Sad day..

The lumber mill in my home town burned down on Saturday. I happened to be in town that day and took some pictures. I feel for the 130 people who worked there. As of today still no word as to what will happen with the mill. When theres 4000 people or so in the town and 130 people work there its a big deal. A hard hit for so many people already struggling because of the economy. Hopefully they rebuild ASAP to get those peoples jobs back.

From Wvillemillburn09

From Wvillemillburn09

From Wvillemillburn09

So cute!

She sat long enough for me to braid her hair! It was so cute, but she took it out when I wasn't looking! Her hair is getting so long, I have fun fixing it when she lets me! =)

From sept2009

my lovely child

If you feel the need to watch a crying kid throw a fit than watch this video. I just like to look at her pouty lip in the beginning! And yes you can hear me laughing at her, what a mean mom!!

Camping

We went camping at Trinity Lake, well it's supposed to be a lake but its more like a pond.. Anyway we had fun, Camilla got really dirty and I hardly took my camera out. So this is pretty much all I got!

Matching braces

Mom had neck surgery a while ago and Camilla wanted to try on her brace. Its been hard for Mom because she can't do as much with the girls as she would like too. Can't pick them up and just has to be a little more careful. But she is recovering really good, so hopefully it will be all worth it in the end!

4th of July

We went to my hometown for the 4th of July weekend. They do a traditional parade, destruction derby, fireworks, pancake breakfast and many more!! I love to see the parade, just seeing everyone from young and old getting together to watch the parade. Every year there is new entries and every year there is the same old entries. Its nice to go to Weaverville and just appreciate the quietness and the "slower way of life".
Destruction Derby

Getting ready for the parade


Waiting for the fireworks, both girls weren't too impressed with the fireworks!

Ian

Got a new job! It is so exciting! He has been working for his brother since before we got married and to say the least it has been hard. I won't go into detail but lets just say its really hard to work for family. So he now has a full time M-F job where he gets paid every week. A nice change for us! He is really excited, his boss seems really nice and seems to care about his employees (another nice change) and most of all we don't have to deal with the stress/problems of working with family!! =D
So today was his first day, he is taking care of the landscape of homes in foreclosure and cleaning up a little inside sometimes. His boss has a lot of work so he will hopefully keep Ian busy for a long time. This job means no school for now, but maybe in the long run it will be better to wait a while for the economy to pick up. So we are very happy and feel a big weight off of our shoulders. So glad to have a husband willing to work and to do whatever it takes to take care of his family. Thank you!