Dance Recital Day…One first time Lyrical DancerMy Ballet DancerA wonderful place to have a Christmas RecitalAunt Kathy was able to come watch, Papaw and Jackson couldn’t resist popcorn and slushee to pass the time!Nana and Papaw, as always, are our biggest supporting fans!My heart loves when big brother graciously supports his girls.a big Christmas bear to lovePiano Recital Christmas Programthey both love the opportunity this day gives themmy little sidekick excitedly watching them practice each and every day…waiting for her chance to join somedaylucky to have a wonderful support systemthank you Ms. Stephanie for helping fill or home and their hearts with music…we are forever changed!We were asked by our vineyard deli to sing some songs during their Christmas toy drivewe were joined by lots of people in our community as well as all of our special church friends.Our Christmas play at churchwe had a successful evening with a big crowd joining usthe weeks of practice always seem to be worth it in he end!All to glorify YOU

January 23, 2018
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A Gypsy, an Indian Princess Fairy, Darth Vader, and a tamed Lion!A trip to the pumpkin patch is always a favorite pre-Halloween activity.these fields always excite us, it inspires us to change our fields of grapes to pumpkins…someday maybeNothing says fall like a day in the airof course Abigail wanted to take this little guy home…A week later, new boots for the first blast of cold airpieces of our costumes had to be layered with winter coats at the farmer’s market for warmthyikes, I like the other face of his bettercrafts for fallpumpkin choicesall kinds of time to playa fun trick or treat at the aquariumalmost doesn’t even look or feel like fall as cold as it was on this weekendthe top of this tree begins to reveal the season changesome of my favorite colorsthese are my favorite thingsfun for these sweet birds creating memories for a lifetime!

January 18, 2018
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We were lucky enough to join our friends from the TN Aquarium Butterfly Exhibit in Cade’s Cove for catching Monarchs.We were each given these awesome nets and turned to the fields for chasing!The fields meeting the sky were absolutely beautiful,with the help from the expert, we identified if it were male or female, tagged it for migration tracking, and checked it for future parasite identification,I think our family caught and tagged at least eleven!this experience was a first for our whole familywe had to use super delicate fingersmommy was possibly the most excitedProbably one of my learning highlights!Beauty…Thank you for this awesome outdoor classroom adventure!

January 9, 2018
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The fun is on the water!and in the water…we sure have enjoyed the paddle boards papaw gave the grandbabiesthose lazy summer afternoonsNana enjoys the fun alsoAlmost full lake capacityout for a ridea treasure from the waterseven one for daddyand Lucy!such special memories these two girls createFoxy followed us to the pond for this fishing adventuresweet little guy happiest by the waterone of his biggest catches yetAbigail and Isabela shared in his excitement and disbelief…there were even tears shed!

January 1, 2018
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we couldn’t be more excited!our special person made sure we could all come again to visit!the afternoon here is the best!nana and papaw are just as happy to be herewe all love every aspect of this place, especially these birdsI will never forget the erosion of the beach due to Hurricane Nate predicted to hit this area the following daythis end of the island closed!the pier was a favorite spot for fish watching. We even saw some sharks beneath.we all look forward to nana and papaw joint us!one of our favorite spots for eatinglove their smilesbest friendspapaw really liked this vanwe picked a day at the beach to celebrate Abigail’s November birthdaymy soon to be nine year old…a fun walk on the beach for treasuresa treasure for mealways something to put in the sandfishing was one of our newest things each morningespecially for these twofor sure a highlight memory for Jackson!waves of excitementthrilling calmnesspool for the afternoonnana likes playing as much as we do such love for these boysa lost tooth for a vacation memorysee the airplane overhead?what a day!the clouds are ever changing and one of my favorite things to focus onmy heart is full of love and excitement to be leading them on this journey!

December 20, 2017
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