Weekend in NJ

With all the preparations for the house keeping us very busy, we welcomed some special events that got us in the car together as a family for a weekend trip to New Jersey. It was a much needed break from painting and packing and some much needed quality time in the midst of this big transition.

Daddy is so tired!

On Saturday, our friends Zakiya and Matt got married. It was lots of fun to celebrate with them. AND the night got even better because we got to spend the evening with Mom and Dad Cassel. You should have seen them on the dance floor! We had fun!

beautiful bride.

sweet date night

While we were at the wedding, Abby spent the evening with her new favorite babysitter, Alex. In the morning, Alex was one of the first people Abby went looking for to play dolls with. We are definitely looking forward to Uncle Bradley and Alex's visit this fall.


The next day, we drove to spend the day at Cory's race. It was Abby's first time at the track. Loud engines and lots of dirt to play in....my girl loved it all. I thought for sure she would be afraid of her Uncle Cory when she first saw him in all his gear. I mean my brother was afraid of Santa Claus' gloves when he was little. But, the minute she saw him, she wanted to stay with him as close to the line up as she could go.
We went to sit in the stands and the whole time Abby yelled for her "RA-RA" (Uncle Cory).

It's pretty amazing to watch my brother ride (even though my heart is in my throat the whole time). Hello adrenaline!

G-diddy came to the race too, so Abby got to hang out with both of her grandpas and eat hotdogs. What a treat!


Cory's going to buy Abby her first power wheels quad someday soon! It's how he got his start at the age of two and he's convinced Abby will be a rider too. We'll see!!

stud.

help me up Papa. Let's do this!

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Looking forward to next season RA-RA!