tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2901382009853773162024-02-21T22:21:52.428-05:00JonZReaTomCelebrating the Quadities of LifeQuad Squad!http://www.blogger.com/profile/05427841594263176466noreply@blogger.comBlogger539125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-290138200985377316.post-32224616918795358592015-07-18T17:14:00.001-04:002015-07-18T17:15:46.735-04:00Taking Disney by Storm--October 2014Well, it finally happened! We went to Disney World! What an amazing trip, truly a vacation of a lifetime! Big thanks to Bud and KayKay for providing this opportunity! It was amazing! Prepare for a long post with plenty of pictures!<br />
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This trip began with months of pre-planning! Mom, Jodie, and I talked over all the details we didn't want to miss, along with a Disney travel planner whom Jodie knew. We booked meal reservations and chose fast passes as early as we were allowed, so everything was planned out way before we arrived in Orlando! If you're interested, in addition to our own past experiences and the advice of many knowledgeable friends, we also relied heavily on <a href="http://www.amazon.com/PassPorters-Walt-Disney-World-2015/dp/1587711419" target="_blank">PassPorter's Walt Disney World</a> guidebook.<br />
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First, we went over Fall Break. We took two days off of school, combined it with with a weekend and Fall Break, so we had several days to enjoy all the awesomeness Disney has to offer! The Memphis cousins' Fall Break covered a portion of that time as well, so we all got to use vacation days and didn't have to miss too much school.<br />
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Second, not only was this our first trip to Disney, but it was the kids' first plane ride! We flew out of Chattanooga since the price was better there and had to change planes once. THAT was an adventure! Our plane out of Chattanooga was slightly delayed, so when we arrived to make our connecting flight we had to really BOOK IT to make our plane! And of course, the gates were nowhere near each other!<br />
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Imagine the scene: Jim leads the way, rushing through the airport, weaving in and out of the crowd of other people trying to get to their own gates. The kids trail in a line behind him, often running to keep up, and constantly turning around to make sure I'm still there. I bring up the rear, making sure we don't lose any kids and yelling over and over for them to stop turning around (because every time they turn around, they slow down!). We were quite a spectacle! I noticed quite a few amused faces as we flew by. So glad we could bring others joy! And thankfully, we made our gate on time!<br />
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We stayed at Port Orleans Riverside. It was LATE when we finally got there the first night. Everyone else had been there for hours! But it was all good! We were at Disney World!<br />
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The first morning we ate at Chef Mickey's character breakfast. It was a buffet overflowing with delicious food, everything you could ever want for breakfast!<br />
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Then it was off to the Magic Kingdom! I think I was just as excited as the kids, looking forward to riding the rides I remembered from past visits!</div>
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Graham and his boys!</div>
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I think this was also the day we ate at Be Our Guest, a Beauty and the Beast themed restaurant. The food was good, but the best part was our unexpected table neighbors--Boston Rob and Amber (from Survivor, for those of you who don't know) and their beautiful daughters! Jim recognized Rob's voice before we recognized their faces! We pretended not to know them and struck up a conversation about the challenge of travelling with so many children (theirs are all younger than ours), and they were fascinated by our quads! I'm certain we were able to talk to them so long because they thought we didn't know who they were!</div>
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Outside the Haunted Mansion, one of my all-time favorite Disney rides! Everyone loved it, except Zachary! He had worked himself into a terror before we even got out of the line and spent the whole ride with his hands over his eyes! Even with me beside him explaining the whole time about how it wasn't scary! Oh, well!</div>
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We wore ourselves out doing everything a person could do that day, at least until the 7:00 closing time. The park was open after that, but only for people who paid extra to go to Mickey's Trick 'r Treat party, or whatever it was called. We didn't do that, which was fine since we were all exhausted anyway!</div>
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Day 2: Animal Kingdom</div>
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I had not been to Disney World since Jim and I honeymooned there in 2000, so Animal Kingdom was just as new to me as it was to the kids! We loved the safari and the Kali River Rapids, and those that rode Expedition Everest (not me!) loved it too!</div>
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That night my family and Bud and KayKay ate at 'Ohana. It was amazing! So much food! We ate and ate and ate! The kids had fun learning to dance and racing coconuts!</div>
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I love this picture of the girls! They looked like this pretty much the whole trip! Cousin love! I think I took this shot while we were waiting in line for Soarin'. What an amazing ride that was! It was definitely my favorite ride at Epcot!</div>
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We took this shot of the kids outside the Coral Reef restaurant where my family ate that night while Bud and KayKay ate at Teppan Edo with Jodie and her family. The kids loved the giant aquarium inside, and could hardly eat for watching the fish!</div>
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Our day at Hollywood Studios started bright and early, lining up at the gate before it even opened. Why did we get there so early? Two words: Jedi Training! We had been told, and rightly so, that if your kids wanted to participate in the Jedi Training Academy, and our boys definitely did, then you had to be there before the park opened and go immediately to the ABC studio to sign up. </div>
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We learned just how true this was while waiting outside for the park to open. We happened to be standing near a woman who was there with her son. She had come the day before and been too late for him to get a spot! She was determined not to miss out that day, and so were we! It was lucky we met her too, since we were able to follow her and didn't have to worry about figuring out where to go!</div>
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Thankfully, we made it and secured a spot later in the day for the boys to become Jedi knights!</div>
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Outside the Tower of Terror, these four brave kids joined their parents (yes, I actually rode this one!) on this stomach-dropping ride. Actually, Graham rode it too, but didn't want to be in the picture!<br />
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That night, we ate at the Sci-Fi Drive-In Theater, one of my all-time favorites! Surprisingly, the kids didn't really like it! The old sci-fi movie trailers that play on the big screen while you eat scared them! I couldn't believe it!<br />
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We ended the evening with the Fantasmic water and lights show! It was definitely worth the wait and the late night!<br />
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Day 5: Magic Kingdom Take 2<br />
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For our last day, we returned to the Magic Kingdom to do some of the things we missed the first day and re-do some of our favorites!<br />
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One of the highlights of the day was our trip to the Bibbid Bobbidi Boutique to get our princess on!<br />
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In the meantime, the boys were joining the Pirate's League!<br />
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We also paid a visit to Anna and Elsa! Thank goodness we had a fast pass and didn't have to wait in the TWO HOUR LINE to see them!<br />
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That night we ate at Cinderella's Royal Table!<br />
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Thank you again, Bud and KayKay, for taking us all to Disney World! And thank you, Aunt Jojo, for all the work you did in planning most of it! When can we go again?</div>
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I love this picture! I took it one afternoon from the front parking lot of my school, looking up the hill to where the kids had run. It would look even better cropped, but this program won't let me do that. I miss you Live Writer.<br />
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Quad Squad!http://www.blogger.com/profile/05427841594263176466noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-290138200985377316.post-58935040304271688542015-07-02T20:18:00.000-04:002015-07-02T20:18:17.927-04:00The Rest of August 2014--Pajamas, Friends, and FamilyHere are a few random moments from last August to finish up that month:<br />
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First we pay homage to an awesome friend for the hand-me-down pajamas. I love it when hand-me-downs come in threes!<br />
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Next, we say hello to not-so-baby Grant. It was great to have a visit from him and Laura right before school started back for the kiddos.<br />
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Enjoying some ice cream with the Light kids</div>
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Jonathan was named a Star Student the very first week of school!</div>
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And last of all, the cousins came for a visit, but somehow I only have pictures of Avery. This one of her and Reagan is my favorite!</div>
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Here's the tub of school supplies we took to school. It may look like less stuff than previous years, but I think that is just because some of the supplies fit inside other supplies. There may also have been some of the larger boxes, like Ziploc bags, that weren't in the tub. I can't remember. <br />
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This year we will break with tradition and make the kids carry their own stuff. I know certain people will be disappointed because seeing Jim haul in the giant tub of supplies brings them such joy, but it draws a lot of unnecessary attention to us, and we get enough attention as it is! Besides, the kids will be fourth graders! (Sigh) They are plenty big enough to carry their own supplies!Quad Squad!http://www.blogger.com/profile/05427841594263176466noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-290138200985377316.post-8889963600991756632015-07-02T19:22:00.001-04:002015-07-02T19:22:47.533-04:00Fishin' with PawPaw--August 2014The first weekend of August we made a trip to Jasper and rented a boat on Nickajack Lake to go fishing with Jim's dad. We didn't catch anything, but we had a good time, and the kids enjoyed getting a chance to spend some time with their PawPaw.<br />
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<br />Quad Squad!http://www.blogger.com/profile/05427841594263176466noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-290138200985377316.post-70691436884370139052015-07-02T16:02:00.001-04:002015-07-02T16:05:50.752-04:00BB Guns and Tornadoes--July 2014I'm a year behind on the blog again, (not that you would expect anything else!) and have had a lot of trouble with Live Writer, my long-time trusty blogging program, and have finally given up on trying to get it to work. So I am back to creating my posts actually in the Blogger program. I don't like it as much, but that is where I am. So let's get this party started!<br />
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Last July, Jim finally got a chance to give the kids (well, the boys...Reagan wasn't interested) some shooting lessons with their BB gun. It was a fun time, one that should be repeated more often than it is!<br />
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We also had a tornado warning which sent us to our safe place. It's a rather small space, so we were quite cozy, especially after adding pillows and blankets. I can't remember if the electricity had also gone out or we had just turned the light off to keep down the heat, but we took a few pictures and we are clearly lit up by a lantern and not the ceiling light.<br />
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Don't worry, Thomas was not as scared as he appears in the picture! Don't we look prepared? Even Jim has a helmet to protect his head from falling debris! If only we had thought to make Thomas put on a shirt!<br />
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The last pictures from last July will give you a shot of our summer garden harvest, and Zachary in his second favorite socks. Second favorite? Yes. He has identical yellow ones and THOSE are his favorite! He picked them out on a birthday shopping trip in Memphis with Bud and KayKay. Never have you seen kids so excited about new socks!<br />
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Quad Squad!http://www.blogger.com/profile/05427841594263176466noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-290138200985377316.post-82367244530713173132015-02-27T13:03:00.001-05:002015-07-02T16:09:25.449-04:00July 2014: Fun with FriendsSo, today is my tenth school day in a row off work due to winter weather. After a mostly mild winter, we have been slammed with one bout of snow and ice after another for the last two weeks. Admittedly, I have loved every minute of it! I got to sleep in. I graded ALL of my papers. I’ve cleaned most of the house and caught up on the laundry. I’ve played with the kids. It’s really been a great snowcation!<br />
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And now that I’m all caught up, I can do some blogging! Woohoo!<br />
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So I will channel warm thoughts of pool parties and summer fun and go over last July, since that’s as far as I got last summer!<br />
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Our good friends Josh and Cris put in a pool last year, and were kind enough to share it with us!<br />
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Reagan and Kennedy</div>
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Carter</div>
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We also got together with our former next-door neighbors from the old house. Here I am with Liz and Laura—two moms and one mom-to-be! It was a good thing we got together when we did! Liz had her baby that night!<br />
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Baby Hugh Henry! What a cutie!</div>
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A couple of weeks later, I got to go and see him in person! Liz even let me hold him!<br />
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He was such a sweet, cuddly baby! He never cried once, and Liz and I were able to have the nicest visit! I’m so glad I was able to get in a visit before school started back the next week! What a great way to end the summer!Quad Squad!http://www.blogger.com/profile/05427841594263176466noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-290138200985377316.post-89477943932688017512014-08-02T17:28:00.001-04:002015-02-27T11:27:50.578-05:00Can You Believe I’m Still Not Done with June!I think this will wrap it up though! This will probably also wrap up my posts for this summer. July may just have to wait.<br />
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First, we discovered the awesome-ness that is Safety City! We went twice this summer to play there, once for a birthday party and once just to meet friends and play. <a href="http://www.cityofknoxville.org/Press_Releases/Content/2011/0512.asp" target="_blank">Safety City</a> was only open on Mondays and Thursdays, but it was totally free! (See the genius of having a birthday party there!) Of course, it’s also all outside, so you have to time your visits with nice weather!<br />
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If you’ve never been, you should pack up the bikes and scooters and take the kids! (Well, take them next summer. I think they’re closed for the summer now. Sorry.) Basically it’s a miniature town where kids can ride around to their hearts' content. Just make sure you follow the traffic rules, or the police may give you a ticket!<br />
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Never fear! Thomas had a helmet, but he took it off to rest and I made him pose for a picture before he put it back on. Helmets are required at Safety City!</div>
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Here is Reagan riding a horse at Food City’s Kids Day. None of the boys would ride one!<br />
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Cokesbury United Methodist hosted a stunt riders night, and Jes and Lily invited us to go, so we went to watch bike riders, skateboarders, and skaters do there tricks. It was a lot of fun, and Reagan and Lily got to be part of the show!<br />
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One afternoon I played Children’s Bible Trivia with the kids. Reagan and Jonathan beat me. I couldn't believe it.</div>
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Another day, we saw this incredible rainbow!</div>
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We were all just sitting at the dinner table eating when Zachary looked out the window and drew our attention to the rainbow. It was huge, and the colors were so vibrant!<br />
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And on a final sad note, we said good-bye to our sweet neighbors, Zoe and Sloan. They moved to another city and will be missed, especially by Reagan who gets pretty girl-time-deprived!<br />
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Alright! That’s it for June! And that’s it for me and posting today! Go ahead and place your bets on whether or not I post again before next June!Quad Squad!http://www.blogger.com/profile/05427841594263176466noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-290138200985377316.post-79069910310035879772014-08-02T16:53:00.001-04:002014-08-02T16:57:42.431-04:00More Cousins! More Fun!Didn’t I tell you that June was busy! We went out of town three times…and then had company! But we had so much fun doing all of it! I wouldn’t take any of it away, even if it did make the month go by entirely too quickly!<br />
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We arrived home from our Memphis trip really late on a Friday night. Two days later, we went to Jasper for a family reunion and saw many of Jim’s relatives. So fun!<br />
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Uncle Millard, Clay, and Tyler</div>
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Grandparents, brothers, and cousins galore!</div>
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Jim with Aunt Jayne, Cousin Josh, and little Cousin Brantley</div>
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PawPaw and Eddie</div>
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Ainsleigh with Cousin Caleb, her new best friend</div>
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Shooting off rockets for a grand finale!</div>
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After the reunion, Clay and his family headed to Knoxville to spend a few days with us. What better way to have fun with the cousins than to all go to <a href="http://www.dollywood.com/" target="_blank">Dollywood</a>!</div>
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Now, Jim and I are bad parents who had never taken our kids to Dollywood before, despite living so close, so we didn’t really know how this was going to go, especially with Ainsleigh along for the ride! We figured by dinnertime we would all be DONE and ready to go home!</div>
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Boy, were we wrong! We closed the place down! We had so much fun! The kids rode nearly everything they were tall enough to ride (except Zachary, he’s Mr. I’ll Pass on the Rollercoaster, Thank You!) Maybe next year, we’ll get season passes!</div>
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The kids were also really sweet about spending some time on the baby rides so Ainsleigh could have some fun too. Look how happy she is!</div>
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This picture CRACKS ME UP! No, Jonathan is not ducking for cover or hiding in fear. He’s literally hiding from the camera because he doesn’t want his picture taken on the baby ride! Notice all the other boys are having a blast! Not Jonathan. This ride was so beneath him!</div>
So yes, we watched the closing fireworks, didn’t get home until nearly midnight, and can’t wait to go again! I hope every day in Disney will be as much fun!<br />
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“Hey, let’s talk our parents into taking us back to Dollywood!”</div>
Quad Squad!http://www.blogger.com/profile/05427841594263176466noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-290138200985377316.post-27587204391630084602014-08-02T16:14:00.001-04:002014-08-02T16:18:03.836-04:00Oh, For Crying Out Loud! Missed pictures from MemphisI knew I felt like there should be more pictures from that trip! Sorry!<br />
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If you have Pokémon-crazy boys like I do, then this is the present for you! Aunt Jojo got each of the boys a Pokémon binder filled with card holders. They LOVERD it and had the most fun organizing all their cards!<br />
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Realization of the Disney trip is just sinking in. I love the looks on Jonathan, Kinley, and Reagan’s faces!<br />
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This trip was a big deal because we were making a big announcement to all the kids that first night.<br />
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WE’RE ALL GOING TO DISNEY!!!</div>
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Each of the kids got a Disney shirt and a personalized ticket like the above to announce the trip. They all opened their tickets and read them at the same time. It was really fun to watch their faces as they read the tickets and realized what it meant!<br />
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Of course, the grown-ups have been planning this trip for a long time, so it was great to finally let the kids in on the secret!<br />
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The next day we met up for lunch at Steak n’ Shake. Yum! Then we took the six big kids to see <em>Maleficent</em>.<br />
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Everybody say, “Milkshake!”</div>
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Slumber party!</div>
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We also got to go to kallen’s birthday party at Jump n’ Jamz. (I think that’s how it was spelled) This was a big bounce house place, and the kids had a blast! The party room was huge! And I loved the big, cushy throne for the birthday kid to sit on while opening presents!</div>
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The trip home was less than fun. We got stuck in some really terrible traffic on I-40, due to an traffic accident. And poor Jim was waiting on us the whole time at Opry Mills mall in Nashville. (He had been in Nashville that week for work) <br />
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What do you do in a car with four kids when you’re moving so slowly that it takes you an hour to go 5 miles? Watch movies, of course!<br />
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Yes, that is my laptop.</div>
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Yes, it is attached to the passenger seat headrest with a luggage strap and an old bib.</div>
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Yes, I am incredibly resourceful in the face of a broken portable DVD player and a long car trip with four kids.</div>
Quad Squad!http://www.blogger.com/profile/05427841594263176466noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-290138200985377316.post-36946579520470481142014-08-02T11:50:00.001-04:002014-08-02T11:52:51.369-04:00Birthdays and BorstsJonZReaTom turned EIGHT this year! I can’t believe it! And we were super busy for their birthday weekend!<br />
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Birthday morning—8-shaped pancakes! Thanks Dad!</div>
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Birthday lunch at Newk’s and the weather was nice enough to eat outside!</div>
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Then we hit the road for “Borst Mountain” to visit with some great longtime friends!</div>
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Within minutes of arrival, the boys and Andy had started a RISK game!</div>
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Minions!</div>
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Matt and Luanne with all the kids!</div>
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Watching the Civil War re-enactment slideshow</div>
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The best I can do…Michele, Luanne, Matt, John, Big Jim. Sue. Michelle, Judah, Baby D, Me, Matthew, Jim, Abby, Reagan, Andy, Zachary, Thomas, Jonathan, Katie, and Jack<br />
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What a crew!</div>
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And Jes and Lily weren’t even there yet!</div>
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BHS reunion! Go Panthers!</div>
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I’m not sure what John is doing , but the kids seem to like it!</div>
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And one of the funniest moments of the weekend was when I told two of my boys that the swim trunks they were wearing were too small and this would be the last time they could wear them. They were not happy about this decision because they LOVE those swim trunks, but to support my decision, I looked at the tags so I could tell them the sizes were too small for 8-year-olds. </div>
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IT WAS WORSE THAN I THOUGHT!!</div>
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Quad Squad!http://www.blogger.com/profile/05427841594263176466noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-290138200985377316.post-66071063217109994012014-08-02T11:20:00.001-04:002014-08-02T11:27:00.507-04:00Camping with the Most Amazing Fireflies EVER!Well, I caught up to the summer! I can’t believe I did it!<br />
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June was crazy busy for us, so there will be several posts for June. I go back to work Monday, so we’ll see how much I can get done in these few days!<br />
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The first thing we did in June was go camping in Elkmont, in the Great Smoky Mountains. We went with the cub scouts for a one-night camping trip. This one was lots of fun, but a lot more work than the other scout camping trip, since we were in charge of all our own food too. It’s a lot of work for just one night!<br />
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Now, if you’re not familiar with Elkmont, it is an area that is famous for its <a href="http://www.nps.gov/grsm/naturescience/fireflies.htm" target="_blank">fireflies</a>, and they really are the most amazing fireflies ever! Except for the ones in Malaysia. Because those are the only two places—Elkmont and Malaysia—where the fireflies are SYNCHRONISED!!<br />
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I’m not kidding!<br />
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It was fascinating to watch! Everyone should go and see them! They would all kind of twinkle on, and then you would see pockets of them sync up and all blink in unison, and then ALL of the fireflies would go out at once, and it would be totally dark. Then they would start up again. It’s hard to put it into words just how amazing it was!<br />
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At one point, Jim and I and the kids were all on a little path, and they were all around us, like we were inside a Christmas tree—all silence and synchronous sparkles. <br />
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The rest of the trip was fun too, even if it was a short one!<br />
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John Pierce, Zachary, Thomas, Jake, Jonathan, Reagan, Avery<br />
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Hannah, Avery, and Reagan<br />
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Kinley, Reagan in her tap outfit, and Kallen<br />
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Ballerina beauties—Lily and Reagan<br />
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Kennedy and Reagan, after dinner at Calhoun’s on the River<br />
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S’more Time!<br />
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Me and KayKay<br />
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But the whole weekend wasn’t just about ballet and cousins! It WAS Memorial Day weekend after all! That means there needs to be some time spent honoring those who have given their lives for this country. The boys had the privilege of participating in a Memorial activity that was truly special! On Saturday morning, they went with Jim, Bud, and all the other scouts to place flags at the veteran’s cemetery.<br />
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God bless America!</div>
Quad Squad!http://www.blogger.com/profile/05427841594263176466noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-290138200985377316.post-33372647159491070472014-07-29T19:22:00.001-04:002014-08-02T11:30:25.797-04:00Much Ado about May—Lots of small things lumped togetherWoohoo! I’m closing in on summer and catching up to the present day!<br />
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Here’s a shot Jim took of us on Mother’s Day, all eating dinner together on the patio. Eating outside on the patio is one of our favorite things! I’m so glad we were able to do it on Mother’s Day!<br />
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A few days later, the kids had field day at school, and I was able to run over there and see them for a little while.<br />
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After that the boys had their crossover ceremony at cub scouts where they were promoted to the next scout level. I think that makes them Bears this upcoming year.<br />
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All the scouts had spent the last couple of weeks building rockets, and they blasted them off that same night. I think they were much more excited about the rockets than the ceremony!<br />
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Here are the boys’ rockets (Thank, Uncle Clay!). Never fear, Reagan had one too!<br />
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Thomas had a fancy two-stage rocket, so powerful it blasted all the way across the field and got stuck in a tree!<br />
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Jim went after it to try and get it down, but to no avail. Sorry Thomas!<br />
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Clay and Carey and the cousins also came back in May for a quick visit one weekend. The special occasion was the wedding of Jim and Clay’s good childhood friend, Jason!<br />
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Handsome Jasper boys!<br />
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A family affair—Jason, with his two kids, and Kelly, with her two kids<br />
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I was in charge of senior luncheon at school this year. Here is a shot of <a href="http://foundonfair.com/l" target="_blank">The Foundry</a>, minus all the kids. Isn’t it beautiful! Big thanks to The Foundry and Janine for helping make it a fantastic luncheon!<br />
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Red, white, and blue popsicles!<br />
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Fun times with Jake, John Pierce, and Avery (and their parents) Memorial Day evening<br />
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Spiderman strikes again!<br />
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Stopping a moment to take a picture outside our favorite Target!<br />
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Men on a mountaintop!<br />
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Jim, with Michael, Bryan, Graham, John, and Brian on Mt. Le Conte</div>
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I have one more thing to blog for May, but it’s big, so it will get its own post!</div>
Quad Squad!http://www.blogger.com/profile/05427841594263176466noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-290138200985377316.post-58305865255559197272014-07-28T18:30:00.001-04:002014-08-02T11:25:30.268-04:00Camping and Cars—More Cub Scout Moments, April 2014In addition to Easter, we also went camping in April, this time with the cub scouts at an official boy scout campground—Camp Pellissippi. It was an overnight trip, made much easier by the fact that all the food was prepared for us by the camp workers. Nice!<br />
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There were different activities through out the day. Above, the boys (and Reagan) got their own little cast iron skillet in which they made their own little biscuits in the fire below.<br />
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They also learned how to make an oven out of a cardboard box and went on a hike. Not to mention they got to hang out with their scout friends and do a lot of running around and playing.<br />
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The view from our campsite</div>
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April was also the month of the district Pinewood Derby competition. For background on this event see this <a href="http://harrisquads.blogspot.com/2014/07/was-it-national-scout-month-february.html" target="_blank">previous post</a>. We lucked out in that the boy who came in 1st overall couldn’t go to the district competition, so that scooted all the boys up a place, qualifying Jonathan to go. So Jim took all the boys to the competition and raced their cars against those of all the other district winners. </div>
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None of them won, but Jonathan came in 7th in the district, well ahead of his brothers, confirming our belief that he had the best car. That made us all a little happier!</div>
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But here’s the funny part…</div>
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Here is Reagan with HER car and HER 1st place trophy!<br />
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The district competition has a special division called the outlaw division. ANYBODY can race a car in the outlaw division. They do this so that siblings can participate (and daddies can go crazy tricking out cars), and Jim told the kids about it with the original thought that Jonathan could at least race his car in the outlaw division. But of course, when Reagan heard about it, she wanted to make a car too! So Jim helped her make a car, all red sparkles and pony stickers.</div>
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And he entered it in the outlaw division. But it turned out that her car was the ONLY car entered in the outlaw division, so she won! (They did race it against some randomly chosen cars, and it did beat them!)</div>
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So in the end, Reagan came away with the biggest trophy!</div>
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Quad Squad!http://www.blogger.com/profile/05427841594263176466noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-290138200985377316.post-89977615970171063762014-07-28T17:54:00.001-04:002014-07-28T17:56:27.491-04:00Easter Weekend 2014Lots of family and friends came to visit on Easter weekend, so there were lots of pictures! Enjoy!<br />
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Saturday: Crawfish Boil</div>
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The kids, trying to get the crawfish to latch onto their sticks</div>
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Ainsleigh has a little chat with PawPaw</div>
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Come on, Jonathan, try one!</div>
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He didn’t like it.</div>
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Part of the group—All in all, we had the six of us, PawPaw and NeNe, Clay and Carey and their three kids, Jason and Kelly and her two kids, and Josh and Cris and their two kids. 10 adults and 11 kids!<br />
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There were three shots of the kids taken that night, none of them great sadly. Two were blurry and this one cut off Tyler’s head. Oh, well.</div>
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Sunday: Easter morning</div>
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After church, we trooped up the path beside Pellissippi Parkway and took pictures by the beautiful flowering trees. The spot was my idea, and I think it turned out pretty well, but the walk was longer than I thought it would be and brought out mare than a couple unhappy comments. </div>
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Easter Egg Hunt</div>
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We had a great Easter weekend! We hope you did too!</div>
Quad Squad!http://www.blogger.com/profile/05427841594263176466noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-290138200985377316.post-69560316397953103892014-07-27T14:32:00.001-04:002014-07-27T14:33:16.786-04:00A Few More March MomentsReagan took ballet and tap again this year, and in March I got to attend her class and take a few pictures. She’s still not a brilliant dancer, but I could definitely see an improvement from last year!<br />
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The kids also participated in their first Bible Bowl this year. Why I don’t have a picture of them, I’m not really sure, but here’s a picture of Jake at Bible Bowl. My kids looked just like him!<br />
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JonZReaTom ended up all on a team together, and their team leader named them God’s Quads! They did REALLY well, especially considering they were competing against lots of older more experienced teams. In fact, I think they may have been the only team from our church that made it to the final round! They didn’t win, but we were really proud of them and can’t wait to see what they do next year!<br />
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Here is another cub scout adventure. This time we went hiking at Concord park. <br />
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And finally, one of our newest skills—doorframe climbing!Quad Squad!http://www.blogger.com/profile/05427841594263176466noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-290138200985377316.post-35757886789472820152014-07-27T14:02:00.001-04:002014-07-27T14:04:15.535-04:00Under Water and Around the World—trips to the aquarium and zoo—March 2014In March, I took a day off of work and chaperoned the 2nd grade field trip to the Ripley’s Aquarium of the Smokies. It was a fun day with all of my kiddos!<br />
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Then, one day during Spring Break, we went to the Knoxville Zoo.<br />
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border: 0px currentColor; display: block; float: none; margin: 0px auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="IMG_0756" width="334" /></a>Quad Squad!http://www.blogger.com/profile/05427841594263176466noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-290138200985377316.post-28359627312255634122014-07-26T12:21:00.001-04:002014-07-26T12:36:33.739-04:00The Snow that Never Ends and Some Random February Moments--2014Did I mention it snowed a lot this winter?<br />
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In all my years in Knoxville, I don’t think we’ve ever gotten this much snow at one time!</div>
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But it sure was fun! And not just because we got to miss more school!</div>
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Cheers! Mugs of hot chocolate to end the fun! Well, not for Jonathan. He still doesn’t like chocolate. He just had a mug of milk with some marshmallows thrown in.</div>
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Other February moments:</div>
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Sweethearts Dinner with our “small” group from church</div>
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Valentine’s Day gifts for the kids</div>
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And my new favorite thing! Jim added this mudroom area to our laundry room! Isn’t it beautiful! We love it! Each child has a place to put his or her shoes, jackets, backpack, etc! It’s wonderful!Quad Squad!http://www.blogger.com/profile/05427841594263176466noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-290138200985377316.post-16893779971543719542014-07-26T11:31:00.001-04:002014-07-26T11:33:31.669-04:00Was it National Scout Month? February 2014February was a huge month for cub scout activities! I’m not sure why there were so many, but here you go!<br />
First, the Pinewood Derby! Each of the boys made a Pinewood Derby car (with a little help from dad) and raced it against the other cars in their cub scout pack. Last year, Jim helped a lot, but this time he let the boys do most of the work—sanding, painting, and decorating. They did a great job, and their cars performed really well<br />
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Notice Reagan in her ballet attire. The competition was on a Saturday morning after her ballet/tap class.<br />
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Thomas came in 2nd place overall and also won the Cub Scout Spirit award for having the best scout-inspired decorations on his car.<br />
Zachary came in 3rd place overall.<br />
And then there was Jonathan. Each car raced 10 times. Jonathan’s car came in 1st in 9 out of his 10 races, more first place finishes than any other car, more first place finishes than either of his brothers or the boy that placed 1st overall. In fact, Jonathan’s car beat all three of the cars that placed. And yet Jonathan’s car came in 4th overall. We think this was due to a glitch in the computer timing system because there were two heats where all the racing cars registered abnormally faster runs. All three of the placing cars were involved in these two particular heats, and then 1st place car was in both of them.<br />
Poor Jonathan. He had watched his car beat every other car out there, and then he didn’t get a trophy, but his brothers did. He was devastated and confused. We all were, but we used it as a teaching moment, and in the end, Jonathan was a trooper and mustered up some joy for his brothers.<br />
Since, the top three cars all advanced to the district competition, this story is not over yet, but you’ll have to wait until April posts to find out how it all ended!<br />
Later that month, the cub scouts toured Neyland Stadium, including the really awesome new locker rooms and training facilities. Then we all went to the basketball game.<br />
And this time we remembered to wear jackets, since last year we forgot them and then froze to death waiting on the shuttle to take us back to the parking lot<br />
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Jonathan, Zachary, John Pierce, Thomas, Avery, Reagan, and Jake</div>
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Posing with Peyton</div>
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Eventually, the kids all left our crowded seats and went to sit where they had a little more space!</div>
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Go Vols!</div>
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At the end of the month was the annual Blue and Gold Ceremony. This year it was Hawaiian themed, so the girls did a little hula dancing, and the boys all received their Hawaiian names which are probably long gone at this point!</div>
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I should’ve done this with all of them!</div>
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Like I said, it was a big month for scout activities!</div>
Quad Squad!http://www.blogger.com/profile/05427841594263176466noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-290138200985377316.post-37645768811295060272014-07-21T17:04:00.001-04:002014-07-21T17:05:48.744-04:00Snow Days—January 2014We had an unusually large amount of snow this past winter, more than we’ve had any of the years we’ve lived in Knoxville. That is good for two reasons: first for cancelling school and second for snow pictures!<br />
<span style="color: #c0504d;">Disclaimer: For any of you reading this post who live in a part of the world that regularly gets lots of snow, our Knoxville snow may seem insignificant. Snow is relative. We missed at least one day of school this winter because they THOUGHT it might snow. We’re a little wimpy when it comes to snow.</span><br />
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Winter Wonderland</div>
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Look! Zachary is in the snow! And he’s having fun!</div>
Quad Squad!http://www.blogger.com/profile/05427841594263176466noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-290138200985377316.post-22419218991988647492014-07-20T17:45:00.001-04:002014-07-20T17:46:54.678-04:00Kids’ First Ski Trip—January 2014To celebrate the New Year we went with the cub scouts on a ski trip to Sugar Mountain, NC. This was our kids’ first introduction to skiing, and our goal was really no more than for them to get on skis and have fun. Zachary was our biggest worry because he doesn’t much like the snow.<br />
Unfortunately, I can’t seem to find the pictures that I am certain we took. That is disconcerting since I can’t imagine what has happened to them. All I have are the ones I took with my phone.<br />
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JonZReaTom with their cub scout friend Jacob</div>
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Although there is no snow in this picture, there was plenty of snow on the slopes!</div>
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Thomas and Reagan</div>
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The weather was decently nice while we were their, cold enough for snow but not so cold that you counted the minutes until you could get to some heat!</div>
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When we arrived the first day, we were too late to make ski rentals and lift tickets worth the money, so we went tubing instead. It was pricey too, but we had SO MUCH FUN that it was worth it!</div>
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The next day we skied. The kids did a ski school lesson and (sort of) learned some basics. Then Jim and I took them to the bunny hill and found an area off to the side where Jim could take them out one at a time and let them practice skiing down the hill. It was a little too crowded that day (New Year’s weekend is apparently a pretty popular time to go skiing!) and that made it challenging to teach small people to ski without being in the way of the 5 billion other skiers, but we did the best we could, and the kids had a blast. </div>
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Overall, I’d say it was a successful, although tiring trip, and although I don’t have much photographic evidence of the success, I do have evidence of the exhaustion!</div>
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Quad Squad!http://www.blogger.com/profile/05427841594263176466noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-290138200985377316.post-86174447977287288362014-07-18T16:50:00.001-04:002014-07-18T16:51:29.713-04:00Ending the Year in Memphis—Christmas 2013The day after Christmas we went to Memphis to continue our festivities there. <br />
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One of the biggest hits as far as presents were the pearl necklaces that George and Nancy brought for the girls. Each girl got a necklace with a pendant and an oyster. Inside the oysters were pearls that fit into the pendants. So fun!<br />
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The girls proudly display their necklaces!</div>
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Rainbow loom!</div>
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Jodie and Jeff gave Jim some implements for the firepit, along with all the goodies to make s’mores! Yum! The fireplace set was actually an old set my parents had leftover from their pre-gas fireplace days. They brought back some memories!</div>
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We passed down a Tote ‘n Go laptop to Graham. It looks like he likes it!</div>
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Kinley, Reagan, Kallen, Zachary, Graham, Jonathan, Thomas </div>
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While in Memphis, we took Reagan to get her ears pierced. She’s been wanting to for a long time, so we decided to do it while her two already-pierced cousins could be there with her. She was very brave and did a great job, but the ensuing months have been filled with pierced ear drama. I don’t know if I have mentioned this before, but my sweet daughter is a bit dramatic. And she must have the most sensitive ears in all of history! Even now, seven months later, rare is the earring-related moment that does not in some way involve tears and hysterics. Hopefully, it will end SOON. <br />
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KayKay and Bud and the kiddos</div>
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Hurrah for the end of 2013!</div>
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2014, here we come!</div>
Quad Squad!http://www.blogger.com/profile/05427841594263176466noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-290138200985377316.post-52621152145645310562014-07-18T13:43:00.001-04:002014-07-18T13:45:04.965-04:00Christmas events 2013Usually when I blog about Christmas in the middle of the summer, it is hot as blazes outside, but right now it is unseasonably cool for the middle of July. The last two days were gorgeous, mild and sunny. Today it’s overcast and rainy, but still nice and cool.<br />
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Anyway, the first part of Christmas prep is always the tree. Every year we let the kids do a little bit more and every year they do a little bit better.<br />
This year we got our first real tree since the kids were born. We worried a little that it might cause Jonathan some issues with his allergies, but he did fine. We put the fake tree in Jonathan and Zachary’s room upstairs so the lights could be seen from the street. The kids really enjoyed having a tree upstairs!<br />
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Jonathan’s year to put the star on the tree!</div>
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The kids went with their church group to sing at the nursing home.</div>
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We went once again to see our Santa at the Bass pro Shops. It’s always a treat to see him! The people in line behind probably don’t think so though, since he always wants to spend a little extra time talking to us!</div>
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Right after school got out, we spent the night with Josh and Cris. That is an event we always look forward to!</div>
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Christmas Eve we had dinner with the Bakers and Borsts, and I snapped this picture of Reagan and Lily just as my phone died. I think that’s why Reagan blurred a little.</div>
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Cookies for Santa!</div>
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Santa came!</div>
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The giant remote-control Angry Bird was Dad’s favorite!</div>
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The boys with their Beyblades</div>
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Reagan and Saige</div>
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And finally, a few highlights from this year’s Christmas card photo shoot!</div>
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Merry Christmas!</div>
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