Monday, October 5, 2009

Down By the River

In August we got to go back to my Aunt and Uncles cabin with my whole family again!! This was our third year in a row and we had a lot of fun!! On Saturday a lot of other aunts and uncles and cousins came and hung out with us and we grilled out that night!! It is always fun to have everyone down there!!! Baby Graves was only 7 weeks and had just gotten back from his beach trip!! Again a lot of pictures because I can't just do a few when there is so much going on!! I hope you enjoy!!!





















Raleigh loves the river too!!!
Sam is now 5!!




Abigail and Cooper





































































Abigail, Mattie and Lilly...they always have so much fun together!!!





















































































































































































































































































































It is hard to get a good picture of the four of them!!! We try though!!!
Thank you Aunt Connie and Uncle Dave for always opening your cabin to us!!!!

A sweet boy to a good home!!! JUST KIDDING!!!!

After Jump Zone Wallace was out and I thought Alexis was home so I got him out and was holding him while he was sleeping and she was actually on her way....Chris got his seat out of my car and I put him in it and took this picture and sent it to Jay .....No I did not leave him there, but I thought it was funny!!! He can sleep anywhere!!! Is he not the sweetest thing!! I can NOT believe that he is 3!!!



Fun times at Jump Zone

Chris and I took the girls and my 2 nephews James and Wallace to Jump Zone one afternoon and they had so much fun!!! It is a lot further out than the other jump places, but I will have to say it is worth the drive!!






Meeting Teague

Congratulations to my old roomie Marci!!! She had this precious baby boy....Teague Minton Smith on July 19th!!! 2 weeks early!! I guess he could not wait to see the world!! Because he was early I missed meeting him at the hospital because I was in CO.....so I got to go meet him when I got back and hold and love on this precious baby!!!




He is over 2 months old now.....but better late than never!! Congrats Marci and Chad!!!

Jack Daniels Tennessee Whiskey

The week after I got back from CO...I was off a whole week and so Chris and I decided to take a day trip to Lynchburg, TN. We ate lunch at Miss Mary Bobo's and went to see the Jack Daniels Distillery.....Miss Bobo's was so good and I hate that I didn't get any pictures of the house or anything there!! The food was great and we sat with a fun group of people!! This is a must eat place if you are ever that close!!! And then it was on to Jack Daniels!!!



Jack Daniel himself!!! He was very short and had the smallest feet...I think it was like a 5 or something!!!













I guess the ducks hang around for the smell!! HA!!!

Colorado Mountains

In July I went to CO with the Wilts and their friends the Wallace's!!! We had a great time and the weather was perfect!!! The Wallace's have 3 kids and they are all so good!! I helped with all the kids at night and sometimes during the day. All 5 were really good for me and we had a good time!!! Their youngest is Lucy(4) and I have started keeping her on Mondays this Fall and we really have a lot of fun!! I could not decide on pictures so I know there are a lot, but oh well!! I will write about some of them but not all!!


They were having a big event at the top of the mountain one day and there was a booth where they were giving haircuts...Dallas and I both thought it was time for Josie to get one...she was not the happiest customer.....but wow what a difference it made!!!
I told Dallas it looked like Marshall was getting an up-do for prom!!! She is beautiful!!!
Just to let you know this water was FREEZING!!!!!! The kids did not care!!! Marshall and Lucy!!!
Rafting Trip...it was fun and again the water was FREEZING but there were several that jumped in at some point!! NOT ME!!!!
Marshall got to help drive....
Indoor swimming... I took the all the kids here twice during the day... it was a lot of fun!!
Making smores inside...
Enjoying the smores!!!
This is how we found Josie after she had gotten out of her bed after we put her down...she found Dallas' makeup!!!
One day we went to a ranch and it was beautiful!!! Both families went on a canoe ride while I did a small hike!!! While they were out in their canoes Marshall wanted to get out to go see something so they went to the edge of the lake and let her out...well before she got to land they saw a moose coming up behind her...it was like 5 feet from her... Fleming called quickly for her to get back in the canoe...she had to leave her shoes and get back in ...they did not have their camera, but came back over and got mine and Dallas was able to get a couple of shots of him coming around the lake!! While they went back out for pictures the girls and I were standing on the dock and the moose starting running around and we had to jump in the little shed and right when we got in the moose jumped the dock!! SCARY!!!
Marshall took ice skating lessons while we were there....she loved it!!!
Another ranch we went to one night!! It was beautiful!!!



Marshall ready for the Rodeo.....they always have a fun rodeo while we are there!!!