Dollywood, Pidgeon Forge, & Gatlinburg TN

We had a great time on vacation with the boys. We stayed at the Ramada Inn right in town and had a great view....of KFC, Krispy Kreme, and Cracker Barrel! We went to Dollywood on Tue and Thur, and went to Gatlinburg on Wednesday. We played Davy Crockett Mini-Golf for Stephen, as he is currently obsessed with it. The whole time he kept saying "Hit the golf!!!". We enjoyed the small hotel pool each evening after supper so we did not have to worry about sunburn.
Stephen is still talking about the beach from when we went at Spring Break. We go on our last vacation to the beach at the end of July, we're almost afraid to mention it, because he will drive us crazy until then. Life is busy with two wild boys!!

Happy Birthday Silas!!!!

On Silas' actual birthday (we had his party last weekend) we had his birthmom Bekah and her dad Stacy (G-Daddy) come over for lunch, along with Bekah's 2 children Taylor and baby Savannah. The kids all had fun playing together and we had a nice time chatting and reconnecting. Savannah slept through the visit!I made Silas some little mini bundt cakes with homemade peanut butter icing (I got the recipe off of the internet). Although they were not pretty, they were quite tasty. Of course Silas enjoyed licking the icing off of the beaters when I was done with the mixer!
We all can't believe this special little boy who is loved by so many is already 7!!

A VERY happy boy!!

Silas got off the school bus and we immediately had to put the newly charged battery in the 4-wheeler. He was off in a flash! I think he will get MANY hours of enjoyment out of it!! Hopefully he will take his brother a ride or two. As soon as he saw the 4-wheeler, he said "Stephen can have my Gator!!!". Thus the cycle of hand-me-downs for Stephen continues!

Field Trip to Dan Nicholas Park

I somehow managed to delete the slideshow I posted in May so I reposted it. Of course it is now out of order chronologically, but it is what it is!

Stephen had a blast hanging out with a bunch of 1st graders! The weather was great and we had fun! Can't wait to go back and take Dad with us!

Silas is 7 (almost)!

We had Silas' birthday party Sat June 6th, but his actual birthday is the 13th. He had his 4 best buddies from his class come-Braeden, Bohdie, Colby & Alex. He also had our parents and some of our friends as well. Everyone had a blast getting wet, riding our many vehicles, (battery powered and petal power), and killing a parrot pinata! His big present from us is a new battery powered 4 wheeler that he has wanted since he rode his friend Carissa's. Scott finally found one on Walmart.com and had it shipped to our local store. It's in process of charging so Silas is looking forward to riding it today when he gets home from school. I'll post those pictures later!

We cannot believe our little man is 7 already and a rising 2nd grader! Time goes TOO fast!