Last weekend, we made the trip to visit Nate’s Family in Elkin, North Carolina.  We had a great trip and were able to see a ton of his family, most of who we haven’t seen since Christmas.

After breakfast on Saturday, we headed to Uncle Ned’s property to play in the river with the nephews (Sam & Jackson) and niece (Maddie).  It was a beautiful day to play in the river & on the rocks with the kids.  “Uncle Nate” even played superhero, rescuing Sam’s lost croc that slipped off and floated down the river…

Uncle Ned’s tractor

jackson ringing the bell

gathering of the kids…

just hangin’ out

on a mission to find the floating shoe!

a little fishing to finish up the day…

We hosted a cookout that was wonderful with some more of his family, including his granddad & grandmother, who we haven’t seen in quite some time.  It was a great night sittin’ out on the back porch hanging out with everyone!

Father’s Day Sunday included breakfast & church.  After church, we were so fortunate to get to visit with the Jones family (Mr. Johnny, Mrs. Donna, Wes, Pat, and Liz), who Nate grew up with.  Again, it was the first time in several months we’ve seen them, the first since we got engaged, and it made us both feel so blessed to have such a wonderful group of people who love and support us! We headed back to Cola-town after church so we could hang out with my daddy on Father’s Day and watch the Tar Heels play some baseball.

We will be heading to Cherry Grove for a mini-vacay with Pat & Liz (who married in November 2012) this weekend–so excited!

Have a wonderful rest of the week–it’s all downhill from here!

Love,

Jess