The BIG Update!

I have been noticing for quite some time that I needed to update the blog! I decided that right before Christmas was as good a time as any. So prepare yourself....this is going to be a long one!

We had our first season of Soccer. Kevin signed on for a coaching position. Andrew loved it! Davis tolerated sitting or lying around and watching, his day will come soon enough.
We spent much of the fall doing the typical fall stuff: UT football games and tailgating, hiking, pumpkin patches, Halloween, and enjoying the beautiful East TN weather and leaves. We were able to capture a few good fall pictures with the boys and the beautiful colors. We had a great Thanksgiving(s) with family. I think the plan is to have it at our house next year, but I don't have to do the cooking!We have also been spending a great deal of time getting our newly finished basement actually finished. It's furnished, decorated, and full of toys. We are waiting on the bar cabinets to be completed and we can officially mark that project off the list. Pictures to come when it is all finished and cleaned.

Kevin got a new job! He got a new, bigger office with a window. He loves his new job:) Here is a picture of Andrew in the new office, BEFORE we decorated it.
Now we are in Winter, well almost officially. That means it's a time to get lost in all the comforts of your childhood and enjoy the innocence of your own children. So...

We've made s'mores, dressed up like reindeer and have just enjoyed time with family. We also already had our first snow & ice for the year, and 3 snow days!
And, we are all geared up for the Holiday season and ready (literally Andrew is counting down) for the big day. We have made a visit with Santa as well, the first time with no tears! We asked Santa for some pretty basics this year: Andrew wants a dog pillow pet and either a monkey or bee for Davis (Santa has both on standby for the last minute decision). They both want a zhu zhu pet. Andrew also would like a remote control fire truck. So Santa has been done with the gifts for a while, but now regrets not using some snow days to get the wrapping done:)
Hopefully the next post will include some winter pictures and we won't wait until Spring to post again:)

Happy Holidays!

Happy 5th Birthday Andrew!

I can't believe that 5 years ago (and an hour) I finally got to see my sweet baby for the first time! Now he is growing up to be a polite, energetic, loving, kind, and generous big boy! It has been an amazing 5 years. We love you very much Monkey Boy!

Here are few pictures of our week long birthday celebration.

We started the festivities with a Batman themed jump party.
We spent the weekend in North Carolina taking our annual ride on Thomas the Train. We had our first birthday dinner with G-dada, Mimi, and Uncle.
Our second birthday dinner tonight was at Chucky Cheese.
We have had a ton of fun celebrating this birthday milestone with friends and family!
Happy 5th Birthday!

Summer

We have had a busy summer so far! We have been spending a lot of time enjoying friends and family at the lake, taking a family vacation to Panama City, doing a lot of swimming, attending a wedding, working on the house, and going to Dollywood. Here are a few pictures of our summer adventures...

Happy Birthday Big Boy!!

I can't believe that 2 years ago, almost to the minute, my little baby was born! Our life hasn't been the same yet and we are blessed to spend every day of the last two exciting years with you!

Happy 2nd Birthday Davis!!!!!

Much needed update!!

So life has been crazy busy as always!!! We are still in the process of finishing the basement and I will post some pictures once there is more than white sheet rock walls to look at.

We have been enjoying more snow days that I can remember in many years. However, a few warm days recently had us completely geared up for spring to kick in fully!Kevin got a new job!!!!! We are of course thrilled, excited, and very proud of him. I know he will do a great job and will just love this new career path!

Enjoy these few pics of the boys and stay tuned, for hopefully more regular posts, as the weather turns nicer and we venture outside of the house!

First Snow!!!

We woke up to neighborhood kids screaming and laughing this morning at 7:45 and knew that could only mean one thing... SNOW!!!!

We quickly put on our "snow" clothes and headed out to begin playing in the fluffy white stuff. Kevin and I were both surprised to have as much as we did and decided to try for a snowman. You never know in TN if this is the one and only snow of the year of if we could end up with blizzard conditions in March.

Here are a few pics of the boys making snowballs and building the first (of many we hope) snowman of the 2009 winter!

A day in the Smokies...

Today we decided that it was going to be too pretty to do the usual Sunday afternoon chores like grocery shopping and such. So instead we loaded up the van and headed into the mountains. We decided to hike the moderate 3 mile hike (1.5 straight up and 1.5 straight down) to Grotto Falls. It was a beautiful hike and a beautiful water fall. We even enjoyed the drive around Trillium Gap.
The boys did well for the most part. Davis got a little chilly (mom and dad didn't dress him for the 15-20 degrees cooler weather up near the falls). Andrew hiked like a champ on the way up and then got a little tired on the fast paced hike down. We stopped only once for a quick drink and snack and a few quick pictures, and yet it still took us just about an hour to get to the falls and then just under 30 minutes to get back down!

I LOVE Fall in East Tennessee!!!