. At the end of our meal, the mother and her two daughters sang us a few hymns. It was a really amazing experience. I've read many Amish novels, so I'd been hoping to visit. While there, I felt as though I were in another world, or time. Especially when I'd hear the clip-clop of the horses pulling the buggies. It was quite an experience. I wasn't disappointed and would even love to go back sometime.

I guess this is the only picture I got of Hershey, PA. They had cute street lights that were shaped like Kisses, which I meant to take a picture of, but apparently I forgot. From Lancaster, we drove to Hershey and did the chocolate factory tour. I now have my Masters in chocolate tasting.
There were many farms that had these birdhouses. The Amish want the birds around to eat the flies.
I love all of the old farms.

A pretty little creek


We went through this covered bridge in our buggy ride. Reminded me of Bridges of Madison County.

I love this picture because it had a buggy parked outside.



Eli, from the bed and breakfast took the kids for a ride on this train. They had so much fun.
Karter, giving Klarabelle a try.

Mallorie and Emmie's lemonade stand (back in Mooresville, NC) I think the girls only had two customers that day.

At Taryn and Derik's we got to take out Derik's new boat too. I didn't get pictures of that either, I guess.

Random Things

This was a certificate Kolby got at school. I don't know why, but he cut out President Obama's name, silly boy.
This was a quiche I made from my Amish cookbook. It was sooo yummy.
These ducks decided to hang out in our yard two days in a row. We also heard from neighbors that they were seen in their yards as well. We weren't sure, but thought that maybe they were lost.

Easter Sunday Before Church 2011

Easter Eggs 2011

Summer Photo Shoot 2011 #1

Our young women had a family photo shoot at Freeman Park to raise money for girl's camp.

I thought there were some really nice shots and it was a really good deal too. These are the first half of those pictures.

I wish that I knew how to crop out the leg and girl in the background in this one, but still cute.


I think he had fun.

Mal is looking so grown up.

Kolby wanted to get his feet wet, but he decided real quick that it was way too cold.

Looking so cute with her snaggle tooth grin. She'll probably hate this picture when she's older, but I think it's so cute.


We had a hard time with this pose. He just wasn't relaxing the way we had in mind, so he looks a little awkward. Still a cute smile, though.


Going for a climb


Goofing around....don't fall in!

I like this one a lot.

Look out ladies!

So sweet. Love this one......

.......and this one too.

Summer Photo Shoot 2011 #2

Here's the second half.

I really love this one!

This was Mallorie's baptism dress.

This is such a Jeremy grin.

A little better

It took some convincing to get Mallorie to show her teeth when she smiled. She didn't want to show her missing teeth, but I love the snaggle-tooth look. It's such a cute age.

We worried about her white dress getting dirty in this one, so we had her sit on a folder.


Such a stud!

I think I'll get an 8x10 of this one. But I love the bridge one too, so I may have to get that one as well. Which pictures are your favorite?

Eight Is Great!

Guess who had a baptism?

We were able to have the baptism in Colorado since the family was there for the funeral. It was such a nice baptism and I was so grateful that my family was able to be there. It really was very special and I feel that it helped us as a family to end the trip on a happier note.