Apple Picking!

Several weeks ago we went apple picking. We had found a place in Morganton, NC called Apple Hill Orchard Cider Mill. It was a lot of fun and they had several things to do. We had a picnic lunch, took a wagon ride through the orchard, picked apples, and had some delicious fried apple pie and apple cider slushies from there country store where they make everything them selves. Coen had a lot of fun picking the apples off the tree's and we plan on going back next year



On the wagon ride

picnic lunch we had brought

apple cider slushi

homemade fried apple pie with ice cream...it was so good

Just having fun!

Here are some random pictures from the other night after Coen's bath. Coen thinks it's funny to dry his hair with a blow dryer. It's why he has a funky spike going on in the pictures.

Can we say "dimples", I just LOVE them.


Posing for the camera


Coen saying "hey mom".....I prefer mommy but when he talks all serious it's "mom". He's so silly!


Playing in his new ball pit which needs more balls.

Tool time

Atlanta

This past weekend Jonathan & I took a trip to Atlanta while Coen stayed at home with paw-paw & mimi. I had planned this trip back in March and surprised Jonathan with it plus Braves baseball tickets for our 5th wedding anniversary. We had a great time despite how hot is was. We walked everywhere because our hotel was in walking distance to everything we did except Turner Field. We did take the MARTA station a lot which helped us get around too. Once our flight landed and dropped our things off at the hotel we headed straight for The World of Coca-Cola. It was very interesting to taste all the different coke products world wide. Some of them tasted really good but others were pretty nasty tasting. Then we were off to eat dinner at the Cheesecake Factory which we both really enjoyed. My key lime cheesecake was very yummy!

Saturday we went to the Georgia Aquarium which is the largest in the world. It was a big place with lots of things to see & explore. Then it was off to the Braves game that night. Jonathan is a huge fan of the Atlanta Braves and so am I. We had a blast watching the game. That was my first major league baseball game and Jonathan's second trip to Turner Field. We had great seats and the Braves beat the Giants 3-0.

The World of Coca-Cola building





The "Taste It" room where you can taste 64 different coke products from around the world


Jonathan trying Fanta from Thailand. Our Fanta here is much better.


Going in to watch a 4D movie about "Secrets of how Coke is made"





A metal structure made to look like a coke bottle



The Georgia Aquarium


Penguins

Jelly Fish

A colorful Sea Dragon

Beluga Whales

Sting Ray & Shark

another Shark

two huge whales






country singer Sara Evens singing the national anthem





Holden Beach

This year we went to Holden beach for vaccation. We have always gone to Myrtle beach but wanted to go somewhere different. I have to say we really enjoyed Holden beach. It was very nice & not crowded at all. Coen loves playing in the pool & even played in the ocean some. He still wouldn't let us take him out waist deep but every year he likes the ocean more & more. Here are just a few pictures from our beach trip this year.










We did drive down to Myrtle Beach one day for some shopping. Here's Coen at Barefoot landing.

A cookout at mimi & paw-paw's

This past weekend we had a cookout at mom & dad's house and my nephew & niece were there too. Coen hasn't been around his cousins a lot but that's because we don't get to see them very often. But is was great to hang out with them for a day. Here are just a few pictures of Coen eating corn on the cob at the cookout. He loves corn on the cob & I like to watch him eat it. It's funny to see him rotate the ear of corn around in his hands, or "paws" as we call them because he has fat little hands.


Modeling

On Memorial Day weekend we attended a wedding. Here is a cute picture I captured of Coen leaning up against the fence at the wedding. The wedding was of course outside. I love this picture of him. I think it's adorable.



And here is Coen being the typical little boy that he is, jumping off chairs.


Elmo

A while back the Greensboro Coliseum was advertising Elmo live. Since Coen is a big fan of Elmo we decided it would be fun to take him to see the real thing. It was an hour show and Coen did well the whole time we where there. I think he enjoyed it and afterwards he got an Elmo soccer ball from the gift shop. Here are a few pictures of the show.