Last weekend we went to NC to visit family, attend my cousin's wedding, and Aaron went on a fishing/camping trip with hometown friends. I'll make a few posts out of the trip (so I can get to sleep asap). We drove down on Thursday night, spent the night at Mike and Peggy's in Spring Hope, and were ready to start visiting on Friday morning. Our first stop was in Raleigh to see my Grandma (Mama Dot to them). While we were there, Marie came to see us (who are we kidding, she really came to see Hank :)). We had a relaxing lunch (mmmm homemade vegetable soup) and then took Angel for a walk.

A few weekends ago we joined a bunch of families at Layman Family Farm for an afternoon of serious playtime and excitement. We've been to this pumpkin patch before and it impressed me again this year. The kids had so much fun. It was a little chilly when we first got there, but we ran around so much that we warmed up. 

I don't care what kind of girl drama they have at times,

Lilah's dance studio has been letting her bring friends for the month of October, and yesterday was Kate's turn to be invited to dance! She was very excited to go with her friend. I'm afraid they were being a little too goofy during the class, but it's to be expected of their age I guess, and Kate certainly had a blast. She loves Lilah! I took this picture of them loaded up in Kristin's car on their way. 

Thanks, Kristin and Lilah, for inviting her!

A few Saturdays ago, we drove to Lynchburg with the Williams family to spend the day at Amazement Square, which is an awesome children's museum. If you haven't been, you must!!

There are four levels and each has really cool interactive exhibits. You could spend several hours on one floor if you had the time. I think if we lived in Lynchburg I would ask for a membership for the girls' birthday gifts :) 

I didn't get a whole lot of pictures because I had H in an infant carrier...

Kate sticks her tongue out whenever she's concentrating hard on something. She also put her tongue in her cheek when she's acting shy. 

I forgot about this picture because a few days after this night at the Motor Mile Speedway, Hank was born. Every summer the guys from Interstate get tickets for the VIP box seats at a local race track. I've tagged along several times with Aaron, and this year we made a double date out of it (Brett and Jody joined us!). 

The last two years have been more significant for them because one of their route drivers has a race car and so they get to watch him race (Zach...on the right, in front). 

Some weren't able to come, so this isn't all of them, but I made them pose for a picture anyway.

Before I go to bed, I love to check in on the babies while they're sleeping. Last night I took my camera in with me so you could see what we see at our house after 7:30 each night.