Jackson's Orchard

We went to Jackson's Orchard with my sis and her kids a couple of Sunday's ago. I don't advise us locals to go on the weekend- it was packed full of kids! But nonetheless, Lydia loved being with her cousins and having a good ol' Pumpkin time!

Water, Sand, Relaxation and FUN

We had the most wonderful trip to Destin during Josh's Fall Break this October. We loved the family time, hot weather, beautiful ocean, fun sand, eating out at cool places, and being with close friends like the Deaton's. We can't wait to go back next year with both our little girls!!! Enjoy our slide show! (sorry some of the pics repeat)

Special Week

This has been the most special week. First off, I was so excited that one of my best friends Valerie gave birth to the most handsome little boy, Luke. I have so enjoyed the anticipation of his arrival with my friend. We have spent a lot of time gabbing over the past months about how much baby #2 would change both our lives (for the better). Even though, I am only 14 1/2 weeks along in my pregancy, it was nice to have 3+ months to share another pregnancy with my close bud. Luke is a doll. I have loved holding him and seeing all his precious newborn expressions as he sleeps and cries. Welcome to the world Prince Luke, I can't wait to get your little playmate here to meet you in six months! I am so happy for Matt, Valerie and big sis Zoe- they have one sweet party of 4 now!!!

( I will have more pics later of cute little Luke, but as I took this picture of his first apperance, my camera battery died, of course! ughghh...)

Last night Lydia had a great time in Nashville with her Nana & Papa and her daddy and me. We went to Disney on Ice. I had never seen an ice performance before. Lydia kept her eyes glued and never got bored. Josh went when he was little and had a really good time with his buddy Melissa. Too bad Melissa couldn't have brought her boys with us this time- We will have to plan that next time! Lydia said Minnie was her favorite!!! Since it was opening night we got tickets at the $8 discount price, which was a steal!!! It was a fantastic show! It is showing in Nashville though this Sunday.

Lydia- Big Sister-to-Be

We are thrilled that our family is going to be expanding!

Baby #2 will be here in late March 2010. Lydia will be a wonderful big sister and will be so helpful and loving!

We had our first u/s today by Dr. B. He said everything looked great and heart was beating perfectly. Baby measured 8 weeks and 4 days.

Our Little Flower Girl

Lydia was a flower girl this month for some dear friends of ours in Georgetown. They had their wedding in a beautiful church on Asbury College campus.  It was a gorgeous day and lovely location. Lydia did a good job, got a bit stage fright from the many stares as she made her entrance, but finally made it all the way down the very long aisle.  She was so sweet and loved watching Kristen and Alex say their vows. You could see in Lydia's eyes that she believed it was a real live fairy tale she was witnessing. We were so honored that they included our Lydia in their special day.

Gatlinburg Fun

We had a great 7 day vacation in Gatlinburg a couple of weeks ago. We saw 5 bears along the way and enjoyed Dollywood, hiking, eating out and shopping. I think we take G'burg for granted sometimes because it is so convient to go there, but it is such a beautiful place and fun adventure for everyone of all ages. Seeing it through a toddler's eyes is amazing, especially when she yells from the backseat for the hundredth time " look a mountain"- priceless!

A Camping We Will Go...

We went camping this past weekend in Lexington at the KY Horse Park. We totally recommend it. This was our first time there. We lived within a 10 min drive distance from the park for six yearsand never camped there, but knew of several people that had so we wanted to try it out because we had been invited to some fun festivities in Gtown this past weekend. The weather was perfect and even got really cool on Sunday night. We arrived on Saturday and left Monday night around 5pm. If you are looking for a FUN and CHEAP vacation, this is the place for you. They have one of the nicest pools I have ever been in and plenty of activities: basketball courts, sand volleyball, tennis, etc. There is a store/gift shop that has everything from fire wood to soft serve frozen yogurt, there is also Shaved Ice trucks set up and golf carts to rent too. I saw a lot of people riding bikes from young to old, so you can probably rent those too. The bath houses were really nice too.

"Tent Sweet Tent"- home away from home! We were all nestled between too trees, which gave us plenty of cool shade.


Anna Pryor came to visit Lydia's new place, along with her Mommy, Daddy and baby brother Collin.

Nothing like cooking your own hotdog and picnic food.

Lydia was all smiles the whole weekend. She loved the trip. Our first night, she kept giggling in the tent, she thought it was so neat and then she woke up the next morning and kept hugging us, a sure testimony of a happy camper!

It was nice to get away from the tv, computer, etc life and enjoy outdoor stuff. Here is Lydia and Daddy blowing bubbles after playing hard at the playground.

The playground equipment was meant for bigger aged kids, but with help, she got to do some fun stuff- the slides were huge!

On Monday night when it was time to close up our area and put down the tent, Lydia was not finished with her 3 hr. nap- she had played and swam hard that morning. We deflated the air bed and she kept sleeping in it, so then we needed to take down the tent and she kept sleeping, so we just moved her outside under the tree while we took the tent down.

Still "One Happy Camper." It was a great trip!


I didn't take as many photos as I usually do on trips, we were really busy. On Sat. night, Lydia got to see our beautiful July bride, Kristen, at her shower. Lydia enjoyed helping her open her presents. Lydia will be her flower girl in 3 weeks! We had a great time visiting with our friends from church on Sunday and eating out with them. It was great to have some friends pop over to our campsite for a little bondfire fun too. Also, on Monday night we got to see my old school team that I taught with. We had a great time visiting with my old crew and their children. We had a lot of toddlers and babies running around at the S.C. Park. I miss them all so much. It was so great to be with my old Church Family and School Family.