January | 2014 | For my children

Snow Day Number 2, January 28th and 29th

Snow days are so fun!

Baby Sissy is ready to ride down the hill

The video of this is funny. She was really just scooting, almost walking her feet along trying to make her sled go.

We were excited to have Nana join us!

Hitching a ride with mommy.

We made the pass so many times we began to erode away our track.

She had more fun each time she went down the hill. She would jump up saying “let’s do that again!”

I had her wrapped so warmly she could barely move!

His expression says it all.
Great excitement for being able to celebrate winter!

…I need to add some videos here of our fun action caught on tape.

January 31, 2014
Categories: Memories, Photos . . Author: Julie M Hall . Comments: Leave a comment

Happy Birthday Love!

My two wild ones were happy for a Saturday adventure

The road to our favorite picnic spot was closed due to weather so completely unplanned…we ended up at Cades Cove for their first visit ever.

We called this January day our pre-birthday celebration for the favorite man in our life!

Despite the freezing temps, these two little birds were so happy to be out of the car.

The slow pace of the very crowded 11 mile loop road made the roaming and exploring all that much better.

We checked out the gift shop of course, the restrooms, the barns/sheds, and the grist mill. Jackson liked chasing the deer in the field!

My “oh goody bags” cheese loving girl was glad to be in the back of the vehicle for birthday Krispy Cream doughnuts, cheeses, and nuts.

Baby girl is happy to be out of the cold wind, filling her belly, and playing in the car with her favorite siblings!

Spending the afternoon in the clean crisp air was just what we needed.

Amazing view, especially because it includes my two favorite boys.

What a day

Thankful to spend the day with their birthday daddy!

An adventure wouldn’t be complete without some literature on the subject and of course a quiz.

We brought Papaw one of the Cades Cove Tour booklets to read and guess what…he made the quiz for Jackson.
I’m happy to accept help with this homeschooling ride we are attempting!

January 21, 2014
Categories: Excursions, Jackson's Work, Memories, Photos . . Author: Julie M Hall . Comments: Leave a comment

Snow Day Number 1, January 6th and 7th

My memory to this day…brutally cold!

I had listened to the request to go out all day. In spite of the heavy winds and freezing temperature we went out. It took twenty minutes to suit up for the elements…five minutes of play…ten minutes to undress the many layers! We were spent!