lions and tigers and bears- oh my!

okay so not really the lions and tigers part but definitely bears! yesterday i took jenni's boys, joshua and caleb, to the museum of life and science in durham... and not the cool part of durham but the very sketchy part of durham {but i kinda like that}. i could do without the snakes and lemurs and the wolves decided to hide from us but my oh my did the bears love us!

cutest little train conductors

 goodness, how cute are these guys? and caleb and joshua too:)

i promise, this bear saw me get my camera out and smiled at me.

the boys were such troopers with the heat and all the walking. and so was I! especially when joshua asked to be carried- and how can you say no to that cute little face? we were all worn out and joshua fell asleep before we even got back on the highway. lucky kid!

baby ava

i finally got to meet my friend's {tom and kristen johnson} sweet little baby, ava, recently.

it was so good to spend time with old friends and to get to hold ava!

 tom and kristen live in washington, nc {little washington} where my grandmother 

used to live so i had to make a stop at her old house.

visiting dana and the kiddos

on saturday i took the trek from cary to greensboro to visit my friend (and young life leader) dana and her hilarious, rambunctious, and precious kids-- 3 year old holland and 1 year old hudson.  it was great to catch up with dana and love on the kids.  hopefully we won't wait too long before we hang out again!

 the best picture we could get of the kids and me.  not too bad for a 3 year old and 1 year old!  of course, we couldn't get a picture of dana and me since we were trying to keep up with these two!