The Adventures of Flat Mary and Flat Chrissy

This was our first trip without the girls while they are in college. Remember Flat Stanley...the doll you (or your kids) would bring home from school and send to an out of town relative to take pictures of in faraway places? Well, I made Flat Mary and Flat Chrissy!! They go with us everywhere. :) Yes, we are nuts, but it is fun!!

Flat Mary and Flat Chrissy on Bays Mountain

Flat Chrissy and Flat Mary in Grandma's garden at the "Little House"

Flat Mary and Flat Chrissy on the porch swing.

The girls on the other bed at the Little House.

And what would a trip to Kingsport be without

a trip (or 3) to Pals?

We even took the time to snap a picture on the way home in the western part of VA at the Subway we ate lunch at.

Down by the River

Here are a few pictures I took as Theron drove by the river. We wanted to show the kids where Grandma Bowman grew up. Theron and I had been down there before, but TJ and Sam hadn't been. It is beautiful! Wish we could go back when the leaves finish changing, but our weekends are full from here 'til Christmas. :)

The Little House

We had a great time at the "Little House". Theron played in the field with his radio controlled helicopter we bought as we left Fredericksburg. TJ shot his air rifle at some targets Theron had set up in the backyard. Theron and I enjoyed sitting on the porch reading (and snuggling!). Sam and TJ played with her nerf target inside.

Our Visit to Tennessee

Here are a few pictures of our trip to Tennessee. We stayed in the "little house" and had a great time. We went up to Bays Mountain on Sunday.

Happy Birthday Vanessa!!

Vanessa celebrated her birthday on Friday. We had a great day. We had a nice breakfast at Cracker Barrel, a manicure, and an afternoon of shopping. For dinner, we met up with Lisa, Bruce and Bethany at a great restaurant Theron found in downtown Fredericksburg. It's our new favorite date place. Afterwards, we went to our house and had cake and ice cream.

Sister Time in Occoquan

Vanessa and I drove up to Occoquan, VA to meet Lisa and shop. We had a nice morning. After a great lunch at the Occoquan Inn (where Theron and I do our Radiance Christmas party each year), we walked around the Riverwalk. We fed the fish and ducks, and yapped for awhile. It was a nice day. We missed our other sister, Jo, though!! I set the timer on the camera for the ones with me in the pic, and acted goofy as I ran back to be in the picture. That's why we are laughing.

Sister Day in Baltimore

Vanessa arrived on Friday, September 28th. On Tuesday, Oct. 2nd, I drove Vanessa and Lisa to Baltimore, MD to visit the aquarium. It was fun! We walked around the harbor for awhile after having lunch at the Cheesecake Factory.