Has it already been 5 years?

On July 10, Tim and I celebrated our 5 year anniversary. It strikes me that the first 8 years that we were together, time seemed to drag on...I guess that was because I was waiting on a ring!! :) But these last 5 years have absolutely flown by. A new house, many jobs, a dog, and a 2 year old later, things are going pretty well for us! To everyone who participated in, helped out and traveled to celebrate our wedding, we couldn't thank you more. 5 years later, we are still so thankful and feel so blessed that we had so many friends and family members share in our celebration. It was truly an event to remember! And best of all, our marriage is still going strong. Here are some of our favorites from the best weekend of our lives.

So to celebrate our anniversary, Tim and I decided to take a vacation to a place that had a lot of the same qualities as Napa, where we got engaged. We went to Keswick Hall in Charlottesville, VA - a resort in the middle of Virginian wine country. It was wonderful! We dropped Eric and Bailey off at my parents and we went for 3 nights of unscheduled bliss! Here is a bit of what we did and saw:

On the way there, we stopped by Jefferson Vineyards, near Monticello. It was beautiful and was the perfect way to start our vacation.
And when we drove up, this is what we saw...

This was the view from our room!

We spent a lot of time lounging by the infinity pool. Ahhhh...

And we even went on a bikeride around the 600 acre property
(ask Tim about his handlebars...)

We went into Charlottesville for an afternoon and what a lovely city it is! We could see why people are drawn to the area. The wall in the picture is a public grafitti wall...

So naturally, we had to make our mark. Do you see it?
We also hit up 2 more vineyards, Keswick and Barboursville

I think at this point I was glad to still be standing after 2 wine tastings including 24 wines. Now that's what I call a good bang for your buck! :)

We were sad to see our vacation end, but we missed our little buddy and were glad to get back home to him

Our weekend in Michigan

Over the fourth of July, we visited Michigan with Tim's family and stayed on the family farm. It was beautiful and Eric loved romping around on all the land. Here are some pictures from the vacation!

Eric and Uncle Chris chase the ball
Swinging with Grandpa

Brotherly love :)
At the beach (although E wouldn't put his feet in the sand!)

So sitting on a log with Chris sounded like a good idea

Looking for golf balls in the back 40 acres

At the "Hoorade" (otherwise known as a parade)

Look, I found a wagon!
Tim and I took a walk out to the lighthouse one evening. It was beautiful!

After we got back our Moms Club had an outing that involved a hayride, a juggler and ice cream. What more could there be in life?? (he's wearing a hat that he had just made as part of arts and crafts)