HOLIDAY, CELEBRATE

Well, Justin and I survived our first weekend away from Grayson. We spent Labor Day weekend in Asheville/Greensboro/Thomasville. We were in Asheville for Liam and Kelly's wedding while Grayson stayed at his Grandma Cindy and Papa Jack's house. We missed him, but I must say that I think the little guy had a blast. Our trip to Asheville was nice and the wedding was beautiful, but I was very ready to get home to little Gray Bear.

I must include here that while in Asheville we were able to meet up with Auntie Sarah to see her new house and meet the mysterious man, Sean. Both were amazing, the house and Sean. I can't explain how great it is to see one of your dearest friends doing so well and full of such joy even after a super stressful weekend of closing and moving. Thanks for letting us drop in for a few Sarah.

After our return from Asheville we had a busy couple of days. Kelly and Wez were up from SC with little Louis. They were staying with Beth, Matt, and Levi. We were able to visit with them on Sunday evening for dinner. It was so amazing to see the little boys together and to know that they will be pals for many years to come.

On Monday we had to say good-bye to Greensboro. Before our departure we were able to go over to see Uncle Jason and Soon-To-Be Aunt Luci's new home. Congrats to them!!! After that we went to say good-bye to Uncle Travis because he is leaving for deployment today. We are so proud of what he is doing to protect us and the rest of America. We headed back to Raleigh Monday afternoon for an evening of celebration with my mom, Troy, Aunt Ret, Aunt B, and Peyton for my birthday.

Aunt B and Peyton are still with us and today we will be celebrating my birthday. My first birthday as a mom. I guess the point of all of this is to remind myself how blessed we are. It all seems like a lot of chaos and business, but the bottom line is that we wouldn't be so busy if we weren't blessed with such an amazing family and so many friends that are as close to family to us. These are the people that make life so enjoyable.