Spring Break 2011

Last week was Spring Break in Oldham County, Kentucky. The boys and I left for Virginia at 4:45 pm on Friday and spent more than a week in Highland County, Virginia with my parents and my sister, too!

We arrived by the grace of God (I was soooooooo sleepy for the last 2 hours) at 1:05 am. It snowed on Saturday. It was gray and cloudy most of the day, but in the afternoon the sun poked out of the clouds and the frozen sunshine was gorgeous!





It was great to see Kona, my sister's cat that she adopted from under our neighbor's deck when he was a kitten. She lived with us then...He has gotten huge!!! He acts like a dog, follows my dad around, and is a great hunter!







On Sunday, the boys and I drove over to Waynesboro and visited our old church home, Community Fellowship Church of the Nazarene. It was exceedingly nice to hear Pastor Jeff minister and so good to see so many of our friends. We met Mom & Dad for lunch at Massaki in Staunton.

The Hibachi chef was most entertaining! The boys loved it and for the first time ever, Ben really liked the whole experience.









Monday brought warmer weather. It was my parent's 42nd Wedding Anniversary! The boys played outside almost all day. We took a walk in the woods and Daddy made them a fire and let them float down the river in a tub, then pulled them up again! He also made them wooden swords and pistols and let them play with some of his wooden rifles!

Tuesday it snowed again and we went to see Granny.

Daniel, Benjamin, Ethan, Granny Ralston

Mom came home early and played games with the boys. She gave me a bunch of ancestry pictures. They are awesome!

Mom and Dad with my brother.

James and Ruth Gilbert, My Maternal Grandparents.

Charles and Bonnie Ralston, My Paternal Grandparents.

Van Ralston, My Paternal Great Grandfather

Wednesday Tammy bought the boys a craft bucket and they made perler bead designs and clay animals, etc. It was fun and cool.

Thursday we went to Mrs. Hardesty's Tea Room, the Harrisonburg Children's Museum, and Lunch at Applebees in Harrisonburg.

Saturday we went to the Home and Garden Show at the JMU Convocation Center. We had fun getting all the freebies and sampling the foods and drinks. There was lots of free candy!!! The parking lot was transformed with plants and mulch and sheds and water features. There was even a fire in one display! Also, the Easter Bunny was there!!! I saw our former neighbor's son and daughter in law. It was so nice to see them and now I must send Judy a note!!! I have not been great at keeping in touch.

 After the show, we went to lunch at O'Charley's, then Barnes & Noble, Michaels, and Walmart before we traveled back over the mountains to Mc Dowell.

We had a wonderful action packed time on this Spring Break and I am so happy that we got to go and spend so much quality time with my family!