kenny at the creek

We went to Kenny Chesney this weekend. Tyler and Rebecca came up from Wilmington to go to the show. Leanne Rhimes opened the show...she was ok but hard to see from the lawn. The show was sold out....I haven't seen so many people before...just a sea of heads... :)

CT = Zoo, Pepe Pizza, Stanley Cup........

What a great trip. We left early Tuesday morning off to RDU for a trip to see my sister Karen in Connecticut. It took longer to check in and wait for the flight than the actual time to fly to CT. Vernon, Karen and the kids were there to greet us when we touched down in Bradford.

Wednesday was a full day. We took off for the Zoo which is very close to Bridgeport. It took about an hour to get down to the Zoo.

We read some reviews about Pizza in a nearby town (New Haven) and decided to check out an old pizzeria, Pepe's Pizza . Pizza is cooked in a brick oven and apparently one if not the oldest pizzeria in CT. Ashley got back to our table and mentioned there was a trophy in the front of the business. She said it was the Stanley Cup which sounded odd..but I wanted to check it out. I grabbed the camera and ...wow it was the real deal. I snapped a few shots..and found this article when I got home. Small world

http://picasaweb.google.com/ashleyandseth/Connecticut

Bathroom is complete

Ashley has completed the bathroom renovation. It looks great!!! It took us a few weeks to find the right mirror and I think we found a keeper. Here are a few of the finished results. If you want to see it in person...com'n by :)

Leave of 3 ...stay away

Ashley returned in 1 piece along with a rash. That pesky plant found a new victum. Ashley got a rash when she watched my dogs last year and it lingered around for a few weeks. This time its made quite a patch of redness on her right arm and a few spots of Poison Oak it looks like on her legs. She's going to the Dr on Monday and hopefully some Prednisone will help it out.

Ashley on the Youth Trip

Ashley is leaving today for a week with the youth at Christmount in Black Mountain, NC. We are praying for a safe and rewarding trip.

Jam on it

It's easy to try new things like making jam when our supplies are just across from our subdivision. We went back to Smith's Nursery where we made many strawberry trips this spring to pick blueberries. We each got a standard 1 gallon pail and set off to the rows of berries. It took a little less than an hour and we filled up our buckets- about 6 pounds.

Ashley stirring it up....

Jars -o- Jam

Our Blueberries pastries on Sunday morning...yummy!

July 4th

We spent the 4th with the Hasick family & the gang at Island Creek. Lots of fun & great food!

bathroom redo

We decided our guest bathroom needed an update, and Ashley took the initiative and went to Home Depot. She came home last Wednesday with paint in hand and upgrades to our bathroom fixtures. She's spent the last few days preparing the room and giving it a fresh coat of paint.

Here are some initial pics....

We'll upload the finished project pics when its finished :)