Hammock.

Ben knows how much I love to hammock (thats all I do on campouts), so he made me a sweet spot to swing in our very own back yard. 

Today I fell asleep in it and got sunburned.  Happy hammocking!

Strutt Your Mutt.

Saturday was the Strutt Your Mutt at Pope AFB.  Actually, I think it was called Furry Friends Walk or Spring Fling.  Whatever it was called, it sure was fun!  It was basically a picnic at the park with your dogs (and one cat on a leash).  There were fun games and a cake walk.  But the best part was all the great socializing Lillie got to do.  She smelled a lot of butts and made a lot of friends.  So here's a cute family photo from the event:

Happy Summer!

South Mountains State Park.

On this Easter weekend, Ben and I decided to explore some of the North Carolina mountains.  After perusing the State Parks website, we settled on heading to South Mountains State Park, approx. an hour northwest of Charlotte.  South Mountains boasted beautiful green mountains and breathtaking waterfalls.  And they weren't lying! 

We hiked in to our campsite, about 1.5 miles straight up.  Or at least it seemed that way.  We dropped our stuff and went straight for the High Shoals Falls.

Here we are on the way up to the falls.

From our campsite, we had to hike down a little to see the waterfall, which involved SO MANY STAIRS!  My legs were like jello!

But we made it and were able to see it right up close.  Beautiful!

A little farther down, the waterfalls continued down the rocky river.

We headed back to camp and got things set up.  Here's Ben 'trying out' our new hammock.  It is so big and comfortable that we ended up sleeping in it all night, listening to the river right behind us.  And the bugs didn't even bother us!

This morning, Ben built a giant fire...

... until we packed up camp and walked back down the mountain.

I love living just a few hours from the beach to the east and the mountains to the west.  It was a great weekend trip!