Gatlinburg

Last week we headed up to Gatlinburg for a few nights.  We weren't able to take a family vacation this summer so the girls were so excited for this trip.  We left in the morning and made it up there for a late lunch.  We decided to go ahead and stop at the Apple Barn for lunch.  We can't go take a trip up there without stopping at the Apple Barn.  Thankfully the wait wasn't too long and it's always fun to walk around while you wait.

We stayed at The Wilderness at the Smokies which is a large resort with an indoor water park.  The girls had the best time.

The girls enjoyed the wave pool.  The waves were huge and pretty intense, but the water wasn't too deep so Marc and I were able to hold onto the rafts pretty well.  It was quite a workout trying to keep 2 floats together and hitting the waves at the right spot!

Just chillin'.

There was a section gated off for kids 48" and under.  That would include all 3 of the girls and despite the fact that the water was only one foot deep and the activities were geared to young children they all enjoyed it.  I enjoyed it more too because the water was warmer. :) These swings bounced and spun around as well.

Macy's first comment when Marc told her to go down the slide - "I don't want to go down the drain!" Once Marc went down with her she was hooked.

Kayla is a little more timid, and while she finally got to where she would go down the slide she still didn't want to go down too often.  It didn't help that there we a few kids who wouldn't wait until the slide had cleared out and slid down on top of them.

I have no idea what she was thinking about, but she wasn't doing what it looks like she might be doing.

 

 

Just Hanging Around

We've been busy these last couple of months.  The blog has taken a back seat, and other than special fall events and our vacation, I haven't been taking many pictures.  There are a few I'd like to remember so I thought I'd just stick them together in a post.  Next I will start on our vacation to Gatlinburg, and we took a LOT of pictures on that trip.

The girls have enjoyed playing in our new downsized back yard.  It's basically our driveway, an access street, and a hill.  It's been fun for the girls, though, and since there are only 2 houses past ours we don't get much traffic coming through.  One afternoon they decided to take a little rest.

I have been trying to think of some fun things for Macy to do when Kayla is at school.  On Mondays she has dance, but on Wednesdays we try to play games, do art projects, or my personal favorite, snuggle on the couch while watching a movie. We made colored rice the day before but didn't have a chance to play with it until after her Timothy classes on Tuesday. She loved it, but I highly recommend playing with it outside.

The Anderson kids came over one night so their parents could have a night out. The car is always a big hit, but this is the first time that Brooke and Jack were in it alone and one of them actually pushed the pedal a little.

Brooke got her first cold of the season.  I had gone upstairs to do some laundry and came down to find Brooke asleep on the ottoman.  She still loves to sleep with her "blay-blay" that a friend made for her when she was a baby. 

Macy is my big snuggler, but once the other girls saw us on the couch they had to join as well.  And please ignore the sagging diaper.  It was almost bedtime and we were waiting to change her until we went upstairs.

I have a lot of pictures to post from our recent vacation, and we just got word that we close on our construction loan next Thursday.  The ball is starting to roll on our new home and we are so excited.  Marc was out at the lot this morning whacking down bushes and small trees so he could mark the property line and the corners of the house.  YAY!

Pumpkin Patch Picture Overload

We had a great morning at the pumpkin patch and the weather was absolutely beautiful. My sister brought Molly for her first trip and my mom joined us as well.

 

And of course we love a good hay ride!

 One year we put Kayla and Macy in a wheelbarrow for fun and decided to snap a couple of pictures.  They turned out to be some of our favorite pictures of the day, so of course we had to do it again.

"Heah - be!"

And then they were done.

We packed a picnic lunch and enjoyed some time in the sunshine.

Waiting to catch some falling leaves.

Playing in the creek.

 

I love the fall and all of the fun things that come with it. Next family adventure: scenic mountain drive to Gatlinburg for a short vacation.

Apple Pickin'

Enjoying the Fall Weather

So the first two pictures have nothing to do with fall.  I just wanted to document this cutie watching television.  Most of the time she could care less what show is on (except for the car, she thinks the movie should always be on when we are in the car), but she LOVES Bubble Guppies.  She will run to us with the remote in her hand saying, "Bubbie, Bubbie." And please ignore the mantle and boxes.  We weren't completely settled in the new house when I took these pictures.  Hey, who am I kidding, we still aren't completely settled.

Today was a no assignment day for school so we opted to head out on a little adventure instead.  I took the girls to a little lake and we fed the geese.  The girls were quite scared when the geese started walking toward us.  I guess they are used to people feeding them because before I could pull the bread out they were within feet of us.  Brooke enjoyed it, but it took someone else feeding the ducks out of their hands for the girls to get over their fears and come closer.  They had a great time throwing out bread.

Even Brooke threw dropped a few pieces.

Such a gorgeous morning!

Tonight after dinner we took a walk/bike ride to the playground.  Brooke loved being pushed on this little tricycle.

Macy's "stink face."

Marc and Kayla like to play a game called "Clean Up Your Room." They throw the balls across the driveway and I have to throw them back as fast as I can.  It's quite a workout and as you can see they can throw a lot of balls at one time.