A Day Out with Erika

This past Sunday we had our monthly Nash Luncheon at our house!  [For those of you new to our blog, the "Nash Luncheon" is when lots of relatives on my Mama's side get together for lunch at someone's house.  We do this in honor of our late great-Grandma, a.k.a. Great, who would fix us lunch every Sunday.]

Our cousins, Erika, Claire, and Gracie had the opportunity to spend the night...and they did!  

Yesterday Mama gave us girls (Hannah, Alexis, and I) the chance to go "out" to shop and eat dinner with Erika.  We took her up on the offer and left our house around 2 P.M. :)  Before we left, though, I asked Seth to take a photo of us girls and he gladly obliged. 

Left to right:  Kimber, Hannah, Alexis, and Erika.

The first place we stopped at was:

  We donated some stuff and then went in the store to "browse."

We quickly looked at the skirt aisle and then headed over to the wedding dresses! :)

 We know of someone who found their wedding dress for $25 at a thrift store, so we always keep an eye out for a good wedding dress! :)   Even if we don't find one we like, they're just fun to look at (and try on! :)!

 Hannah actually found one she liked and she tried it on but it was a little big. 

 Lexi's favorite section of the store was definitely the shoes. :)  I don't think we'll ever wear a huge pair of heels out (for many reasons) but they are really fun to try on!  [It can be quite a challenge to stay upright with major heels on...until you get used to them.  It feels like you are walking on tiptoe all the time! :)] 

Ah, stuff girls do! :)

Our next stop was probably my favorite:

If you haven't been to SweetFrog you are severely missing out! :)  The yogurt is so good it tastes like ice cream! :)

 Once we were inside the SweetFrog building we picked out what flavor of frozen yogurt we wanted, served it up in the bowl and then added toppings.  Last but not least, my wonderful sister Hannah paid for it all. :)  [Thanks Banana!!!]

My favorite flavors are Cake Batter and Oreo.  This time I got Oreo (Cake Batter wasn't there) with a little dollop of strawberry lemonade on top.  The strawberry lemonade was very sour but so yummy!  The Oreo was definitely sweeter and just as good!  My toppings consisted of:  a scoop of jellybeans, peppermint patties, cookie dough balls, and Oreos (no, I didn't mix them all together in my yogurt...I ate each topping separately! :)

We then went outside to eat, though I would've preferred A.C. :) 

 There's no picture of me with my frozen yogurt...just a photo of my dessert!  Doesn't it look amazing? :)  Trust me, it was!

I take a long time to eat stuff I like, so I was only half-way through my bowl when almost everyone else was finished.  SO, Erika and Lexi went into some stores nearby [SweetFrog was in a building complex] and Hannah stayed to keep me company. :)

When Erika and Lexi came back I only had a few bites left, and then we went towards Target.  Before we reached Target, Erika wanted to go in the Mattress Discounters and lay on some beds.  Hannah and I didn't want to, so Erika and Lexi went inside and Hannah and I stayed outside! :)

 Can you find Erika and Alexis?

We eventually made it to Target (we walked) and took a quick photo on one of the red balls outside before entering! :)

After some more browsing, it was about 4:30 P.M. so we decided to go across the street to some more stores.  We visited Marshall's and looked through all the clearance racks before heading for Outback (the restaurant :)!

If you've ever been to Outback, I'm sure you've tried their amazing pumpernickel bread!  The stuff is heavenly!!

Hannah and Erika.

Myself and Alexis.

After we had some pumpernickel bread, we ate some delicious cheese fries!

 None of us were really starving after eating Sweet Frog so we decided to split meals.  Hannah and Lexi split a steak and baked potato:

...and Erika and I split Alice Springs Chicken and some french fries.

We were at Outback for about an hour and a half, eating, talking and laughing...a lot.  It was lots of fun! :)

After dinner we went to Wal-Mart, then went back to Target (to get what wasn't at Wal-Mart that we needed) and finally we dropped Erika off at her house after a wonderful "girls day out!"

Thank you, Mama and Daddy, for letting us go out.   And, Hannah, thanks for driving us around all over Mechanicsville even when shopping isn't your favorite thing to do! :) 

Kimber :)

Kaitlyn's 15th Birthday Party

"...you are to celebrate..."

Exodus 23:14 (part of)

Sunday, August 1st was my cousin, Kaitlyn's, 15th birthday!  After church that morning, Hannah, Alexis, Caleb and I went with Na-naw and Paw-paw out to eat and then to help get ready for Kaitlyn's birthday dinner! 

Everyone started arriving around 4:30ish, with Kaitlyn and her family arriving first! 

While Paw-paw cooked the hamburgers and hot dogs on the grill, most of us sat outside on the deck, swung on the hammock, or, in my case, took pictures of my adorable little cousins and siblings! :)

Isn't Justus one of the cutest boys you've ever seen? :)

Lydia showing off her smile. :)

Justus' eyes are so beautiful - aren't they?

Lydia has recently not been feeling very good.  She's had a fever, runny nose, terrible cough, etc. but today she is doing much better.

The bad part is that Hannah and Caleb now have colds too.

Eden and Gracie

Paw-paw expertly seasoning the hamburgers.

Yummy! :)

Baked beans and Mae-Mae's macaroni and cheese.

After dinner, I was walking around and one of my cousins came up and said "Kimber, you've got to come outside.  Bring your camera."

So, out I went and there figured out that they were going to make a human pyramid and wanted me to take some pictures. 

The first pyramid.

Bottom row: Erika, Hannah, Kaitlyn

Middle row:  Sarah and Allie (and Collin)

Top row:  Alexis :)

Lexi wasn't content to sit still - she had to stand!

(I love Erika's face! :) bottom left)

After that pyramid crumpled we regrouped and this time I got to get in on the pyramid fun! :)

This time we made the pyramid even bigger!

On the grass:  Grace, Eden, Mason, and Cadence

Bottom row:  Myself, Sarah, Kaitlyn, Erika

Second row:  Hannah, Alexis, Allie

Third row:  Collin, Caleb

4th row:  Claire

The expressions on everyone's face is so priceless! :)

(Thanks, Uncle Kevin, for taking pictures for me!:)

Another view with Claire really on the top! :)

This pyramid didn't last long and thankfully no one was hurt in the crash!  Cousins are so much fun! :)

No one had had enough of pyramids yet so we got Uncle Kevin to join in too!

Gearing up.

And Claire didn't quite make it to the top! :)

Uncle Kevin with Cadence and Justus (his children).

Back to the party:

K.K. reading a birthday card.

After presents and cards galore, it was time for cake and ice cream!  The cake was absolutely gigantic - there was about half of it left when the night was over.

Lighting the candles.

All of the grandkids (minus Rachel) singing Happy Birthday.

Lexi showing off her candle skills. Not exactly sword swallowing.

(Thanks to Aunt Mae-Mae for taking this picture and the one above!)

Breath in deep and let your eyes feast on all that ice cream! 

Our family can do some serious damage to ice cream! ;) 

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Later that night we left, only to return again the next morning.  Kaitlyn and her family stayed until Tuesday, so Monday was our day to spend time with them.  Mama, Hannah, and I went to Mama's midwife appointment that day too. 

So, I know this is a little late, but Happy Birthday, Kaitlyn!  We love you very much!

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And just a random picture for those of you who like peacocks:

Our neighbors' peacocks (and guinea hens) have been visiting our house about every day.  They come right up to the windows, and are some of the prettiest things in the world! :)

Delighting in Jesus,

Kimber :)

P.S. - Yesterday was Daddy and Mama's anniversary!  18 years together and still lookin' good! ;)

Nash Family Pictures

And then shall he depart from thee, both he and his children with him, and shall return unto his own family, and unto the possession of his fathers shall he return.

Leviticus 25:41

Last year in November (the Saturday after Thanksgiving) we went and took family pictures at the Virginia War Memorial in Richmond, VA.  I had not posted the pictures yet since they were supposed to be a surprise for Na-naw and Paw-paw (my grandparents) at Christmas.  But now that Christmas is over I can share them with you!

Also - it may get a little confusing with all these people.  So, just keep in mind that all of these people are either my aunts, uncles, or cousins!

Left to right:  Sarah, Uncle Mike, Rachel, Aunt Stacey, and Kaitlyn

Aunt Stacey is the first child of Na-naw and Paw-paw.

Our family left to right:  Mama, Lydia, Eden, Kimber, Seth, Hannah, Caleb, Alexis, Daddy, and Josiah

Mama is the 2nd child.

Left to Right: Erika, Aunt Steph, Gracie, Claire, Uncle Matt, Allie

Aunt Steph is a twin with Aunt T.C. (I didn't get a picture of Aunt T.C.'s family)

Uncle Sean and his fiance, Amanda.  As you can tell they're a lot of fun!

Uncle Sean is the 5th child.

Oh, and they're getting married in November!

And soon-to-be Aunt Amanda's GORGEOUS ring!

Left to right: Aunt Megan, Justus, Cadence, Uncle Kevin

Aunt Megan is 6th.  We re-did their pictures later because of the sun spots.

All the sibilings and they're spouses (or soon-to-be spouses).  Sorry about the shadow! :-)

All the girl grandchildren.

All 19 of the grandchildren (although two more are expected later this year) ;)

All the boy grandchildren.

There seems to be a slight imbalance between girls and boys! ;-)

A whole family picture.

It was FREEZING when we did these pictures, so we rushed to take the pictures then ran back to the cars to get warm!  It was a fun memory though!

Delighting in Jesus,

Kimber and Hannah