Family Fun

Thursday, July 19th

It will be a weekend of family fun as Kelley and Katie are coming to Lynchburg with the grandkids! Kelley and Maggie are arriving tonight.

Friday

It was a very early start today! Grandma is taking Maggie on her first train ride to Charlottesville. They had a great time and we heard all about it when we picked them up at the station!

Maggie wanted to go up on a mountain so we drove home via the Blue Ridge Parkway. We stopped at Humpback Rocks and Maggie learned what it was like to live in the mountains in the 1890s.

We drove south on the Parkway stopping at overlooks before arriving at Devil’s Backbone for lunch.


Katie, Audrey and Henry drove to the Burg tonight after she got off of work.

Saturday 

After breakfast we went to the City Market and took a hike around downtown. AND...Henry got to Pokémon!


After lunch we drove out River Road so Maggie, Audrey and Henry could see the big trestle the train goes on over the James River.


Then we headed to Otter Creek for a short hike and a chance for the kids to play in the creek!


Sunday

Alas, time for everyone to depart for home.

We had a wonderful visit this weekend!  Thanks K and K for coming to Lynchburg.  We appreciate your efforts.  It’s always a joy to see you Kelley, Katie, Henry, Maggie and Audrey!!  XOXOXO

Summer Days

Sunday July 1st

We met David in Danville this afternoon to bring Audrey and Henry to Lynchburg for summer vacation!

Monday

We went to SML in time to have lunch at VISA. Then we put the motorboat in the water and headed out onto the lake.  We anchored in a cove and everyone got in the water.  The kids were hungry after swimming and needed a snack!

Henry had some luck fishing and Audrey decided she needed a fishing rod too!

Tuesday

We went to Saunders Orchard this morning to get peaches and stopped for lunch on the way home.  Otherwise, it was a chill day. EXCEPT, Audrey was helping Grandpa water plants and she got stung by a wasp!  It appears they were trying to build a nest in the screen porch steps.

Wednesday

It’s the Fourth of July and we’re headed to the lake.  However, there is not much action at the sail club since they moved the games to this coming weekend during family camp. We motored up the Blackwater to a cove for a swim before heading to the Benders.

Audrey and Henry had a great time playing with their cousins, William, Benjamin, Hunter and Grady.  And Audrey caught several fish with her new pink rod!

We enjoyed a great Fourth of July dinner, hamburgers and hot dogs with all the fixings.  Then Josh set off fire works with a little help from the kids!

We had a wonderful family get together today.  Thanks Jenny and Jeff.  Great to see you Janelle, Jessica and Josh!

Thursday 

Remember that wasp bite?  Well Audrey’s arm became red and swollen to the point Grandma thought she should see a doctor.

Katie got an appointment with the pediatrician this afternoon so we had to cut vacation short by a day.  Grandma took the kids back to Hillsborough in time to go to the doctors.  Audrey did have cellulitis and needed antibiotics which put her on the road to recovery!

Great having you guys with us this week Audrey and Henry.  Grandma and Grandpa love you lots!