Tennessee Safari Park

The boys were on fall break a few weeks ago, so we loaded up the van and took a road trip to West Tennessee to visit my family.  One of the fun things we did was to visit the Tennessee Safari Park.  The boys had been with my mom and sister a few times, but this was a first for Allie and me!  It basically is a farm which houses exotic animals.  You drive your car through most of the park and can feed the animals through your window.  The animals know the drill and aren’t afraid to come right up to you.

Well, hello there! 

Yum!

This one wasn’t shy about getting up close and personal with the wildlife.

Very cool!

Not real, so Allie wanted nothing to do with it!

It was a fun time!  So glad we went.

Take care,

Angela   

Friday Night Lights

A great time was had last night at the Father Ryan football game!

It was perfect football weather!

Thanks for stopping by!
Angela

Disney on Ice

I took the little people to Disney on Ice for the first time last week.  It was probably too late to take the boys, they were a little bored through most of it.  Allie, on the other hand, LOVED it!  I told the boys this was some of their payback to little girl for all the ball games she has sat through.  Before the show, we went to Margaritaville for a quick dinner.  The boys had much more fun there than they had at the show.

The balloon-guy-pirate-on-stilts was very popular with our crew!

I know this is blurry, but this is how she stayed the whole show!  

The Little Mermaid

It was a fun evening.  I hate that we hadn’t taken the boys to this when they were younger, but at least we can check this off the bucket list.

Thanks for stopping by!

Angela

Junior Docent at The Hermitage

Hayden’s 4th grade class took a field trip to The Hermitage, home to the 7th President Andrew Jackson.  Not only did they get to tour the grounds, they spent some of their time as Junior Docents for the day.  Each student had been assigned a station at The Hermitage and had a script to memorize.  As visitors approached their station, they recited their information.  Hayden was stationed at the Carriage Drive.  All of the kids did a great job!

 

 

 

Granny was able to stop by for a short time.

Hayden and Mom in the garden at The Hermitage.
 

It was a great field trip!  The kids, parents and visitors all learned a lot about President Andrew Jackson and his beautiful home.
 

Thanks for stopping by!

Angela

Sweet Moments

These are the moments that melt a Mama’s heart.  He may love to pester her to death, but he really does love being a big brother.

  

So, so sweet!

Take care,

Angela

Back to School!

School started back in August, but I wanted to share some sweet pictures with you.

Hayden started 4th grade, Kyle started 2nd grade and Allie began Mother’s Day Out.

The boys began their first day with breakfast.

We had to get our annual picture of them by the front door, ready to leave for school.

Little Sister had to get in on the picture action.  How sweet are those faces!!!

They had an awesome first day!

Allie started MDO a few weeks later.  She had no clue what was in store for her!  She was great as we entered her classroom, but was in tears when she realized that Mommy and Daddy were leaving without her!  Her teachers said she cried for a bit after we left and was fine the rest of the day. 

Ready for her very first day of “school!”

A quick pic with Daddy.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mommy, too!

Our last picture before the tears started.

She survived her first day!  This is how she looked on the way home.  She was one worn out little girl.

Thanks for stopping by!

Angela

June Highlights

Our summer was off to a great start! 

 

Lots of time was spent hangin’ out at the pool!

Enjoying a parish picnic at church.  Little girl loved the watermelon!

VBS was a blast!

We spent a whirlwind weekend in Chicago to celebrate Father’s Day and our 12 year anniversary!

The first Cubs’ game for all of us!  These guys were over the moon.

At the top of the Sears Tower.

 

On a boat tour of downtown.

 

Having fun at Navy Pier.

Enjoying a relaxing lunch by the river.

A fun dinner at Gino’s East Pizzeria! Ty and I ate there on a trip to Chicago years ago.

They loved getting to write on the walls! 

That was our June in a nutshell. 

Thanks for stopping by!

Angela