Look Who's Forty!

Marc turned 40 this past week! That is so crazy to me! How are we this old?? He came in to a decorated office that morning.

And he said there were over a dozen of these signs posted around the building.

Big birthdays deserve big gifts! He knew I decided to get this for his birthday, but he was still super excited.  Now if it will just quit raining so he can try it out!

He decided he wanted to spend his birthday weekend in Knoxville at the Homecoming game for UT. The girls worked super hard to get all of their school work done by Thursday night. None of them like to take work on road trips. I was dozing off a bit around lunchtime, and the next thing I knew Marc had pulled off of the interstate to grab lunch. He opted for Fazolis. There really isn't anything on the Fazolis menu that is good for eating in the car, but what's the fun in that. 

 

Especially if you can relive your driving and eating a meatball sub moment. I'm not sure which experience was messier, but after 17 years of marriage I let him attempt this one mostly on his own while I ate my own lunch. 😂

We made it to Dollywood early afternoon.  The weather was looking a little gloomy, but we were there so we took our chances.  We were sprinkled on one time, and the park was so empty.  We basically walked on every single ride the whole day.  We couldn't have asked for a better afternoon. 

 

There was even time to do a little clogging to the music that was playing.  One gentleman even stopped us and asked if they had competed at Dollywood earlier this year. He and his family watched their mini-performance.

Brooke driving is a scary thought!

Saturday we had a lazy morning at the hotel. The girls spent some time swimming at the hotel pool.  We completely forgot to pack swimsuits, but lucky for them, Walmart still had a decent selection. 

After we checked out we headed to campus to enjoy the homecoming festivities.  It was an amazingly beautiful day, and it was such a great afternoon. 

 

 

 The Vols won, so that's always a good thing. The sunset was beautiful, and then we drove home after the game. We had such a great family weekend!

And on Sunday it was finally dry and Marc could try out his new toy. 

He even got a little help. Believe it or not, there is some grass out there where we seeded.  This is the area that will more than likely get torn up in the spring, so we haven't given it as much TLC. Actually we haven't given any of the yard much TLC except for the trees and shrubs we recently planted.