I'm an Aunt again, and again!

The twins are here! 

My sister, Eileen Green, had her twins on September 20th and 21st. Katelyn Mae was born first on September 20th weighting 4 lbs 11 oz. and Kyndal Marie was born on the 21st weighting 5 lbs. 1 oz. They came home a few days later. Mom and the babies are very healthy! Now, I just need to figure out HOW I'm getting to Utah to hug and squeeze them?!?

Grandpa and Uncle Casey's Visit/Stay

 Could you say NO to this charming guy? 

Corey's brother, Casey, moved in with us on September 18th 2012. He was looking for a change and sorely missed us (because we are pretty cool people). So, he lives in our living room! It has mixed things up around here for sure, but things were getting a little boring anyway. :)
So, if you know any single ladies or a job, he could use both.

Jack tried on Grandpa's shoes!

Grandpa drove across the country with Uncle Casey, 

and got to have a vacation here in NC for a few days!

Jack took this picture of Grandpa chilling.

Grandpa and Casey HAD to see the ocean! 

We visited Topsail Island and

 stayed at the Jolley Roger Hotel (if the name sounds like a fisher's paradise,
 it's because it is)!

The Anderson Gang

Father and Sons Picture

This kid LOVES the beach, he could spend HOURS chasing the birds!

Sandcastle with Casey

Don't ya just want to pinch his fat!?!

Grandpa and Addy

After our beach trip we made sure to show Grandpa around Raleigh,

 we visited the museum and Shelly Lake.

Addy got SO attached to her Grandpa on this trip that she woke up sobbing for him a few days after he had left. We were so glad he could come visit and now we have Casey here to entertain us.

Favorite Pics from September

 Silly Boy

 I found him asleep and cuddling with his puppy dog from Aunt Angela

 At the park one day Addy yelled, "EW, Somebody's brain fell out"!

 Come to find out these things fall from the trees here.

 We went grocery shopping one day and when we came home 

our Dad had made us stuffed peppers for dinner. 

He knows the way to a woman's heart, cook for her!

Addy told her preschool teacher that her favorite part of her 

weekend was playing with Jack. They are the BEST of friends!

Addy is taking gymnastics and wants to eat corn flakes because Gabby Douglas is on the front. Addy said, "Mom, if I eat these I'll go to the Olympics". Her Dad says that there advertising is working well on our child!

 These two had a "self-made" picnic outside our apartment one night. 

Smile!

"School is FUN"

Adelynn had her first day of preschool on Sept. 5th. She was SO excited! She has never been the clingy type, so she just hugged me and ran off. When I picked her up, the first thing she said was, "School is FUN"! So, I think we are on the right track. I hope she always thinks school is fun. :)

 She insisted on getting a picture with Jack.

 

 Our baby girl on her first day of preschool!

Corey's a Senior!

Corey has one more year left of this long journey of anesthesia school! His classmates jump at any opportunity to have a party, and they really thought that becoming Seniors was a good reason to get together. Corey and I drove to Chapel Hill, (where the really good schools are and the rich people live) and spent the evening with his classmates. I don't think I have ever seen SO much food at a party, we learned how to play corn-hole and Kan-Jam. If you haven't played Kan-Jam you should really look into it, it's super fun! All in all, it was SO great to have a night out, without the kids. :)

 

Winston-Salem

After our night in Pilot Mountain, we drove a few miles to the historic town of Winston-Salem. It's a very artsy town, and rich with history. We toured the Historic Bethabara, which is an area that the first settlers of the town lived in. They talked about their commitment to living in a place with religious freedom. It was a good reminder that SO many immigrants came to America JUST for religious freedom.

 A few pictures from our tour: 

For lunch we went to eat at Breakfast of Course, we went on a recommendation and we were VERY pleased! I ate a sandwich called an Apple-Butter Baby (see below)!

 and I drank my first "Fizzy Lizzy" (100% juice with carbonation).

Our REAL reason for this trip was to visit our friends who moved all the way from Utah to Winston-Salem for Nurse Anesthesia school. We thought we would stop in and say hi and give them some pointers on how to survive school. BUT, I know they will do awesome and I'm sure we didn't help at all, we just scared them. :) Either way, I didn't get any pictures of their cute family.

Hanging Rock State Park

 

Corey had some time off at the beginning of August and we headed north to Hanging Rock State Park for a day. We hiked to two waterfalls and then spent the afternoon at a small lake in the park. We went row-boating and then the kids and I swam in the lake all afternoon. Such a fun place for the kids!

 Here's a few pictures!

Jack has a thing with hugging trees.

Can you find the lizard? 

This is Hanging Rock, but since it was SO hot we decided to swim instead of go on a long hike. :)

He was like a professional row-boater...

I couldn't even get the boat to move. :)

After our long day in the outdoors we drove to Pilot Mountain to stay the night.