Our Williamsburg Vacation

Jon, Lily and I took a little trip to Williamsburg this month for vacation. We visited Busch Gardens, Water Country USA, and Colonial Williamsburg, all of which was a lot of fun. At Busch Gardens, Lily really enjoyed riding the train around the park and seeing the Clydesdale horses. She even rode on some of the rides with Jon!

At the water park, we all splashed around in the kiddie pools, which was nice considering the temperature got up in the nineties while we were there.

Colonial Williamsburg wasn't that big of a hit for Lily, considering she is a little young to enjoy the history aspect of it, but she (once again) loved seeing the horses.

Click HERE for more pictures from our trip (including one of Lily petting a snake!).

To see some highlights from our trip, click on the video below:

Lily Turns Two!

Lily celebrated her second birthday this past weekend with plenty of cake, balloons and presents! She was so excited for the big day and learned how to sing "Happy Birthday to Me." We had a small party at our house, with a cow theme. Grandma Laney even helped make Lily a special cow dress.

I attempted to make a cow cake, which (I think) tasted better than it looked!


All in all, it was a great day, and Lily loved having her family around to celebrate.

To see more pictures from the day, click HERE.

To see a video clip from the party, click below:

Albermarle County Fair

This past week the Fortney family went to the Albermarle County Fair, which has become a yearly tradition since we moved to Charlottesville.

This year Lily enjoyed seeing the animals and petting a baby chick. We even let her have a little bit of funnel cake!


To see a video clip, click below:

Nags Head

Jon, Lily and I were supposed to take a vacation at the beach for a week recently, but unfortunately plans got changed. Jon had to work, so instead of loosing all the money we put down on a house with our friends, Lily and I decided to go without Jon for a long weekend. Despite the additional three hours we spent in the car getting there due to traffic, and despite missing Jon, we had a nice time. Lily enjoyed playing in the sand and looking at the seagulls.

She also enjoyed playing with her friends, Emma and Henry. Here is a video clip of the two girls playing:

We also went to an aquarium near by, which Lily loved.

She got to touch a sting ray, which she wasn't at all pleased about! She did, however, like the alligators and fish. She also insisted on climbing up on a fake alligator:

Fourth of July

This year for the Fourth, we headed down to Smith Mountain Lake for our annual family-reunion with my Mom's side of the family. Lily was so happy to spend time with her Grandma and Grandpa. She even warmed up to Uncle Bob by the end of the trip!

I didn't think she would like fireworks (and I didn't expected her to be up that late to see them!), but she enjoyed the show my dad put on.

To see a clip, click below:

Overall, it was a great weekend with wonderful weather and company.

To see more pictures, click HERE.

Natalie's Birthday Party

This past weekend, Lily's cousin, Natalie, had her first birthday party. We drove down to North Carolina to take part in the fun! The theme of the party was barnyard animals, and my sister, Kathy, made a really cool cake from scratch, special for the occasion.

To see more pictures from the weekend, click HERE.

Some Father's Day Fun

For Father's Day this year, Jon, Lily and I went for a little hike at Walnut Creek as part of our celebration. The weather was a little muggy, but Lily didn't seem to mind.





Earlier in the month, Lily took her Grandma Poliey out for a pre-Father's Day lunch.