Uncle Eric Comes to Visit: Featuring The Rose Festival

Rose Festival City Fair
We went to the carnival today, and Stanley really enjoyed the rides!

Riding in a boat

Driving a dump truck

Having fun on the merry-go-round

Getting ready to star the fire truck ride

Even though you can't see him, Stanley is up there! 

"Mommy! I went uuuppp and doowwnnn!"

Family at the fair

Having fun with Uncle Eric

 T-Ball
Stanley got a t-ball set, and he loves playing baseball (although you can't tell from the look on his face in this picture).

Christmas in May

Uncle Eric came to visit and brought long overdue Christmas presents.

Dozer Day

Stanley's dreams came true today: He got to drive a digger! Dozer Day is such a fun event. Many construction trucks are set up for kids to drive. It was such a fun morning!

Walking up to the digger

Driving the digger

Dumping the load

Doing some of his own digging

Climbing up to a crane

Driving a crane

My little working man

Look at all the diggers!

Huge tires!

Checking out a big dump truck and front loader with daddy

The tires were as big as Matt!

Sitting in a dump truck tire

Playing in a digger bucket

Happy Mother's Day!

Stanley helped make this the best Mother's Day! Not to mention, Matt, who did everything today, including grilling steak and lobster tails for dinner. YUM!

We send our love to Tennessee Grandma and Mimi, and we love you very much!

All Stanley could talk about was buying me
roses for Mother's Day. He was so excited to
give me the pink roses he picked out!

We had lunch in the park at Portland Sunday
Parkways. They close the streets and people can
ride their bikes through the neighborhoods.

Stanley on his bike near the food booths

Running through the park

Hiking in the "Jungle"

Stanley, Glory and I went for a hike today at Tryon Creek, or as Stanley called it, "the jungle." We had a fun time listening to birds, searching for slugs, and crossing bridges. The highlight of the trip was definitely Stanley's talent show (story and picture below).

Meeting a wood snail

Hiding in the trees

In a "tree tunnel"

Hiking buddies

Red Fox Bridge

Stopping for a snack

Stanley said, "Mommy and Glory come watch
my talent show!" Then he stood on this platform
and sang song after song at the top of his lungs.
He even made up a song that went something like,
"Oh me oh my, I love trees.
Trees go up and trees go down. I love trees!"

A really cool lichen I found