Camp Gribble

Thursday afternoon the Ohio Gribbles made their way to "camp" at my house for the long weekend. After naps, I took them into the Pisgah where we hiked to a waterfall you can walk behind. Mom came late Thursday night to join us for the Friday festivities. Friday morning we headed over to Bryson City so everyone could meet Bradley and hear him play. We had a picnic at Deep Creek then went tubing down the river. Sawyer loved it! Friday evening, I exposed them to the drum circle downtown. We hung around the house Saturday and let the kids play in the water. We had a cook-out with some friends before calling it an evening to finish packing things up. They got away around 5:15 this morning and have made it safely home to Ohio. Hopefully they will make a reservation again at Camp Beauty!

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Growing a Garden

Last week, Bradley came over and helped plant the garden or "our garden" as he says. We planted 3 tomato plants, 2 different kinds of lettuce, greens, and we are trying carrots. This weekend I finished another bed and planted two types of green beans. We are hoping to add all this to the peppers, tomatoes, corn, beans, and squash he is already growing at his house. So far, the greens are poking through!

3 year old Princess

Thursday, July 14th Caroline turned 3. We celebrated her special day with everything pink, princess, and pretty! She will have her real princess party when she gets home.

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N. Topsail Week

Saturday morning, the Gribble family headed to N. Topsail for a week of sun, surf, and sand! We stopped in the Chapel Hill area for lunch at Armadillo Grill, a walk to the old well, and t-shirt shopping on Franklin Street. From there it was on to the beach for a week of relaxation!

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Dash

Friday before the beach, Dad, Phillip, Jammie, Sawyer, and I headed downtown to check out a Dash baseball game. Thanks to a friend from church, our tickets allowed us to the club area where food and drinks were a plenty! We stayed in our seats until the end of the 7th when we moved up to the covered area for the 8th inning. It was here rain poured along with thunder and lightening. We waited out the strong storm and finally made a run for it when the rain slacked off a bit. The opposing team was the entertainment creating their own slip n slide on the field!

Dinner with the Newlyweds

Before heading to the beach, Kathryn and Tom had the local family over for dinner. We checked out the fabulous new house! They are working on unpacking and getting things just right, but it has such great space and a beautiful view out back. What a comfortable way to spend the evening.

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Here are some pictues from my few day stay in Bryson City: