Great Grandparents....

While in Powell, TN, Alex and I stopped by his great-grandparents' home for a visit.
Daddy Bill, Mimi and Alex:


Alex will soon be almost as tall as Mimi:


Alex's great-grandparents really are GREAT:

Swimming with Cousins...

Alex and I had a fun sleepover at his Uncle JJ and Aunt Jenny's house. After a yummy breakfast (thank you Jenny!), we headed to the pool to swim.
Alex, Katy, Lily and Maddy:


Alex & Katy:


There were watergun fights:

Katy did lots of jumping into the pool:

Fun times:

Parker liked hanging out on the steps:

Alex and his sweet cousins:

Time for a lunch break:

Alex and Lily had fun chicken-fighting:

We loved being able to spend time with family and cannot wait to see them again soon!

Happy 4th of July...

And Happy 3rd Birthday to Parker Buddy:

Alex and I got to join the Buhls at the Farragut 4th of July parade.

Alex and his Aunt Jenny:


Alex and Parker loved seeing the army trucks, they reminded them of Sarge from Cars:

Andy LOVES (seriously, like knows every episode by heart loves) The Andy Griffith Show, so this tickled me when I saw it:

Gomer:

There's Barney on the left and Ernest T. on the right:

Barney being Barney:

Here comes Alex cousin Lily and her dance team:

Even though it was HOT, I had chills as I watched Lily dance by! She looked gorgeous and we were SO lucky to be there to see her dance in the parade.

Here comes the Chick-Fil-A crowd:

Alex gave the cow a high-five:

We're HUGE Chick-Fil-A fans!

Here comes Wendy:

Alex told her, "I love your Frosties" - too cute!

They ended the parade with the fire engine, very cool!

We had a great time at the parade, being with Parker on his birthday and seeing his Sissy Lily dance in the parade made it perfect!

Vacation 2011 Stop #1...

We are home from our annual whirlwind summer vacation. It was another fabulous year and will take several posts to fit in all the pictures. :)
Our first stop was in Loudon to visit with Andy's family.
We had breakfast on the front porch, while the kids jumped on the trampoline:



It was HOT, so we went swimming. Cooper, Alex and Emma had a blast:

Here comes Emma:

Followed by Cooper:

Cooper:

Cooper and Alex:

We played at the park:

Played tball (PawPaw Bill, Emma & Alex):

Cooper:

Played kick-the-box (PawPaw Bill, Emma, Alex & Cooper):

Emma won:

The kids had fun with sparklers:

We loved visiting Nannee, PawPaw Bill, Aunt Carolyn, Cooper and Emma!