Memorial Day Weekend

Khaner had another work trip to China over Memorial Day weekend, so I headed to my parents house in Lake Norman. Carter LOVES the water and was very well-behaved on my parents' sailboat. Get ready for doggy photo overload.

K and I had no idea how interested Carter would be in swimming, so I wanted to be extra prepared. He was not feeling the life jacket. At all.

On the dock at the Yacht Club.

From the galley supervising his grandparents.

Hanging with his mama

Grandpa and him captaining the boat

Proud mommy moment - with the encouragement of a neighbor, he got in the lake and swam for the first time!

Doing his paddle

And of course, what is swimming without new friends?

And because Daddy is out of town, Mamma had to make sure he would be EXTRA tired with a long walk at the Art Museum. A play date tonight at Aunt Dalton's will top him off  for the work week :)

I hope everyone had a relaxing and enjoyable MDW!

Anniversary Weekend

Khaner and I celebrated our 2 year anniversary this weekend. With our England trip approaching in July, we decided to save on Paid Time Off and have a staycation at the Umstead. The last time we stayed overnight was after our wedding 2 years ago.

I was craving a fresh lunch Saturday and headed to Whole Foods for Guacamole ingredients and found delicious cherries and beautiful peonies on sale. Yes, K made margaritas to go with lunch.

Quite possibly my favorite flower on earth.

I also picked up mussels for dinner while at Whole Foods and used Barefoot Contessa's recipe. Unbelievably good. Recipe here

We headed to the Umstead Hotel Sunday for some relaxation, and boy did they deliver. We even had a personalized anniversary card, bottle of wine, and chocolates sent to us with complements from the hotel!

And what is an anniversary without loads of white wine after napping and relaxing?

Khaner, can you believe we've been married for two years? My favorite picture of the whole night. Thank you for being so wonderful!