Family Photos 2011

We try to go up to the mountains each fall to take some family photos. Aside from it being nice to just have a nice family picture, we have hopes of getting a nice shot for the Christmas card. This year the colors weren't as nice as they have been in the past, but we still got some nice family shots and thought we'd share. :)


...and... I can't help but stick these up here too because I love them -


He still makes me laugh every single day. Love him so much.

3rd Grade Field Trip To Gatlinburg Aquarium

I was so happy to have the opportunity to go on a field trip to the Ripley's Aquarium up in Gatlinburg with Noah's class on Friday - and we had so much fun! I love doing stuff like that anyway, but it was fun to see Noah interact with his buds and get to see them all in action together. Lots of fun going through the aquarium and then joining them at Gatti's Pizza for lunch. It was a great day!

Wears Valley Farmer's Market & Pumpkin Festival

Mom and I took the kids up to Wears Valley to go to the annual pumpkin festival that they hold at this time each year. I love fall and seeing all the pumpkins and decorations, so it is a treat to see all the fun things going on up there. I was little disappointed this year - last year was so awesome and the colors were so vibrant. They didn't have as much product as last year and it didn't look nearly as appealing. We looked up and down the valley because of this and went to several pumpkin stands before the shared a pizza and ice cream at American Pie. The kids were excited to see a pony ride stand at one of the markets and Kate was begging to ride 'the little tiny pony'. She is fearless and could not wait to get on that little pony's back! All the kids enjoyed the pony ride and it was good to see them smile so big. :)

Last Day On The Beach

It was stormy our last full day on the beach and also the morning that we left to come home. We tried to get some good family pictures on the beach, but the wind was crazy - I love them anyway! We went to dinner at Pepper's for mexican that night and on our way there we saw a rainbow out over the ocean. It was so pretty! I was sad that our week there was over, but it was good to get home and back to our Phoebe dog. I know she was glad to see us!