take me to the river...

now that Summer's here, I'm thrilled to have more time to spend with E and hanging outdoors.  One of the things that I hope most for E is that he'll always appreciate the beauty of God's creation and be able to just sit back and enjoy it.  We did that this weekend with his first tubing trip down the river.  It had been a long time since I had been and I loved every minute...E enjoyed the calm parts and was a little spooked by some of the rapids.  I have a feeling this was the first of many trips, though.

After our cruise down the river, we hung out at the Blue Ridge BBQ Fest for the rest of the day.  It's always a fun time of good food, music, crafts, and rides for E.