SPRING BREAK!

During Spring Break we were able to take a vacation to Gatlinburg. It was so much fun. Our condo was really nice. Chelsea, my sister went with us as our helper/babysitter which was fabulous. In the master bedroom of the condo there was a large bathtub, which the kids thought was a small swimming pool. It seemed to be because it was so big. So they had a ton of fun playing in the bubbles.

They are so silly!

The first day we were there we visited the Ripley's Aquarium. It was really nice. Although it was crowded we saw a lot of fish and sea creatures. But everyone's favorite part was "Shark Lagoon". On a moving conveyer belt we were usshered through a tunnel of water with sharks swimming all around. The boys were so excited. This was definatly the favorite place that we went the whole time we were there. Elijah still askes when we can go back to the shark place.

Aunt Chelsea posed in front of sting ray bay. She and I both held a sting ray but I'm not sure what type it was.

One day we went to the Nascar speed park. Now, if we had teenagers this would have been completely boring....but when you are 3 & 5 and have never been in a go-cart before this is the coolest thing ever. The boys were so so so excited about the race. Alonna thought it would be fun too, but not like the boys did. First they got to sit in a real race car. Then they got to get the their own carts. There was one other little boy on the track with them. And they started out okay, but after the first time around Daniel "crashed" Elijah. Pictured below is the crash...just before Elijah started crying and refused to go on. This "race" was probably the funniest thing that happened on our trip. Everyone at the speed park enjoyed watching my crazy boys. Daniel at one point headed throught the starting point and turned the oposite direction....luckily was able to go back through the starting point and go the right way before Alonna or the other little boy ran in to him. And the only reason that Alonna made it around the track was because at each curve she bumped around.....funnny

The Crash...ask Elijah about it if you ever get a chance.

This is our Family picture on our visit to Cades' Cove. It was the best one of the three....I mean when you have three kids you take what you can get right?

On the way home we met Jimmy's Dad, Pawpaw Cowboy in Cleveland and had lunch with him. it was a lot of fun. We haven't seen him since July. He is coming to visit us in a few days.

For now I will close, next up........EASTER!

Turning 6

First of all let me say that I should be ashamed of myself for not updating my blog...thanks HJM. My problem with keeping it super updated is that "they" (the I-tech guys) have blocked the blogger site from our computers. It was easy to update before then....

The Birthday Princess



Alonna turned 6 the last week of February. She had a BIG birthday. On Saturday night we went out to eat and they sang happy birthday to her at Applebee's. Sunday afternoon we had the BIRTHDAY BASH at Southcrest Baptist with everybody. It was also a party for Jake, Emma, Daniel, Marianna and Wyatt. But we did it up right and had 2 moonwalk jumping cages, one with a slide attached to it. And Nonna (Rebekah's mom) made elaborate birthday cakes for everyone.



Mammaw came too (Jimmy's mom), and stayed for a few days. Then on her actual birthday I took cake to school and we had Lasagna her favorite meal for supper and ice cream for dessert. It was fun, we thought that was the end of the excitement........BUT on Tuesday the tooth that was loose decided it was time to come out!
I know this picture is really goofy. But it shows the big hole in her mouth.

So this is my silly toothless 6 year old.

I'm going to make another post about the Birthday party but wanted to write about my princess first.