First day of "preschool"

Today was Will's first day of "preschool". He hung his little backpack up in his locker and went to eat breakfast with the rest of the kids. He said he wanted to take his backpack so if he had homework he could put it in it:) He is growing up SOOO fast! His favorite part of the day was watching a bear movie and singing a bear song. How sweet!

Giddy Up Little Cowboy

Walker got a new toy while we were in Nashville. As you can see from the pictures, we haven't decided whether he likes it or not. He does look cute though as a little cowboy!

Summer Days...

We have been very busy, as we try to get in as much as possible before we head back to school. Only 8 more days. We started on our marathan Wed. by spending the night with Aunt Steph, Mollie, Macy, & Maggie...

Next we headed to Nashville for a little school shopping. While at Opry Mills we ate at Rainforest Cafe. Here's Will acting like a gorilla. He really liked the rainforest but didn't want to get too close to the elephants...
Walker in what I think is his first overnight stay at a hotel ...
...On Saturday we went to Rivergate and Shannon took the kids to the play area while I shopped...

...Daddy decided that it was okay for Will to EuroBungy. Will's exact quote was "Mom would wig out." I have a feeling that I have a little daredevil on my hands...Saturday afternoon after returning from Nashville we got to visit with Will & Walker's great-grandparents. The boys love spending time with MaMa & PaPa...Then... we were off to a birthday party. Lakyn is turning three. The picture below shows Will with some of his friends from the babysitter. We found out last week that his Mrs. Karen is taking a teaching position and will no longer be babysitting. She has kept Will since he was a baby. We are very happy for Mrs. Karen, but very sad for ourselves... Sunday afternoon we went over to Uncle Seth & Aunt Jenn's house for a cookout.

Will & Alexa "painting" the door...

Now if we could just find a babysitter for Walker we would be able to enjoy the last days of summer vacation.

Happy Birthday Nana

Today is Nana's birthday and Will decided she needed to have a "Pool Party." After pizza and swimming, we celebrated with a brownie cake and ice cream. Somehow Walker ended up with chocolate on the corner of his mouth, but Nana didn't know anything about that. I told her if they were going to continue sneaking him treats, they needed to clean up the evidence. Nana, Walker & Will

Trying out the new float

Papa & Will relaxing by the pool

"Happy birthday to you..."

Christmas in July

Last year for Christmas, all the daughter-in-laws received an invitation to go on a guided striper fishing trip from Sovel and Joyce. While the boys were not happy that they were left out, the girls were a little leery about the adventure awaiting. Bright and early this morning (4:00 A.M.) the adventure began. Joyce was the first to reel in a big one (22.5 lb. 37 inches long) at about 5:30. While we had a great time out on the lake, no one else had the opportunity to catch a fish. We did however want to get our picture taken at the braggin' center so we held up the fish (minnows:) that we reeled in. Will told me that when the boys go fishing, he'd take me and show me how it's done.

Sovel, Joyce & the Catch of the Day


Beautiful Lake Cumberland
Joyce, Sovel & Melinda

Me & Jennifer

Our Trip to Cumberland Falls

Thursday afternoon we decided to take a trip to see Cumberland Falls. Here are a couple of pictures from our trip.

Will enjoying a milkshake after site-seeing.

One of my new favorite pictures.

One of Mommy's Favorite Pictures