Farmer's Market

Every Monday evening in the warm months, a little farmers market sets up in the little town of Harrisburg which we live right outside of. Harrisburg is such a quaint little town and reminds me of the little towns that I grew up around in Indiana.

The market sets up on the site of the Historical Post Office. Over the past few years, it has been renovated into a little local museum of sorts.

Ramsey and Bradey outside of Historic Post Office

They also have a train that the kids can ride. The girls rode it two times and would have even more if I had let them!

Ramsey and Bradey getting instructions from the train conductor

Our favorite item for sale at the Farmer's Market is the
32 oz. fresh squeezed lemonade shake-up!

The girls share a lemonade shake-up on the
porch of the Old Post Office

There is a gentleman by the name of James Russell who lives in the Harrisburg area and can always be seen sitting by the Old Post Office near the railroad tracks drawing the trains that go by. I am excited to now own a James Russell train scene done in pencil and he was kind enough to let me take a picture of himself with the girls.

The girls with artist James Russell

Harley "babes"

Bradey turns to tell Mommy "bye"

Well, the girls have finally gotten big enough to ride with Daddy on his Harley. He took them to get a helmet and he got leather covers for his saddle bags so that their shoes would not scuff them up (he's so particular about his "Black Beauty" :) and they were ready to go! The girls were so excited to finally get to ride with Daddy farther than the neighborhood.

Bradey and Daddy

Ramsey and Daddy

Ramsey and Daddy

The Girl's got Game!

The girls played soccer for the first time this year and Ramsey loved it - not quite sure about Bradey. We were very fortunate that both girls were on great teams with wonderful coaches! Ramsey's team especially really enjoyed not only playing soccer together but just hanging out together. Michael joked that all we moms did was chat during the games :) I have to disagree, we were the loudest cheer block out there...who just happened to find time to visit too!

Ramsey Ramsey getting a little bit of direction from Daddy, the assistant coach

Ramsey as goalie, waiting for the ball to come her way

Ramsey stopping a potential goal

Bradey

Bradey stopping a goal!

Dancing Queen

"She is the dancing queen..."

I wanted to share some photos from Bradey's Dance recital back in June. She did both a tap routine and a ballet routine. She wasn't nervous a bit walking out on the big stage. The recital is held at Oven's Auditorium in Charlotte and it holds almost 2500 people. Even though it wasn't completely full for the recital, it is still a big place :) We saw CATS on the same stage back in January so, now she can say that she has danced on the same stage as Gus, Grizabella, Rum Tum Tugger and the rest of the Jellicle Cats.

Bradey is back row, 2nd from left

Bradey with flowers and sister Ramsey

Toothless Wonder!

"All I want for Christmas is my

two front teeth!"

It's only July, but Ramsey's already working on her Christmas list and at the top...her two front teeth! She pulled the first one about 2 weeks ago and then pulled the other one out the other day. And I am not exaggerating when I say "pull"! I was a big baby when it came to pulling my teeth, you'd think that that last bit of hanging gum was a direct line to every nerve in my body the way that I would carry on. But not Ramsey, no she's a trooper. She'll work on it nonstop until she gets that lil' puppy out! She can't wait to put it under her pillow in the hopes that the Tooth Fairy will bring her another dollar and pack of gum!