Fun at Dollywood

Brad's company picnic was on Saturday at Dollywood. Braden stayed home with Nonny

since it was so hot. Kate had lots of fun riding all the rides with us. It was a great day!

Back to School Playgroup at the Cove

Kate, Ashely, Kaitlin, Margaret, Caroline & Owen enjoying the water.
Braden liked playing in the lake!
Lunch time!

Fun times on the lake!

More fun with our cousins!

Everyone had a big time at Dixie Stampede last night. Today has been another fun day!! First we went to the library for a visit from the Zoomobile. Next was lunch at the Pizza Kitchen. After lunch the kids all went swimming since we finally had some sunshine. Tonight Brad and I took Emily, Will & Kate to a Smokies game. Whew...we are worn out!

Emily & Will are in town!

Emily & Kate going down the big slide.
Will & Braden going down the big slide.
The big kids!

Kate & Braden had a fun day with their cousins Emily & Will today. After going to Jumpity Jump we had lunch at Gridiron Burgers together. The big kids get to go to Dixie Stampede tonight with Nonny & PopPop! More pictures to follow soon....

Fun at the Zoo

Julia, Braden, Kate, & Jack
Camel Ride!

Our friends Lisa, Jack, and Julia were in town this week from Alabama. On Thursday we took all the kids to the zoo. Everyone had a great time!

Soccer Camp

High School Musical!

We went to Morristown today to see a production of High School Musical. Kate had a blast and was so excited to see Troy, Gabriella, Sharpay and Ryan!

Playing with Bax

"Shake"
"Down"

Happy Fourth of July!

Visit with Friends

Our good friends Andrea, Steve, Ryan & Drew were in town from Nashville today. The kids had fun playing and we were all so excited to finally meet baby Drew!

Kate & Drew
Braden & Ryan
Andrea & I (can you believe we've been friends since the first grade??)

Mayfield Dairy

My mom's group went to Mayfield Dairy in Athens today. We got to tour the factory, had a picnic lunch and then got some ice cream for dessert. Kate was a little worn out after being at the beach last week, but we still had fun!

Kate posing with the cow she later took a head dive off of.

No one was very excited with the hairnets we had to wear, but Kate & Ashley sure look cute in them.

Seabrook Island, South Carolina

We had a great week at the beach!! The weather was beautiful and all the kids had a blast. Kate's favorite activity was swimming. She spent most of the day (every day) in the pool. She taught herself how to flip underwater and even mastered "the triple" (three flips underwater without coming up for a breathe) She also liked crashing waves in the ocean and building a sand castle with her daddy and cousins. Braden loved swimming, playing in the surf and bird watching. Everytime he spotted a bird he yelled "bee, bee" and loved to throw food for them to come eat. Most of all we loved spending time with our family. We can't wait to go back next year!!

Happy Father's Day!

Dora Slip-n-Slide

Lunch with Kim

My friend Kim came through town today on her way to Nashville. We were able to meet up for lunch. It was so good to see her and have time to catch up with one another!

Happy 60th Birthday Nonny!!

Today was Nonny's 60th birthday. We had a special dinner with family and friends at Lakeside Tavern to celebrate. Everyone had a great time!

Lunch with Friends!

Beautiful girls!
Tiffany is such a special friend to Kate!
Kate loves Abbie Ruth!!

Being silly

Tiffany, Katie Grace, and Abbie Ruth were in town this weekend. We were so excited to go out to lunch with them after church today. Our friends Jenifer and Sage were able to go as well. The girls had lots of fun!!

Swim Lessons

Happy Memorial Day!