Parker is 3!

Parker is three today!
He celebrated on Sunday with a John Deere party.
There was cake of course.
And lots of presents.
One of his favorites was this Sesame Street house that Pa Lyle and Granny Lerion brought.
But Parker and all his friends loved the bouncy slide the best.
His mama tried it out.


Emily and Abby took a turn.

His aunt Stephanie took a few turns.
It was really fast!

Abby got her face painted with a rainbow. . .
and Carter got tractors and a basketball. He called them tattoos.
It was a great party and all the kids had a time to remember with the bouncy slide and house and the face painting.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO PARKER

What smells like Fall???

Burning leaves, of course!!!


First you have to rake and pile them.....


.....then you just add them to the fire pit in the back yard.



It's a wonder we didn't get kicked out of the neighborhood with all the smoke coming from our backyard.

Helen, GA 2009

Our family took a little detour this year on our fall trip. We usually go to Gatlinburg, but this time we went to Helen, Georgia. This was the lake/big pond in front of our cabin.

This was our home away from home for a few nights. Parker called it Nana's brown house.

Parker's favorite place was the model train display. He went twice!

This is downtown Helen, we were preparing to do a little shopping!
Our cabin had a couple of paddle boats that everyone enjoyed.

Of course, Kelsie went too!

There was marshmallow roasting. . .

and Famous Fred's Peanuts where we learned that we do not like boiled peanuts.

There was carriage rides for some. . .

others choose to join in the Octoberfest celebration.

The horse who took us on a ride was Cadillac Jack. Paker got to feed him a carrot at the end of the ride, but he ate it so fast, I didn't get a picture!

Every year we have the World Championship miniature golf championship. This time it was at Pirate's Cove. The winner gets to keep the raccoon skin cap for a year! Dad had possession when we started, but Joey won it from him!

This is why I never win!

We all had ice cream after the golf game.

On the way home we stopped by the Ocoee River on the way home and made some snapshots where the Olympics were held.

Football Fun on a Fall Afternoon

Happy Birthday!!

Today is someone special's birthday.

So here is a message from Parker!

More Musical Entertainment

Moon Reunion 2009
You Had to Be There!

Wordless Wednesday

It's hockey time in Tennessee!

I know most people are excited about football in Tennessee, but at our house it's all about hockey. We have season tickets again this year and the first home game is this upcoming Thursday. On Tuesday we are going to a "Meet the Team Party". The Preds have this party every year for season ticket holders. The players are available for a couple of hours to sign autographs and say hello to the fans, and there is free food. Jay has been working on getting his stuff ready for autographs all week. :)

If anyone decides they would like to come down for a game, just let us know. If we buy your tickets you get a discounted price (season ticket holder price) and Jay often gets extra discounts as well because the Predators do special offers for Metro employees.

Anyway, in honor of the start of hockey season I thought I would post a couple of hockey pics from when Jay and our friend Todd (we sit with our friends Todd and Kristie at the games) got to ride the Zamboni during a Preds vs. Red Wings playoff game.

By the way, the Preds started the season last night in Dallas. The Preds won the game in a shootout. Go Preds!!!