harvest

golden hour fun

can't decide if i like above or color(below) better...

She never gives me a normal face...

I got eaten alive by vicious mosquitoes and got hives from my grass allergy, but it was all worth it.

fun times in richmond

 hanging out in the hotel

 details

 hand me downs but she loves them

 we had the pool all to ourselves

 a treat for me to see my bff twice this summer!

 she drove 2 hours to see us, so thankful for her

 the pictures do not capture the beauty of this park

 we stayed up and ordered room service ice cream...cost an arm and a leg but YOLO!  did i really just write that? 

 hotel stairway featured in gone with the wind

 beautiful bride and her father

 i've known all of these precious souls since they were infants. my first sunday school kids with my kids, the oldest is already going off to college (Harvard)!

dh had the honor of being best man

 beautiful mama-to-be!  she's having a girl :)

 munchkin wanted to hug the "princess" 

 the happy couple (the girls got to stay up WAY past their bedtimes and were very happy as well)

 farewell...munchkin loved hotel living and asked if we could come back for our next vacation :)

our first trip to nyc as a family + annual playdate with a sweet old friend

On our way! (Shaky train ride=blurry images...)

 iphone flash=missing nose

the only pinkalicious photo- the girls loved the musical

And next on the agenda:

girls & dolls

party/reunion/made a new friend @ AG store!

 afternoon tea time

 happy birthday to a sweet friend!

yummy treats

 going home after a fun filled day!

Bonus:

So happy we got to spend a day with our old friend!

 peas in a pod once again

sweet moments

 we'll miss you! see you again soon :)

Good friends are hard to find, and we're so thankful to have crossed paths when we did.