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Wordless Wednesday

Country Roads Take Me Home....

This weekend we hit the road for an overnighter in Shepherd's Town, West VA. It was great fun and reminded me so much of all the day trip excursions that Dan and I took while dating. We'd pack the car and set out to explore Virginia's vast historic towns and we'd drive the dirt roads the entire way. Half the time, we never had a plan - just went. That tiny bit of freedom is somewhat tweaked now that William has joined the ranks. We tend to use a map now only to feel like we have a plan in case William can't take the long drive. However, we have been quite fortunate to have a jolly little man who loves to ride in his car seat for long periods of time. We stopped in Shepherd's Town because it is close to some great hiking and the town is very old (established around 1790) yet tends to have some excellent shopping. So, after we played around and let William enjoy the outdoors, we headed to our hotel. I think the hotel was William's favorite part of the weekend. He ran the lengths of the hallways, hooting and hollering with pure glee. He loved the pool and thought that playing on the bed at 10pm was the COOLEST most exciting thing this side of chicken nuggets.


You'll see the tiny house. It was super cute and built in 1920 in honor of a beloved town school teacher. It is so tiny, but inside it is fully outfitted with a doll house size staircase, kitchen, furniture and 2 bedrooms.....oh man, if only I was 5 again!


These road trips are such a nice memory and probably my very favorite part about living here. Virginia's small towns are so quaint. They surround battlefield country, boast the best orchards for "picking," paint pictures of the most beautiful farm country, and the scenery, oh man is it breathtaking.

No girls allowed!

I worked at the stationary store today so Dan took William back to the animal farm. They had a great time checking out the turkeys and exploring the countryside. William loves to be outside, all day, rain or shine. This was the perfect way to spend a Saturday!

A few from the weekend

William and I came down with a short case of the flu bug on Friday. We were back to "normal" by Sunday and had to get out of the house. Dan took us to the spray park and the airport to watch the planes take off and land. William wore his baseball hat (his new favorite thing) and had a big time!

Mr. Bill and the Bulldozer

While we were in OKC, we paid a visit to Jessica's dad, Bill Gustafson. He works for a construction company and that said, he's William's hero. The highlight for William was his very own private tour of the construction company. He hit the jackpot with a ride in a real "digger" (W's word for any construction truck) bulldozer with Mr. Bill, his new best friend! William kept pointing to every machine saying, "digger" and "wooooeee!" He even put his hands on the controls! Look out Bob the Builder!

Happy 4th of July!

Here we are in OKC for the 4th of July. We decorated William's car for the NH parade and marched behind the fire truck. William thought it was pretty cool! Then we headed to a friends and family picnic. It was great to see everyone, the new babies, the growing kids and all the fun that comes with the holidays. William also had a blast in the pool with Uncle Roo!