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Make Summer Last Forever

Playtime on the back porch

Pool Fun

Isabela in the fun.

Sweetie Pie that loves playing outside

Ijams Nature Center Homeschool Field Trip

Pictured with part of our homeschool group

We enjoyed our nature walk. The best part of the trip was carrying clip boards during our treasure hunt.

This is how I found her…sitting alone and whining

Whining for her sister to pull her

Jackson doesn’t look too happy for the tight squeeze!

Abigail playing silly at one of our summer weddings

Always time for a little learning.

Isabela trying her tiny fingers with scissors. More ripping the paper than cutting.

First time squeezing sticky white glue in craft time. She insist on doing everything she sees Jackson and Abigail doing.

Abigail using a color code to complete her picture.

Back at Dollywood picking up ducks and frogs.

Holding our winnings.

Nana with Jaydie and Abigail

Papaw with Jackson and Elijah

Happy Grandparent’s Day! Thanks for the Dollywood Summer Memories!

September 20, 2013
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Dollywood/Chuck E Cheese with Nana, Papaw, and the Cousins

Elijah, Abigail, and Jackson pictured with Papaw. The location is on the Dollywood Train. Jackson said a couple of months ago that he wasn’t going to ride the train until he turned seven. Papaw asked him if he would consider sitting with him. He thought about it and decided to do it for Papaw.

Never before, he also agreed to ride the swings with him.
Nana and Elijah are behind them.

Abigail even agreed to ride with Nana and Jayden

The boys on the scrambler. My mother told me later that my daddy said that the exact memory riding with them and watching their joy was one of the happiest moments of his life!

Keeping cool, enjoying our favorite popcorn and slushy.
After this photo heavy rains and thunder came closing down the rides and causing us to run frantically to the tram…they loved getting soaked!

We went back the next week on a much hotter but dryer day.

Oink, oink, little piggy

Jaydie and Jackson are in the front. So funny seeing Papaw crammed in this ride with Elijah.

Elijah and I on the flying elephants.

Nana with her four year olds, Elijah and Abigail

Papaw gave ALL five grandchildren and ALL of the parents season passes! We have really enjoyed this gift and their time to enjoy it with us. Great memories!

Chuck E Cheese for an early lunch.

Elijah on the steam engine.

Isabela wouldn’t go near this big mouse!

One of our favorites!

We had such a fun morning playing games, counting tickets, and riding rides!

Isabela absolutely did not want to sit for this quick photo!

Can you see the mischievousness in their eyes? These boys had a blast!

Too many silly faces and pizza. Thanks for treating us Nana and Papaw.

August 6, 2013
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Papaw’s Garden

I always get excited in the spring watching Papaw lay out his garden. Ever since I was a little girl I have loved to help. We have all learned firsthand from Papaw how to perfectly create and plant a garden.

Jackson and Abigail planting onions, notice the purse and doll…necessities in the dirt!

Last year Isabela was in the stroller. She was so excited to step over the rows and to cram the onions in the soil with her brother and sister!

Papaw spreading fertilizer, Nana, Jackson, and Abigail planting beans, and Isabela carrying a bag of white onions. Check out those perfectly straight rows!

Isabela’s look at Jackson and Abigail cracks me up. After this photo, she slipped away with those onions from their bag and we found them all over the place.

Happy girls

Happy she has a new hopefully life long skill of gardening!

Happiness in gardening.

For a couple of days we helped put out some of the early garden. We planted two kinds of potatoes, onions, beets, beans, peas, and cabbage. Can’t wait to see the new growth. Thanks Papaw and Nana for keeping our fields full of food to nourish our body!

April 14, 2013
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Abigail’s Day!

Many days have passed since our last update. We have continued to celebrate our sweet girl turning four!

We’ve moved into December, healed some runny noses and belly aches, and tried to maintain some sort of schedule!

We’ve been happy!

Birthday girl spent some time creating a new friend at Build A Bear on her special day.

Brother and sister also joined the fun!

We had a fun afternoon picking out accessories for each and naming our new friends.

Meet Sparky the Big Dog, Sister Bear, and Pinky the Birthday Bear!

Celebrating her day with a special lunch and dessert.

Our sweet happy girl!

Our second sweet happy girl, loving the freedom to walk on this cold afternoon.

December 7, 2012
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Fun in the Lanes

We had a chance to be a part of a special fun birthday celebration for cousin Jaydie at the Bowling Alley.

Jayden turned eight on Thursday! I can’t believe how fast this girl has grown. I remember the day she became the first baby to join our world, the piece of life that completely changed our family for the better! She was such a sweet baby and fun toddler. Today she is an amazing student full of spirited energy, loving, creative, and helpful. Your family appreciates your zest for life and your wonderful smile!

Jackson and Abigail wanted to skip the pizza so they could try bowling. To my surprise, they were flexible about taking off their shoes and putting on the shoes required to bowl.

Once she sat it down and pushed the ball, every time her arms would go over her head. She would leave them in the air until the ball reached the pins. So funny!