In a nutshell...

The past two weeks have been a little busy! I don't have many pictures to accompany my post (except for ones I stole from other people), but I thought I would fill you in on the events!  Here's the recap in a nutshell...

- I met up with quite a few of my teacher friends from school to head to Blowing Rock for lunch at Makoto's and to shop at the outlets! Adrian happened to be working in Blowing Rock at the same time so he swung by and picked me up!

- I was able to visit my precious friend, Sarah, who lives in Franklin, NC. It was great catching up, playing with her little girls, and going to see David Crowder in concert. (I stole this picture from you, Sarah! Hope you don't mind! :))

- Saturday, Adrian and I went to the Elledge Family reunion at my Uncle Jack's house! It was great to see everyone and catch up on life! I stole a few pictures from my dad as well! ;)

My adorable grandparents - Joe and Betty!

Uncle Jack (my grandpa's brother) and his dog Zorro!

Adrian and me!

My lovely mom!

Brothers! (My grandpa and his brother, Jack)

My dad and my 2nd cousin, Scott.

There's always joking involved when the Elledges get together! Pictured here are my mom and Donna (Scott's mom) in the front, with my uncle David (my dad's brother) and Aunt Gerri (Jack's wife) in the background.

- After we left the family reunion, Adrian and I headed to pick up my cousin Ashley.  She came back to our house and spent several nights with us.  We watched The Phantom of the Opera, went to church, lunch with my mom at Zaxby's, went to a movie - Grown Ups, and stopped by to visit my grandma on the way home! It was a fun weekend! I forgot to take any pictures, so here's one of Ashley and me from Father's day weekend!

July 4th Festivities

Okay... so I'm a little behind on the blog! Oh well... We celebrated the 4th of July on three different occasions! On Saturday, July 3rd, we went with Adrian's parents, sister, and niece to a cookout at the home of some friends of the family. We enjoyed great food, fun games, and fireworks! (see the pictures below) On Sunday, July 4th, my parents came over to our house and we grilled out! My dad made some fabulous ribs, and Adrian grilled the chicken! After eating, we played a game of dominoes, which Adrian for all purposes won (we stopped after several rounds because it was getting late). Finally, on July 5th, we headed over to Adrian's parents' house where they grilled out and had some friends over. It was a great holiday weekend! Unfortunately, I don't have any pictures of the latter two to post.

Makenzie and Joe (Adrian's dad) showing off their fist pump skills!

"I love chocolate cake!"

Smile, Adrian!

Allison (Adrian's sister) and Makenzie chilling on the grass!

Joe and his friend won the water balloon toss!!!

Makenzie and Joe with matching necklaces!

Susie (Adrian's mom) and Allison getting ready for the obstacle course! Ride a little pony...

Adrian getting ready for the chubby bunny contest!

Me stuffing marshmallows in Adrian's mouth! He won the contest with 14 marshmallows!  I think his winning had something to do with the extraordinary skills of the stuffer!!! ;)

Mak loves her uncle Adrian!