Benjamin has been such a good traveler! After our week in West Virginia, we drove down to North Carolina for some time in Greensboro with Jonathan's parents, the beach for the Fourth of July, and a quick visit to Winston-Salem as well. We were thankful to get the chance to introduce Benjamin to lots of friends and relatives, including:
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| Great-Grandmother Mann... |
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| Uncle Tim... |
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| Aunt Meghan... |
...and many others! Mrs. Newman hosted a lovely "Sip and See" for her friends to meet Benji. The adorable lamb cake and cookies added a great touch to this special event!
We headed to Figure Eight Island with the extended Newman family at about the same time that Hurricane Arthur brushed the coast! This made our 4th anniversary a very windy, wet, and memorable day, but we managed to go out to dinner at The Melting Pot for an excellent fondue dinner. Benji came along but was a good sleeper through our meal!
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| Hurricane Arthur! |
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| A Happy Anniversary |
The Fourth of July itself was a beautiful, sunny day. We had a picnic dinner at the yacht club and enjoyed dancing to the live band music. Benjamin experienced fireworks for the first time, but they were not his favorite...
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| Dancing with Aunt Hannah |
After the beach, we spent one day in Winston-Salem and were able to attend Hope Church. We also spent time with our good friends Larry and Susan Jones and the Trollinger family. Benjamin took his first walk on the Wake Forest campus (we are trying to brainwash him into a Demon Deacon fan from an early age!)
From Winston we drove west to Townsend, Tennessee for the KY Reunion--but I'll save that for another post!
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| All this traveling is hard work! |
