Anytime Hayden sees this set of screwdrivers and measuring tape laying around he heads right for this truck. He takes it apart and Daddy puts back together, sounds like a good plan right?

some little visitors...

Take a look at what made Hayden come running inside one morning. He was trying to talk and explain so fast he couldn't get his words out that they made sense so he finally said "come, let me show you!!"

Easter

We had a pretty laid back Easter this year. At church we got pinwheels symbolizing Christ death on the cross, then to the grave and how he rose from the grave(the circle of life). When my parents were down they left a Easter basket for Hayden, which he quickly ate the chocolate (guess he takes after me), and enjoyed opening his eggs with money in them.

To the circus we went!

In April we went to the circus. It had been years since I was at one and Ryan and Hayden had never been to the circus. We thoroughly enjoyed the show. We went with friends Greg and Katie Coverdale and their two adorable girls. It was a fun evening!

Tornado

Actually some of these post are from April!

Our friends Cliff and Bobbie (who we like to say are Hayden's North Carolina grandparents) had a tornado go through their neighborhood in April. They were hanging out with us when they got a phone call that they should check on their house. Crazy! Thankfully there were no deaths or serious injuries. We went to their neighborhood just 24hrs after it happened and I'm amazed there were no lives lost. Their house had minimal damage to it and they lost their fence. But the house connected to theirs had a tree fall right in the middle of it! The first few pictures are of the house with the tree in it. It was dusk so they are a little hard to see.

Their house with the missing fence panels

I'm going to play catch up for a little bit.....these next few posts are from the months of May, June and July!

We went to Wilmington, NC for a 24 hr get away for our 7th anniversary. It went by so fast but we had fun and relaxed! We ate dinner at Front Street Brewery Saturday night. We enjoyed it that much we went back on Sunday for lunch before we headed back to New Bern! We, of course, took in the beach while we were there and enjoyed walking around town. Thanks so much to our friends Matt & Naomi Buckwalter for keeping Hayden. Not many pics....

We are still here!

We are alive and well, we've just been busy! Since I last blogged (which has been a while) we have said goodbye to our friends, church, jobs, and neighbors. New Bern will always hold a special place in my heart. So many good things happened while we lived there. Hayden was born, Ryan started pursuing his degree, our marriage improved, and the list could go on. I really did enjoy the almost 4 years we called New Bern home. Raleigh is good so far! We are for the most part settled in and exploring everything we can before Ryan starts school this week. Here are pictures of our new home.

the view from our front door