{Ocean Isle Beach} Trip!

We spent the last week at Ocean Isle Beach!  The first part of the week Sharon, Phillip, Kimberly and Nathan were there for our 1st annual Cole Family Beach Trip!  We had a lot of fun at the beach and playing mini golf.  Camden loved having everyone there.  He loves the ocean and loved driving his tractor through the sand.  The rest of the week we relaxed at the beach, shopped, ate and well...that's pretty much it!  We always love going to the NC beaches in the summertime.  Scott and I couldn't help, but talk about how things were going to be the next time we came to the beach and had 2 kids with us!

{Happy 1st Anniversary} Roanoke, VA

Scott and I celebrated our 1st Wedding Anniversary this Sunday!  We didn't want to go anywhere far or for too long so we decided on Roanoke, VA.  What a beautiful city!  It sits in a valley among the mountains.  Known as the "Star City of the South," the city constructed a giant star to sit up on the mountain!  We had a lot of fun walking around town shopping and visiting their Farmer's Market.  We also stayed at the Hotel Roanoke - so beautiful and full of history!  It was a perfect day and a perfect way to celebrate our 1 year anniversary!

{Hurst/Ryan Beach Trip} Pawley's Island

Mom, June, Theresa and Sarah all came to North Carolina last week to visit!  We had so much fun!  We went to Pawley's Island (love it there) and Charleston - that was just for the weekend.  Once we got back to NC we drove down to Charlotte and then to the mountains!   Make sure to check out our pictures to see everything that we did!  It was a great visit - I can't wait for another one!

{Disney Trip + Mother's Day} Orlando

We went to Orlando for Mother's Day weekend!  We spent Sunday at Magic Kingdom.  Camden loved it!  We had a lot of fun seeing all of the characters, riding the rides and watching the fireworks!  Camden's favorite ride was either the Tea Cups or the Go-Carts.  He was crazy about both.  It was so priceless to see Camden's face when we walked into the park and he saw Mickey and Minnie for the 1st time - I couldn't think of a better gift than that for Mother's Day!

{NC Zoo}

We took a trip down to the zoo today.  Camden loved it...well actually he loved running around.  He was mostly interested in the birds, but liked the giraffes too!  It was a beautiful day and we were lucky enough to get there early that it wasn't crowded yet.  Grandma Sharon gave us the grand tour of the place!  We had lots of fun and always love going to the zoo!

{Let it Snow!}

Sunday night Greensboro got about 5" of snow!  I know...that's TONS for Greensboro!  Unfortunately due to the snow Camden didn't have school that day so we got to play outside!  Camden loved the snow and now wants to go out every second!  I've uploaded some pics so you can see how much fun we had!

{Happy Valentine's Day}

For Valentine's Day this year Scott and I decided to stay close and go to Pinehurst!  It was a lot of fun!  Although we didn't golf, we did do some shopping, took a carriage ride around the village and went out to dinner.  Wondering about Camden...he got to go to Grandma and Grandpa Cole's house!  He loved every minute of it and can't wait for another overnight!

{The Homestead Resort} Surprise!

Scott surprised Camden and me with a trip to The Homestead last Saturday!  The Homestead is a beautiful mountain resort in Hot Springs, VA.  They had skiing, ice skating, snow tubing, bowling, a movie theatre, live music and tons more!  It was really fun and relaxing!  We just wish we could've stayed longer!

{Happy 2nd Birthday} Camden!

Happy Birthday Camden!  Camden turned 2 this year!  He's getting to be such a big boy.  We had a birthday party at our house with some family!  We had a cow theme, since Camden loves cows!  He had a great time and loved his cake so much he even kissed it!

{Merry Christmas} 2009

Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas!  We spent a week back in the Midwest over Christmas.  We flew into Chicago and got to spend a few days with Jim, Andrea and Drew.  The next morning when we woke up they had gotten over 12 inches of snow!  Camden loved it!  A few days later drove to Cedar Rapids, Iowa, to visit Aunt June and the girls!  Then drove to Grandma Sherry and Grandpa Al's for Christmas.  Although the roads weren't in their best condition we were fortunate enough to make it there safe!  We had a great time and got to visit a lot of friends and family!  Once we got home, we opened all of our presents that Santa had left for us!  The next day we celebrated Christmas with Grandma Sharon, Grandma Phillip, Kimmie and Nathan!  What a great Christmas and great way to end the year!