Hummingbird Festival in Holly Springs

I have wanted to go to the Hummingbird Festival for awhile now. Depending on the year you can see hundreds of hummingbirds as they prepare to migrate South for the winter. Despite the rain, the family loaded up and rode to Holly Springs for a Sunday morning in the woods. It really was quite fun--and we did seen 50 or more hummingbirds feeding. That was pretty cool. We also watched as several were being banded so they can be tracked. Those precious birds are so tiny--they weighed one and it was only 4 GRAMS. The pictures do not show 1 hummingbird (how ironic!). We went to the children's nature area and watched a demonstration of several animals--the most popular was the Python and the Pot-Belly Pig. As you can tell, Hayes was more excited about the pig! It was a great day and I hope to go back again next year.

Joseph--my new love

I had to share some pictures of me and Joesph. He has stolen my heart! The first picture is while making his feetprint in a stepping stone that will one day be in my garden. I did this with Luke years ago and will do so with Hayes (and hopefully with Eli and Ford if they don't think it's too cheesy!). Joseph is such a sweet little boy and loves to cuddle (which of course, I do not mind!). However, I think Mo might not like it...