Yesterday was my Julie’s birthday.  We celebrated by having a picnic lunch at Groundhog Mountain with our friends, the Horns.  The building you see behind the kids is the lookout tower.

This is one of the things you can see from where the tower is.  The mountain in the distance is called Buffalo Mountain.  I think you can probably guess why.

We had birthday cake, hot dogs, chips and all the things that go with it.  We are so blessed to have friends like the Horns.  Their kids and our kids have so much fun together.

After the picnic, it was time for some work.  We went to Levering Orchard in Ararat, Va.  Time to pick some cherries.  We had a great time.  It is a pick your own orchard or you can purchase them already picked.  It is, of course, cheaper if you pick.  Besides who would want to miss all that fun.  We picked almost 9 lb. or the equivalent of 2 gal.  They are very good.  After getting all hot picking cherries, we stopped on the way back at this little store for an ice cream cone.  It certainly tasted delicious.   All in all, it was a great birthday day.  Prayerfully tomorrow I will be making a post about a beautiful new baby boy, with lots of pictures.  I am making sure I have my camera with me.  We are getting ready to leave as I type this.  I need to be there by 5:00, as she is scheduled to be at the hospital by 7:00.  I know I have asked before, but remember to pray for us.  Take care and God bless.