Our Last Swimmable Trip to the Creek.

Because the water has become too cold now (well, the air is too cold now).

I love these pictures so much. They make me happy and sad. Happy because I love that place so much. It is so beautiful and peaceful. That was such a lovely evening all together. And sad because summer is gone.

♢♢♥♢♢

Bagdad

Back to catching up on things that happened a while ago...

Another of my weird, random outings with the kids took us down the interstate and then some country roads to go to Bagdad. Americans sure do know how to be original. We just name all our towns and cities after old world places. Anyway, my main interest in going there was to see the massive grain opperation they have. I was very happy. I think it was one of the workers that stopped me and asked if I needed something or I was just being nosey. I told him I was just being nosey. Haha!

If I keep up with these weird "field trips," my kids might think I'm a little strange. Of course, they'd be right. 

Right Now

This is one of the most beautiful things to me. 

Today...Four Years

Today marks four years since Jacob and I got married. Love is a wonderful thing. Life hasn't always been easy these 4 years, but God has blessed us with a wonderful closeness and love that keeps growing each year. 

Today was a simple family celebration with a fancy chicken dinner and lots of flowers. 

Jacob gave me a bunch of sunflowers, which I seperated into several bottles because they are so big and cheery on their own. 

They looked so pretty with the sun shining behind them. 

I filled the smaller bottles with wild flowers and my own homegrown flowers. 

Flowers, flowers, and a flower (Taliya).

Our delicious dinner (and Jacob hand modeling, hehe!).

I'm so happy to be yours. 

I love you forever, Jacob. 

♡♡♡

V

Trying to Embrace the Last of Summer

I've been trying to really enjoy the last warm days. This was one of my last solo creek trips. 

 

All the late summer flowers were blooming so brightly. 

Peace out summer!

Cumberland Gap

In February we went to Middlesboro, a little town in the very southeastern corner of Kentucky, right be Cumbrland Gap. We liked it a lot. For Labor Day we went there again, and Mom, Dad, and Lydia met up with us. 

We had a neat view from our hotel room. 

We hiked up to the Tennessee-Virginia-Kentucky point. 

I think this is mainly looking toward TN. 

That's Kentucky. 

We drove to nearly the top of the mountain to see this amazing view. 

Even Jacob, who's been to the Rockies, had to admit this was pretty cool. 

Then we walked around the little town of Cumberland Gap.

Apparently, this was an old train tunnel. 

This train track is still in use. I had to check out the tunnel.

It was freakishly dark in there. I felt uncomfortable even standing in the entrance. 

The next day we did another hike up a big rock.

The views weren't quite as expansive, but they were still very beautiful.

Mom took this picture of us.