Dr Seuss for this family!

Cat in the Hat. Fun in a box! Two Things. Thing One and Thing Two.

 It was soooooo cute, we had so much fun!

 Neigborhood treats! Mrs. Becky's house is always the first stop!

 Best brothers!

 The cuteset Cat in the Hat you have ever seen!

 Granna and Papa stopped by just to see, and went to Mr Wellman's house too!

Go Gators!!!

When our life long friend Jacob came up from Florida for a visit, our boys found a hero! Jacob has three small children back home that he and his wife are raising on the family ranch. Jacob farms, ranches, and hunts avidly. As Mr Jacob told the stories of alligator hunting our boys became mesmerized. Johnathan and Joseph listened intently to the details of how to hunt, catch, and eat the alligators. Mr Jacob became a super hero in their eyes. For weeks their interactive "play" involved rather accurate details of alligator hunting! It was so entertaining! I may mention that Mr Jacob is also a University of Florida alumni,  he also mentioned that to the boys. That elevated his status even more in their eyes!! Weeks passed and in the mail arrived a package from Mr. Jacob! As they opened the box they were shocked!! Mr Jacob mailed them their own Florida gator!! Needless to say, "Chompy" is now a part of the family. The very next day the boys took Chompy to school!!!!! Their teacher Mrs Tracey is also from Florida!! She is fabulous, embraced the alligator, and taught a lesson off of the boys "show and tell!"  Mr. Jacob ( also they added Uncle Clay and Papa ) is now very popular at Crossville Christian School in Tennessee!! The boys couldn't be any prouder, and I cant think of anyone better to be a super hero to my little boys......

 The Florida Gators fight song!!!

 At Crossville Christian School the next day........

Mr Jacob made a great impression, and maybe even a good investment on their collegiate futures!

Happy Fall

I spy three little Warlick kids, can you??

Joseph enjoying the pumpkin roll that Mrs Sarah brought us from the farmers market, mmmm.

Carving pumpkins with Daddy

Andrew turns 3!

Jayne Elizabeth and Andrew are in Sunday School together, and also attend Crossville Christian School together two days a week. Jayne Elizabeth adores Andrew.  She has several other friends she enjoys, but she comes home talking about Andrew. So when our family trip was scheduled for the weekend of Andrew's birthday party, she was really sad! Andrew's mom offered to take Jayne Elizabeth and Andrew (with baby sister Katherine) to Cookeville to play and eat at Chikfila when she returned from her trip to celebrate. Jayne Elizabeth was so excited about her special birthday party with him! She made him a card, and couldnt wait to show him the John Deere shirt for his present! This girl does love a farm boy ! Needless to say this was Jayne Elizabeth's first out of town play date without Mommy, she did great! Thanks to Mrs Jillina for taking on such a big day, the kids loved it!

Happy 40th Anniversary Papa & Granna!

My Mom and Dad celebrated their  40th wedding anniversary!!!!!! Amazing example for a family to follow. Granna and Papa are leaving a legacy for their children, and grandchildren. I am blessed beyond words to have parents that are as committed to their marriage as my Mom and Dad. They are amazing parents, and grandparents. We decided to celebrate that we would go with our families and stay together for the weekend at a resort in the Smokey Mountains! It was so much fun! We went with our family, Granna, Papa, Uncle Clay, and Aunt Justina! We played all day at the indoor water park, and then went to the Dixie Stampede dinner show!! The dinner show was amazing!! Jayne Elizabeth loved the girl trick riders, and the twins loved the bison!! It was a fabulous night of entertainment, the kids were excellent too! The next day we went around like tourists! Uncle Clay was chosen by Jayne Elizabeth to ride the carosel with her,  and the boys experienced race cars for the first time!! It was a busy weekend, but we created so many family memories!

Our view from the balcony, so beautiful.

 Johnathan went with Mommy early to get Starbucks. Everyone else was sleeping but Daddy, who was out running the roads, literally.

Uncle Clay is such a great guy, but he is thankful he will have a son !

 Jayne Elizabeth and Papa were the light weights, they were told to slow down on the course!!

At the Dixie Stampede

Jayne Elizabeth thought the Southern Bell was so pretty, but then she was shy :)

Brody turns 5!

Our friend Brody turned 5!! He celebrated his day with a "Construction Birthday Party!" This is a perfect party for Brody. He loves to build, just like his Pa! Our kids had a great time, the Lowe family are party planners!!!

Brodybuilt birthday cake, amazing!

 Joseph working hard on his wood work, a bird house!

 Construction zone, kids working!

 Break time!

 Briggs and Jayne Elizabeth, they did the "trim work" on this house!

 A perfect crew!

 Mrs Dana ALWAYS has the best snacks, including chocolate tools!

 Joe, Brody, and Dana. We love this family, Brody when did you grow up?

3 kids

our 3 kids. stair steps for sure.