Deer Park & Fire Trucks

Yesterday we met Andi, Beckett, Helen, & Will at Deer Park in Cleveland, TN to make a "hand me down clothing stop." We decided to combine it with playing at a playground and lunch at Chick fil a. Oh what fun we all had, thanks guys!!



Last week Ty got to go to Lowe's and build this cool fire truck and then to the Signal Mtn. Fire Dept to learn about firemen and explore their vehicles!!

Lazy Blogger

Just been too lazy to blog, not really busy, just lazy. So here are some random pics over the last 3 weeks.
My sweet babies...
Ty's 1st dentist check up.

Fun at the Grau's football game party.









Hudson's 3rd birthday party.

Aaaaahhhhhhh......

We just got back from 5 days in Cancun at the Excellence Riveria Cancun All In Clusive Resort. We went with Eric & Mandy Grau and Michael & Amy Beard. We had a great time relaxing at the pool & beach, going to the spa, and just hanging out with each other and friends. I am mucho relaxed and so glad we had a break, although I was very happy to see my muchkins when we got back. Thank you Jess & Bettye and Mom & Dad for watching Ty & Marley while we were gone. To see all of our pics click on the Cancun album.
We strong armed the guys into taking a few pics before our second dinner there. The food was really good and it was so nice to eat without being interrupted. We ate Mexican, Mediterran, Italian, Seafood, Pizzas, Asian, French, and much more in less than 4 days...we had to double up on dinner sometimes. :)
Here are the girls before we had "Excellence" massages and then 1 hr of marine therapy. It was oh so good!! Actually the best I have ever had!!

Let's Go Down to The River to Pray

Earlier this year Beckett accepted Jesus in to his heart and this morning he got baptized in the river by his parents. It was very special!! Josh and Ty didn't make it because Ty has had a rough week this past week and Josh decided to stay home with him.











I really liked this pic of Andi's hand and Will's hand this morning. I thought it was so sweet to see him asleep in his mommy's arms.
Yesterday morning, Marley and I went to Knoxville to go to a baby shower for Aunt Tracy & Baby Sayuri. It was at Mimi's Cafe and was great! I didn't get a lot of good pics but here is the best one.

Splash Country & Jill's

Last Thursday we went to Splash Country with my parents. They had some free tickets for us, so we decided to go the last weekday they were open. The weather was perfect and there was no one there. We got there a little after 10 and stayed till almost 6. Ty rode everything but about 3 or 4 rides. He was begging me to go to bed that night and he couldn't walk the next day...ha! Thanks to my Mom & Dad for making this day at the water park so much fun. They even helped watch the kids so Josh and I could ride the rides!!



Josh going down a slide and my worn out parents.





Well I didn't take a lot of pictures, but last Friday night Josh's sister, Jill, had everyone (his brother's family, her family, our family, Josh's parents, Josh's cousins family) all over for a cookout/pool party. It was a lot of fun. Thanks to everyone for bringing food and visiting with us, and a special thanks to Jill and Darrin for hosting this rowdy bunch. :)

New Patio & Garden

It is finished! We are now just trying to get some grass to grow around it, but our stone patio is now finished. Of course it cost much more than expected but we are already enjoying it. The weather has been so nice, we have almost every meal out there (makes clean up great) and had our first fire.
The ice cream truck is normally prohibited in our area, but one snuck in and we got sherbert for the kids. Marley eating her push pop on the new patio.
Now that the patio is done, Ty's beloved equipment has left. But we had to take a few last pics.









This is our garden. We had cantaloupes, okra, potatoes, carrots, tomatoes, cilantro, a grape vine, beans, broccoli, blueberries, & red lettuce this year. Some of it has done great and others not too much.
Some of the things we planted didn't do so well, like our carrots. Here is Ty with almost our entire crop of carrots.

Here is a little carrot man we made!

Will's Baby Dedication, Pump it Up, My Parents Visit

Yesterday we went to 2RC to see Will's baby dedication. It was great even though he slept thru most of it! :) The we went back for a great lunch at their house with American & Ethiopian food...yummy! Thanks Andi for making this such a special day for us all!

My 2 very tired babies on the way home.

Happy Birthday Lake & River! On Saturday, we went to a birthday party at Pump it Up and it was so much fun. Below you can see some pics of my American Gladiators.


My Little Fire Girl...we have SO gotten our moneys worth out of this costume.
Last Monday & Tuesday my parents came down and spent the night with us. They have both recently retired and now can visit us during the week. Below is a pic of Ty and my dad reacing cars, they did this a lot!! We also went to the Pumpkin Patch.