Washington DC Trip

We had so much fun in DC last week. We kept extremely busy trying to fit everything we could into the week.

This was our schedule:

Saturday- Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Castle, and Air and Space Museum.

Sunday- Holocaust Museum and American Indian Museum

Monday- National Zoo, Renwick Gallery, and White House and Visitor Center

Tuesday- National Archives, National Gallery of Art, and Library of Congress

Wednesday- Georgetown- Outdoor shopping and restaurants

Thursday- Alexandria, VA- Quaint restaurants and shopping; also went into Christ Church where George Washington and Robert E. Lee worshiped.

Thanks to my parents for giving us a week in their timeshare in Alexandria. Enjoy all the photos! Love to you all!

Halloween and More Fall Photos!

Just wanted to post the Halloween pictures. Notice how the kids started off working on the pumpkins, but Dad and Gregg ended up finishing them. The picture of the cute baby is Cason. I've been babysitting him for about 1 1/2 months now. He's alot of fun- the kids sure enjoy him. Also I've posted pictures from the Roaring Fork Trail in Gatlinburg. More pretty colors! Love you!

Beautiful Fall Weather!

October is my favorite month and I love being here in the Smokies where the fall colors are so pretty! The kids have decorated Halloween cookies. The day they did this it was about 65 inside the house and Savannah was freezing (notice the pink band over her ears in the picture). They are excited about trick-or-treating. Savannah is only going because she wants candy, but she isn't as thrilled about dressing up this year! She's growing up!!! The weather here has been gorgeous. We've have several cold days this week; the high yesterday was 44. We had frost on the ground this morning. We went camping this past weekend in Cosby. It was in the mid 30's during the night so we got pretty cold! I'm sure we won't be camping again until spring! Savannah said she woke up during the night to find Rascal in the corner of the tent shivering so she had him snuggle up to her and she covered him with a blanket. I am certain there was a bear in the area- I heard one of the nearby garbage dumpsters rocking back and forth for about 30 minutes. People in the nearby tents were calling out, "What is that?". I couldn't get back to sleep forever because I kept listening for any noises that could possibly be from a bear! Savannah is usually a light sleeper like I am, but she didn't hear a thing because she had ear plugs in! Well- enjoy the new photos! Love to all!

Lots of Activity Here!

A couple weeks ago, we hosted the middle and high school group and their families for a cookout. We played volleyball and basketball and grilled hotdogs. We had about 45 people here! Some of the group went down to the river and stuck their feet in! They wanted to dive in so bad! One guy slipped and fell in the water, which was pretty funny! Savannah has been keeping us busy with volleyball. She made her school team and practices every single day after school for about 2 1/2 hours. I know she'll be ready to just chill out at home by the time the season ends in October! Conley and Savannah both are enjoying school. Conley plans to play basketball again this winter! Well- just wanted to do a quick update! Savannah reminded me that it had been a few weeks. Love to all!