nephews!

so last week hubby and i had our first anniversary trip to beaufort & fearrington, which explains why i've been MIA for a bit.  on our way to beaufort, we stopped to visit with Meghan (my sis-in-law), Kyler & Niko (my nephews).  Johnny (my bro) was out in the field (he is a marine).

(this post has way too many parentheses.)  

(oh well.)

PLEASE LOOK AT HOW CUTE MY NEPHEWS ARE!! i mean seriously, they are too hilarious!  will and i were cracking up most of the time we were there.  

just.  keep.  scrolling.

it's sooo worth it!

how cute of a mom is meghan?! she rides in powerwheels!!!

uncle will is so much fun!!!

ok. stop, and prepare yourselves for the cutest funniest little guys EVER.

first - milk mustaches!

2nd - muscles!

3rd - silly faces!!

bahahahah!!!

this is after i read some dr. seuss. they love green eggs & ham!

all in all it was a fabulous visit. i already miss those little boogers.

our 1st anniversary!

i can't believe it has already been a whole year since i have been married to my sweet husband william. my wedding day was so surreal, and i love looking back at the photos because it seriously was such a blur! my clearest memories were actually of the ceremony, which included a sweet summer rain and an incredible breeze. i can still close my eyes and feel it, with my husband standing next to me.

we were married at fearrington village, one of my favorite places on earth. right now, will and i are on our first anniversary trip in beaufort, nc, and i am so excited to end our trip staying one night at fearrington! i will definitely be posting photos of our trip, so keep checking the blog in the next few weeks.

here are a few photos of my wedding, taken by the talented walters & walters. enjoy!

kellan | maternity session

kellan's maternity session was so sweet.  she and her husband were so relaxed, completely being themselves the whole time which is what i love.  they would just talk with each other, and i'd occasionally tell them to look at me and smile... but mostly, i loved just capturing them.  thankfully the rain held off just until the end!

after walking around outside quite a bit, kellan and i went inside to take some fun mommy photos.  she is such an elegant mother!  and the baby blocks were so fun! (although a bit difficult to keep on the belly :))  

baby aubrey is due in august... i am so excited for their family!

summerrrrr

i am so excited for it to finally be HOT!  summer has finally arrived, and i hope it stays for good.  {you never can tell with boone.}

{random fact: it has snowed at least once every single month in boone except for july at some point in history.}

here are some of my plans, especially regarding the next week:

upcoming adventures:

- mini birthday party for sam

- enjoying my new 50" plasma

- visiting my nephews, kyler & niko

- anniversary trip to...

- ... beaufort, nc

- ... fearrington village

i'll keep you posted!!!

{illustrations: chris silas neal}

trip to nashville

so this past weekend i went to good ol' nashville, tennessee to visit my sister.  she is precious and is such a trooper at this point in her pregnancy.  it is so cute because she really is ALL BELLY... she doesn't even look pregnant from behind, which is amazzzzing.  because she's carrying 3.

here is a little picture recap from the weekend.  sissy's husband chris was away on a missions trip, so crystal (her bff since she was like 5) and i kept her company, pampered her with food and massages, and laughed our heads off.  it was great.

sorry that a lot of these pics are of food, but much of our weekend revolved around that!  gotta keep the boys fed!

i mean really, doesn't this look SO YUMMY?

in preparation for the little ones... look at how precious these stuffed animals are!

off to the doctor's office for the ultrasound!! {sissy & crystal}

seeesters {& brothers!}

ultrasound

more food. YUM.

it's a 6 hour drive from nashville to boone, and i love it when the mountains welcome me home. i just had to stop and get this picture.... it was so peaceful!

i can't believe the next time i see her will be when the boys are here.  to follow her story, click here!