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Hello friends!  I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving.  We have so much to be thankful for. 

I have missed this space so much.  Life got really busy and continues to be busy, but I plan to make more time for blogging.  I've missed it!

Here are a few photos from the last several days.  We enjoyed a nice Thanksgiving lunch at my Mom's house on Thursday.  Followed by another Thanksgiving dinner last night at my in-laws.  Today, we put up our tree and decorated the house for Christmas.  Charlotte really enjoyed helping decorate the tree this year.  She is just a doll!  I enjoy her so much!

Lately

• Gorgeous flowers in Asheville a few weekends ago
• Charlotte cooling off in the shade
• Little Miss C
• Walking around the lovely streets of Asheville... such a lovely city!
• Charlotte assisting me in the kitchen
• I have a wonderful "Mother's Helper" one day a week now.  Abby is fabulous!
• Charlotte lost a front tooth last week... so exciting
• The three of us at a wedding we attended in Wilmington, NC last weekend
• Happy little posy I picked before the rain started last night
• I love a well made bed.  I think C's room is my favorite room in our house.  It's so pink and girly!
• Charlotte reviewing the days of the week on this rainy Sunday morning

Holiday Weekend

We all had such a nice, long holiday weekend.  We spent the fourth at home just relaxing and pottering around the house all day.  I did a little gardening, made the most delicious strawberry shortcake, picked a little summer posy for my kitchen table, Charlotte splashed around in her pool for a bit, we grilled hotdogs for dinner, and spent the entire evening on the patio enjoying our (unusual) perfect weather.  After Charlotte went to bed, my husband and I had a glass of wine on the patio, listened to some music, and fireworks in the distance, and just enjoyed some alone time together.  It was perfect!

On Saturday, we went to Blowing Rock and celebrated with my family.  We had a BBQ in the evening, and lots of sparklers on the patio.  Charlotte loved it! She also loved the dirt cake pot my sister-in-law made for her.  You take a clean terra-cotta pot and layer it with cake, ice cream, crumbled Oreo cookies, place an artificial flower in the center, and pop it in the freezer for about an hour.  I think this would be a really cute idea for a birthday party!  You could also layer a few gummy worms for fun!  I hope you all had a wonderful holiday!

Lately

• Celebrating Memorial Day at my Mom's house with a BBQ
• My two loves
• My sweet girlie watching the ducks at the park in Blowing Rock
• Fun at the park
• Lunch date with Mama
• Napping in the car
• Hanging out in Gigi's garden
• Bunny is reading books to Charlotte... so cute
• My favorite summertime treat
• Charlotte enjoying her favorite chocolate gelato at Whole Foods
• My favorite summer salad - spinach, strawberries, and pecans
• My husband snapped this photo of the two of us last Saturday night after seeing a fun homeschool play at a friend's house

Flowers... Inside and Outside

Lately, we are spending lots of time outside admiring all of our lovely plants. My peonies have been just beautiful this year.  I currently have fresh flowers all around my house... I love it!  We also spent a day in Blowing Rock last week visiting my brother and sister-in-law. While there I came across the most gorgeous garden nursery The Mustard Seed.  I seriously could have spent all day there.  Ok, now I am off to water my plants.  

Lovely Spring and My Birthday

• Lovely tulips from the farmers market
• Zinnias just starting to sprout
• My darling girl on Easter Sunday
• Yummy Spring Ale
• Charlotte is doing so awesome on her bike
• So pretty and green outside
• Fun at the library
• Celebrating my 39th birthday in Asheville, on Saturday, with my two loves
• Gorgeous flower basket at the restaurant where we celebrated
• Asheville was lovely, and the weather was perfect. I had a wonderful birthday!