A Few Pictures from Our Time in the states
Wendy and I have finally shaken off the jet lag (for the most part- despite people singing justin timberlake songs at 3am outside our window) from returning home to Manchester and are settling back in to normal life. One of our first orders of business was downloading some of the pictures we took while were were in America for nearly a month, although we were only able to get pictures off of one of our cameras - the other one doesn’t seem to be cooperating at the moment, but those will get posted soon.
First, a few pictures from our stop at the cabin in southern Virginia, where Wendy’s parents live.
One of the dogs, Deebo, hangs out near the front porch.
Wendy (above) and her mom (below) enjoying a well-earned drink on the front porch after working in the vineyard.
Jeremy helping Milt rack some of the Vigonier, which is basically the process of removing the sediment from the bottoms of the barrels… I think.
Yep, looks like real wine!
Tastes like real wine, too! The Vigonier is awesome, I am happy to say from first-hand experience.
Wendy also got an early birthday cake from the one and only Creative Cake Shoppe, complete with princess tiara!
Getting ready to blow out the candles…
We made a few other stops before this next set of pictures, but those visits are on the other camera, thus fast-forward to visiting friends in Charlotte!
Wendy got to have some awesome time with the girls, including a fantastic Greek dinner (above with Cameron and Sarah).
We got to see some of our friends’ adorable little children, including Lillie, Brad and Megan’s constantly-smiling little girl. Incredibly cute. This picture was taken moments before Brad decided to give Lillie a ride on the tabletop lazy susan- until mom caught them!
We also had a throwback “field day” of games for the 4th of July, where Sam and Shaunna took the award for best team uniform - yes, those shirts say “Reppin’ Jesus” on them.
Bo, all tangled up after having been wrapped in toilet paper.
Keeping three balloons in the air at the same time proved to be a much harder game than anticipated. Everybody lost this one (or did everybody win?!)
Of course, we had to break out some fireworks, even if they were just sparklers.
What better way to celebrate America than to stick sparklers in a Cheerwine-filling-flavored doughnut? After actually tasting one of the doughnuts, we decided this was a much better way to put them to use.
Wendy got to have brunch with her sweet friend Maria, who, as predicted, cried a little when she left (we love you Maria!).
Then it was on to Asheville, where we got to see Blake and Ashley’s little baby, Campbell. I may have been smiling in this picture, but I spent most of the time being jealous that she already has more hair than I do.
A quick picture of the beautiful blue ridge mountains - we both miss them a lot.
More pictures to come!
