A beautiful view from Chimney Rock, but smokey from a forest fire. The happy campers.
The first official Hanrahan camping trip was a success!!! We are ready for our upcoming big Rocky Mountain camping adventure.
Our grungy family stopped for lunch and a stroll in Charlottesville where the University of Virginia is. We were surprised at how cute and charming the town was in seemingly the middle of nowhere.

Liam, Tom, and Kirsten (Ella too) have been very busy enjoying the warmer days of May. Liam is now 20 months and he enjoys each new experience more and more. See what we have been up to...



Check out funny Liam riding his horse and refusing to brush his teeth before bed.

Here is Liam and Daddy clowning around before bed.

Check out Liam's homemade water slide. He loves it, but scrunches his face in anticipation before he hits the water.

Liam and Mama went strawberry picking. Liam was sort of into it, but not as much as Mama was. She was so excited to eat local strawberries (not from California). No offense Cali, but your berries are huge and tasteless! Liam wasn't so sure though, and was ready to go home right away.



Mama was prepared for some serious strawberry eating on Liam's part, but he didn't even taste one.

We went on a day hiking trip to a State Park in North Carolina. It was really fun and Liam really enjoyed riding in his pack, looking at the animals and flowers. He would sniff all the flowers as he went by them. The temperature was nice, however, about 8 ticks jumped on Tom and Ella had who knows how many. Never again will we do that without tick medicine for Ella.

Luckily, Mama and Liam walked away without any ticks. I guess the ticks perferred hairy bodies!