The Biltmore Estate

Here are some pictures I took at the Biltmore Estate in Ashville, NC. I spent last weekend visiting Becky, one of my best friends who moved off to Atlanta after college and has, sadly, never come back :( Of course this gives me a good excuse for a trip (by myself!!) We had lots of fun eating and shopping in Atlanta and then eating and touring in Ashville. Did I mention eating??
For those of you who might not know, the Biltmore Estate was the home of George Vanderbilt (think late 1800's). It is still owned by his family but has been open to the public for tours since the 30's. This 'house' is amazing! It's 125,000 sq ft, which is around 4 acres - inside! There are 4 stories plus a basement and attic. And George built this as a bachelor!! Could you imagine that on "The Bachelor"?
But even with all the glamour of the house, I think I enjoyed the gardens even more. They were planned by the same man who developed Central Park in NYC. The azaleas were in full bloom and everything was so pretty.
I had a great weekend away and it was really nice to see Becky and meet Graham*! *who I think is a keeper... I do have to say though it was a really nice treat to see Eric and Taylor waiting for me at baggage claim.

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The pool is officially OPEN!

Sorry, no picture today! Just wanted to say that Taylor and Mommy officially went for a dip in the pool today. It was so warm out today so we were splashing our feet in the water. Well, Taylor's pretty persuasive, so we put our suits on and got all the way in! I'm looking forward to spending a lot of time in the pool this summer. And I think I know of a few people who are looking forward to the return of "Sunday Afternoon Swim!"

How time flies!!

Here's a comparison of Taylor from the bluebonnet pictures a year ago to today.

Bluebonnets!!

We had such a fun day today taking pictures in the bluebonnets with our friends and having a picnic at the park. The kiddos were so cute together and all of them were on their best behavior for us! It's not easy getting six babies to sit for the camera in a bunch of flowers with bumblebees, butterflies, and little rocks to play with!! We had a great time though and I'm so glad we can capture these moments of our children doing fun things together.








































Here are Luke, Taylor, Kinley, and Trey


Everyone look this way!


Little Momma Taylor


Here Anna, smell this!


My artistic shot :)


Taylor wearing Jace's hat


T-n-T (Taylor & Trey)

Taylor's 'do

So, little girl found a headband in her playroom and decided to style her own hair! Very cute :)

Fun with Checkers!

Taylor and Checkers love to play tug of war with Checker's toy frog. Tay also loves to get in his kennel for some reason!!