Autumn

Autumn 2010

Here are some pictures of how we spent October.

Anna Grace Turns 8!!

We had Anna Grace's 8th Birthday party today! It was a cooking party. We had the girls from Anna's class come home after school. I had chef hats and aprons for all of them to decorate. Then they did a scavenger hunt. I hid cooking utensils all over the house and they had to find them. Then we made silly faces with veggies and fruits. You can see from the pictures that some of them got very artistic with it. Then we made pizza's and while they were cooking we decorated cupcakes. It was a lot of fun and I think everyone had a great time. Can not believe that she is 8 years old! It is scary how fast the years have gone by. She is such an awesome kid! Just as beautiful on the inside as she is on the out and truly has one of the biggest hearts you will ever find. So blessed that God let me be her mom!

Anna's 8th Birthday

Sarah's First Field Trip

Sarah went on her first field trip Thursday. They went to the Botanical Gardens to see the Scarecrow Trail and the Tree houses. She had a very good time evidently because she told me it was "The best day EVER"

Sarah's First Field Trip

Sarah's 4th Birthday

We had Sarah's birthday party today. It was Scooby-Doo and was a lot of fun. We had some pizza, played some games(feed Scooby a Scooby Snack) and solved the mystery of the missing presents. I think everyone had a good time. Sarah must have because she was passed out before we got home.

Sarah's 4th Scooby Birthday

End of Summer/Start of School

Here are some pictures from our last days of Summer vacation and some pictures of the girls' fist day of school. Sarah has started preschool for the first time and loves it. She told me Thursday when I picked her up "I had the greatest day" Anna Grace has started 2nd grade! Where did the time go? Hope you enjoy

Summer Stuff and Back to School

Panama City Vacation 2010

We spent a week at Panama City. Had an amazing time. Great weather. Our condo was wonderful. We were able to see dolphins, sting rays, and water spouts from our balcony. The condo had a kids club so for an hour the girls did art and played and Stephen and I got to be kids free for a ENTIRE HOUR! It was nice to be able to swim or sit and read a book on the beach without having to keep our eyes always on the girls. Anna and Sarah really enjoyed the kids club. Anna got to hold hands with a dolphin. Sarah got to get kissed by a sea lion, then both the girls got to pet the sea lion. Enjoy the pictures.

Beach 2010

Sarah's First Dance Recital

Sorry I tried everything but I can not get it up right! She is 2 to the left of the women in black(or 2 to her right)

Anna's Hand Jive

Turn down your volume, proud momma cheering

2010 Dance Recital

Dance Recital! Sarah's first and Anna Grace's 5th. They both did so good.

2010 Dance Recital

Burritt On The Mountain

We spent the day up at Burritt on the Mountain for their Spring Farm Days. It was the perfect day. The weather was gorgeous. We got to see a lot of neat things like sheep shearing and old time wood working. The girls got to participate in wool washing, butter churning, rug beating, gold mining to name a few. Hope you enjoy!

Burritt on The Mountain

Easter

Happy Easter!! Just some pictures of Easter egg hunts and Easter Sunday. Also some pictures of Disney's Rockin Road Show that Sarah and I went to last week.

Easter

Christmas Lights and a visit from the Tooth Fairy

Christmas started a little early with a walk through of the Botanical Garden's Galaxy of Lights. Wasn't too cold this year. Anna Grace finally lost a tooth(yippee) she has been waiting a long time because all of her friends had been losing them for months! Enjoy. Hope everyone has a Happy and safe Thanksgiving!

Christmas Light Walk-through

Sarah

From Sarah's Dance 2009

Trick or Treat

Wow, what a wonderful weekend. Luckily the rain stayed away long enough to have some fun. Friday was Trunk or Treat at Capshaw Baptist with MOPS. Saturday morning was THE best soccer game ever(and the last one of the season Yea)My camera battery died so I didn't get any pics of the game, but friends are going to email me some. Then we had the soccer party then Trick or Treating. Sarah really got into it this year. She was so excited to go get candy. She wasn't shy and as soon as the person would drop the candy she was "thank you now lets go to the next one". Anna(who all week said she was going to 5 neighborhoods) had a good time, but with such a busy day barely made it around our neighborhood. Luckily Dad brought the wagon. Would like to thank God for giving us a great and safe weekend. Looking forward to having all the family in church tomorrow. Between all our illnesses is seems like it's been forever. Enjoy the pictures.

Halloween 2009

Anna's 7th Birthday (plus some)

Anna Grace's 7th birthday was a Spectacular Spa tea party! We had makeovers and then sat down for tea. Anna has wanted a pinata for 4 years so finally I was brave enough to surprise her with one. Amazingly no one was injured. Hard to belive she is going to be 7 tomorrow. Time really goes by fast. Also have some pitures of Anna's soccer game and some from my MOPS(Mothers Of Preschoolers) convention. Stephen was nice and brave enough to let me go to convention for 2 days. I can not say enough good things about MOPS. http://www.mops.org/

Anna's Birthday 7

Sarah's 3rd Birthday Party

Sarah had a pretty good 3rd birthday. We celebrated up in Kentucky with Stephen's family. We had 2 family reunion that weekend. Enjoyed getting to visit with everyone. Sarah thought that both reunion's were her birthday parties.

Sarah's 3rd birthday

1st Grade!

Anna Grace's first day of first grade! She said this morning that she didn't sleep at all last night because she was so excited.

1st Grade

10 Year Annviersary and then some....

Stephen and I celebrated our 10 year anniversary July 24. We spent it in Wears Valley, one of the prettiest places on earth. We had 2 days without the girls and then 2 days with. Our cabin was awesome. The views were amazing. The girls had a great time with their Aunt Donna and Julie. Stephen and I went out to eat and went to see The Miracle. http://www.miracletheater.com/ If you haven't seen it you need to. It was a wonderful show. Very talented people and a great story! Got to see Leah and Jeremy who are both in the show. Sunday was the Caylor's Family Reunion. We use to have this once a year when I was little, but for some reason we stopped having them. SO SO glad that we brought it back and hope to do it again next year. Jimmie met us at Metclaf Bottoms picnic area with the girls. Anna and Sarah loved playing with Whitney's girls and playing in the VERY cold mountain stream. Then we took the girls back to the cabin with us. We went to Cades Cove and we also took them to the Comedy Barn. It was a very funny family friendly show. Anna got to get on stage during the dog show and again later to dance. It was a very nice long weekend. So thankful that God brought me and Stephen together! Can't wait to see what the next 10 years bring!

10 Year Anniversary Weekend..and a little more

Bugs At The Garden

Few weeks ago we went to the Botanical Gardens for their Bug theme. They had huge bugs throughout the park and since Anna Grace loves bugs we couldn't miss it. The nice thing is the the water works they have for the kids. Stephen and I sat in the shade while the girls had fun playing in all the water. Also a couple pics of us and some friends put-puttin. Click below hope you enjoy

Bugs at the Garden

Petting Zoo

Saturday we went to Old McDonald's Petting Zoo. We always have a good time there. The people who own it are very nice and really love their animals. Just wanted to get the girls out before Anna Grace's surgery Monday. Anna did great with the surgery. She is still pretty uncomfortable, but is up and moving around more today. Doctor thinks she was able to fix the affected muscles so hopefully we won't have to do that eye agian. Pray that healing goes well. Enjoy the pics.

Petting Zoo 2009