Myrtle Beach Vacation with with Bellavia's.....we spent 5 days at Myrtle Beach with Nana & Papa Bellavia and Uncle Jimmy. Julia also brought one of her best frie
nds with her, Julia Hickey - our neighbor. That was fun referring to 2 Julia's the whole trip:) The weather was beautiful, water was warm and there were plenty of activities for all. We had a great time!!
Most Valuable Player.....we are very proud of Julia as she received the MVP Award for her Swim
Team in the "6 & under" category. She placed in every heet that she swam and nothing below 3rd place. She scored the most points for the team out of her division. She absolutely loved swimming - which we never saw coming. Jen only swam in one meet on her swim team growing up as a kid and she called it quits :)
Surprise...Surprise.....we recently celebrated Papa Doug's 65th Birthday. Liz planned a "Cowboy/Country" themed Surprise Birthday for him. She hired
a Bluegrass
band and the drinks were flowing. We had a great time dancing the night away cowboy style!!! He was definitely surprised and happy to have his friends and family there to celebrate.
Saddle Up....Julia spent 4 days at the Clear Creek Dude Ranch in the mountains of NC with Mama Liz and Papa Doug. They
had a great time horseback riding, tubing, painting horses, enjoying cookouts and each being assigned to their own horse. Julia absolutely loved horseback riding on "Trigger". I believe she went on 2 trips for a total of 3 hours one day with Doug. She even cried the first night that she was home because she missed "Trigger". Clear Creek Ranch
http://www.clearcreekranch.com/
Visit with the Flinn's....Brian (Julia's Godfather and Dave's best friend) and his wife Alana came to Raleigh to visit for the weekend. We had a great time catching up and spending time together. We took the Flinn's out on the boat on Falls Lake for a relaxing day of R&R and tubing. Brian, Alana and Dave did a 10 mile run Saturday morning as Dave prepares for his upcoming marathon.
nds with her, Julia Hickey - our neighbor. That was fun referring to 2 Julia's the whole trip:) The weather was beautiful, water was warm and there were plenty of activities for all. We had a great time!!
Team in the "6 & under" category. She placed in every heet that she swam and nothing below 3rd place. She scored the most points for the team out of her division. She absolutely loved swimming - which we never saw coming. Jen only swam in one meet on her swim team growing up as a kid and she called it quits :)
Surprise...Surprise.....we recently celebrated Papa Doug's 65th Birthday. Liz planned a "Cowboy/Country" themed Surprise Birthday for him. She hired a Bluegrass 
band and the drinks were flowing. We had a great time dancing the night away cowboy style!!! He was definitely surprised and happy to have his friends and family there to celebrate.
Saddle Up....Julia spent 4 days at the Clear Creek Dude Ranch in the mountains of NC with Mama Liz and Papa Doug. They had a great time horseback riding, tubing, painting horses, enjoying cookouts and each being assigned to their own horse. Julia absolutely loved horseback riding on "Trigger". I believe she went on 2 trips for a total of 3 hours one day with Doug. She even cried the first night that she was home because she missed "Trigger". Clear Creek Ranch http://www.clearcreekranch.com/
Visit with the Flinn's....Brian (Julia's Godfather and Dave's best friend) and his wife Alana came to Raleigh to visit for the weekend. We had a great time catching up and spending time together. We took the Flinn's out on the boat on Falls Lake for a relaxing day of R&R and tubing. Brian, Alana and Dave did a 10 mile run Saturday morning as Dave prepares for his upcoming marathon.
