The End of Another School Year

Our crew at Stone Mountain State Park located about 2 hours north of Charlotte.

We hiked to the summit and explored several granite mountain domes along the way.

The views were amazing!

Amanda and the big boys hiked down the front face of the mountain, not as steep as it looks but so high it made my legs shake.

The perfect location for a Mother's Day picture. My only gift request.

Here's a side view from another granite face.

After recharging with a picnic lunch, we hiked a shorter trail to Stone Mountain Falls. The kids had a blast playing in the pool at the bottom.

On our way home we stopped just outside the park for ice cream and snacks at an old fashioned general store.

My baby graduated from preschool, sniff, sniff.

He celebrated by spending the day with Mimi.

Aaron REALLY wanted me to come to field day so I followed his class around and watched the events. And got very sunburned!

Addy with some of her close friends eating lunch together.

At the end of the day sweet little Aaron thanked me for coming. So worth it!

Here's Addy and her good friend Keira at Springapolooza, the school's end of the year festival. The boys enjoyed running around with their friends too.

Last weekend we visited Landsford Canal State Park in South Carolina. It is the location of the largest known population of rocky shoal spider lilies in the US. And they were in bloom!

My pictures turned out terrible. Here's a professional one and more true to how it really looked.

We walked along the Catawba River to see the lilies and on the way back along the old canal.