Getting Old = Family Fun!

Some people hate getting older...getting older means that your life changes. To some people it means that your life becomes more boring. You feel limited in what you can do because it's harder to stay out late, you feel older around the younger crowds when you do go out, and if you have kids then that throws an even bigger monkey wrench into the mix.

For us, getting older has been a blast. We absolutely LOVE what our life has become and what our nights and weekends have turned out to now that we are older and have our 2 kids.

Last week we had a blast at the Tobacco District with the family. We went to Tyler's for dinner (one of our all time favorite restaurants) and then we went to the huge field to play. We were pleasantly surprised to see a band performing that night and they did a GREAT job! Brenden loved being able to run and play in the field after eating his favorite color chips from Tyler's. Bryleigh enjoyed hanging out too and spending some quality time in the grass with Daddy.

(Above - Brenden playing in the field after dinner, Bryleigh hanging out in her high chair, and Nana and Papa joining in on all of the fun.)

Above is a video of Brenden dancing to the music at the Tobacco District. Please note...he gets his dancing skills from his Daddy!

On Friday night we participated in KidsLife night at the Bulls game. This was a great night to hang out with some of our dear friends from church and to enjoy a game at the same time. Greg made it in town for this event so we were very excited to hang out with him as well. The Durham Bulls are definitely our favorite summer pass time and this night was just another example of why we love having the team right here in our backyard!

(Above: Kelly and Brooke "watching" the game. Nana and Hailey girl. Bobby and Brenden. Brenden celebrating a home run! The boys - Papa, Brenden, and Greg. Brenden and the field - he's such a big fan!)

Sure, being old definitely means that we can't stay up as late as we used to. It also means that sometimes our bones hurt us more than we think they should. It could also mean that we're a little more limited with getting to "go out and enjoy life". However, you should never hear us complain about this aspect of getting older. Spending time with our family is nothing to complain about and we feel blessed to get to do this regularly!!!