Norfolk Botanical Gardens

While my friend Neda was in town, we visited the Norfolk Botanical Gardens, and I was blown away at how beautiful they are, especially this time of year! I wasn't expecting the blooms and buds to be as beautiful as they were, so I just had to go back before winter, but this time with my whole family. So last weekend, Dave, Caroline, Claire and I visited the gardens on a gorgeous Fall afternoon. Dad Frazier, we thought of you a lot while we were there. It is definitely a place you would enjoy!

Fall Festivities!

Virginia is such a beautiful place to live, but especially in the Fall. We have been busy with all sorts of Autum activities this year, and we've been lucky to get to share them with some special visitors and freinds!

October began with a fun trip to the Virginia State Fair with our church youth group. The kids loved it and especially enjoyed seeing the baby animals. Claire's favorite event was the pig races! Caroline was especially happy that she got to spend the day with her friend, Jackson.

Our sweet friends Kypp and Neda arrived in October to spend a week in Virginia while Kypp was at a work-related conference. It was, as always, wonderful to see them and spend time with them! We are truly blessed to have friends like the two of them! They are simply matchless! Neda is an incredible photographer, so I am posting several of her pictures to show them off. You will notice the difference. :) Thanks, Neda!

We also really enjoyed our October visit from Nana and Pop! The girls got to catch up on their play and snuggle time with them and, as always, Dave and I loved their company, too! It's always very hard to see them leave. Here are some fun pictures from their visit!





Then along came Halloween! The girls had a great time trick-or-treating with our friends, the Querys. Claire dressed as a sweet little furry mouse, and appropriately, Caroline dressed as a black cat.

Whew, what a packed month October turned out to be! Looking forward to more fun in November!

Better Late than Never!

I am so ashamed at the amount of time I have let pass before updated my blog, especially since so much has happened since my last update! Caroline had a wonderful time celebrating her birthday! We spent the weekend before the big day with Nana and Pop in a cabin in Virginia's beautiful Allegheny Mountains. The trip was so much fun for all, as it was soul-refreshing to spend time with loved ones in a place where I've never seen the stars so bright.

Then we celebrated Caroline's birthday with her church and school friends with a movie night party at our house. We rented a projector and the kids watched "A Bug's Life" in our living room movie theater. Treats included a popcorn bucket cake, hotdogs, pizza, chicken nuggets, fruit, Twizzlers, Skittles and popcorn from a large movie-theater-style popcorn machine. We missed Grandma and Grandpa Frazier VERY much during all the birthday festivities and wish they could have been with us! Caroline was excited about the special package (she loves to get mail!) she got from them!