On July 30, 2007, our good friends, the Webers, moved to North Carolina. Although we are so sad to see them go, we know that they are doing exactly what God wants them to do.
Sandra and I were roomies in college. That seems so long ago!!! Then, we both moved away, got married and had kids. Somehow, we both ended up back in Powell after all those years. Our kids were the same age and it was been great fun being together again!
Dakota and Taylor have been such good friends and made so many memories together over the last 2 1/2 years. They even braved Kindergarten hand in hand.
Dawson and Travis were best buds. Personalities were world's apart, but they still loved each other! Donovan just tagged along, aggravating everyone!
Tonight, Dakota and Dawson both prayed that God would let their friends move back! It was so sad! They both cried themselves to sleep, holding a picture I printed of them together this past weekend!
The entire family has been such good friends to us. They have been there for us during many trials over these last few months. Good friends like them are hard to find! We will always be friends and we will stay in touch!
David, Sandra, Taylor and Travis: You will be missed! Even though we are hours apart now, we will always be close together in our hearts and memories! We love you guys!
Supper with the Naugles!
On Tuesday, July 24th, Mary Elizabeth invited us for a spaghetti supper. The food was delicious and the chatter was even better. Her boys are Ethan, Ben and Noah. They are such a precious family and have become such dear friends!
The kids actually all did very well. They played well together and even cleaned up as a team! They did great, until us moms couldn't stop yakking, and then things began to get a little out of control. Back in rein, we gathered them together for a picture before departing.
It was great food, great fellowship and great fun!!! The neighborhood was a much quieter place after the Gearin household exited! I'm sure all the neighbors were very grateful for that!
Thanks, Mary Elizabeth, for a wonderful evening! Your friendship is one in a million and means so much to me! Your boys are so precious and I love you all so much!
The kids actually all did very well. They played well together and even cleaned up as a team! They did great, until us moms couldn't stop yakking, and then things began to get a little out of control. Back in rein, we gathered them together for a picture before departing.
It was great food, great fellowship and great fun!!! The neighborhood was a much quieter place after the Gearin household exited! I'm sure all the neighbors were very grateful for that!
Thanks, Mary Elizabeth, for a wonderful evening! Your friendship is one in a million and means so much to me! Your boys are so precious and I love you all so much!
Pizza with the Webers!
On Sunday, July 22nd, we were invited over for pizza after Sunday night church at David and Sandra Weber's house. David graciously relieved me from restraining Dawson during church and slipped out during the invitation to get the pizza. What a relief! We're not unspiritual, I promise! You should just see the wrestling match that goes on during church, trying to keep Dawson until control! It's quite an event, let me tell you!
It was kind of like a goodbye party for the Webers, since they are leaving pretty soon to move to North Carolina. Nothing like throwing your own party, huh?! It shows what a lousy friend I am. Sorry!!!
The Stocktons were there and us Gearins. Pizza, a ride in the golf cart, destroying the play room, and a movie were in store for the kids. Pizza, refereeing and a lot of "big people" talk for us grown ups. That was nice - the adult conversation, that is - for a change!
I forgot the camera, so I don't have any pictures of this evening. Hopefully, I'll get some of the kids together before they leave!
It was kind of like a goodbye party for the Webers, since they are leaving pretty soon to move to North Carolina. Nothing like throwing your own party, huh?! It shows what a lousy friend I am. Sorry!!!
The Stocktons were there and us Gearins. Pizza, a ride in the golf cart, destroying the play room, and a movie were in store for the kids. Pizza, refereeing and a lot of "big people" talk for us grown ups. That was nice - the adult conversation, that is - for a change!
I forgot the camera, so I don't have any pictures of this evening. Hopefully, I'll get some of the kids together before they leave!
Swimming at the Lott's!
On Saturday, July 21st, we were invited over the Tim and Kelsey Lott's house for a cookout and to swim. They have just recently moved into their new house and are enjoying their pool! It was so kind of them to invite us! Their two little boys, Beau and Jud, are cuties and my kids were so excited to be at their house!
Dakota, Dawson and Donovan were so ecstatic! Dakota jumped right in and didn't get out until I threatened to spank her when it was time to eat! She loved it! She jumped in a gazillion times and "swam" from one of the pool to the other over and over again! Dawson was so excited that he just jumped right in. After I "saved his life" (as he puts it), he was a little more cautious! Armed with goggles and some floaties, he decided to brave it again. The rest is history - he loved it! Donovan was like a fish in the water! You couldn't keep the kid out! However, he didn't want to wear floaties or anything. He would just jump right in! He was a handful, but he had a blast just the same! Mommy definitely slept good that night!
Kelsey made the mistake of mentioning that we could come over whenever. I kid you not, every time we see them at church, my kids attack them begging to go swimming! Sorry, guys! My kids have no manners!
Thanks so much, Tim and Kelsey, for the invite! We all had such a great time! I promise we will come only when invited (for real)!!!
Sorry - no pics for this occasion! I was too busy to snap a single picture. Maybe next time!
Dakota, Dawson and Donovan were so ecstatic! Dakota jumped right in and didn't get out until I threatened to spank her when it was time to eat! She loved it! She jumped in a gazillion times and "swam" from one of the pool to the other over and over again! Dawson was so excited that he just jumped right in. After I "saved his life" (as he puts it), he was a little more cautious! Armed with goggles and some floaties, he decided to brave it again. The rest is history - he loved it! Donovan was like a fish in the water! You couldn't keep the kid out! However, he didn't want to wear floaties or anything. He would just jump right in! He was a handful, but he had a blast just the same! Mommy definitely slept good that night!
Kelsey made the mistake of mentioning that we could come over whenever. I kid you not, every time we see them at church, my kids attack them begging to go swimming! Sorry, guys! My kids have no manners!
Thanks so much, Tim and Kelsey, for the invite! We all had such a great time! I promise we will come only when invited (for real)!!!
Sorry - no pics for this occasion! I was too busy to snap a single picture. Maybe next time!
The 3-D's at World's Fair Park
Dakota, Dawson and Donovan - the 3-D's headed out for an adventure to the World's Fair Park on Thursday, July 19th, with several other friends. The Fowler girls and the Naugle boys were among the many friends that showed up - some of their favorite people!
We all had such a blast - the moms watching and the kids running around getting soaking wet. It was such a beautiful day and the weather was great!!! We all took picnic lunches and finally convinced the kids that they needed a break and were hungry. After that, we dried off and went for a walk.
We ventured up into the "gold ball". Guess what??? We were able to see the "whole world"! It was really beautiful, seeing much of Knoxville from that far up!
We continued on to Market Square, where Mayfield's was giving free samples of their new flavors of icecream - Old Fashioned Caramel, Chocolate Cream Pie and Coconut. It was a very refreshing treat!
What a sight we are were trasping throughout Knoxville with that group of kids! It was great! The walk back seemed much longer than the way there, and wore the kids and moms out! We all had such a wonderful time though! Needless to say, nap time was gooood that day!
We all had such a blast - the moms watching and the kids running around getting soaking wet. It was such a beautiful day and the weather was great!!! We all took picnic lunches and finally convinced the kids that they needed a break and were hungry. After that, we dried off and went for a walk.
We ventured up into the "gold ball". Guess what??? We were able to see the "whole world"! It was really beautiful, seeing much of Knoxville from that far up!
We continued on to Market Square, where Mayfield's was giving free samples of their new flavors of icecream - Old Fashioned Caramel, Chocolate Cream Pie and Coconut. It was a very refreshing treat!
What a sight we are were trasping throughout Knoxville with that group of kids! It was great! The walk back seemed much longer than the way there, and wore the kids and moms out! We all had such a wonderful time though! Needless to say, nap time was gooood that day!
Sleepover with Cassie!
On Friday, June 29th, Cassie came over the spend the night. I've never seen a set of more excited girls! They played American Girl dolls all afternoon before heading out to Sonic for supper.
Shopping was next on the list. Three hours later...we headed home with sun catchers to paint and beads to arrange and iron together. Projects done; It was time for a bath in the jacuzzi tub. You should have seen the bubbles everywhere! I would post the picture, but won't for privacy shake. It was too cute! Next on the list was popcorn and a movie! There was a lot of giggling, but they did actually get some sleep after that.
The next day was the Fourth of July church celebration at the camp. So, we all dressed in our red, white and blue and headed out for Camp Moriah. Water balloon fights with Pastor, sprinklers, slip-n-slides and the big water slide were on the list of events for the day! It was great fun!
Even after all that, they still didn't want to part at the end of the day! They are so cute together! Great memories!
Shopping was next on the list. Three hours later...we headed home with sun catchers to paint and beads to arrange and iron together. Projects done; It was time for a bath in the jacuzzi tub. You should have seen the bubbles everywhere! I would post the picture, but won't for privacy shake. It was too cute! Next on the list was popcorn and a movie! There was a lot of giggling, but they did actually get some sleep after that.
The next day was the Fourth of July church celebration at the camp. So, we all dressed in our red, white and blue and headed out for Camp Moriah. Water balloon fights with Pastor, sprinklers, slip-n-slides and the big water slide were on the list of events for the day! It was great fun!
Even after all that, they still didn't want to part at the end of the day! They are so cute together! Great memories!
Sleepover with Katie!
On Tuesday, June 26th, Katie Newport spent the night with Dakota. We had a lot of fun! They played outside most of the day and ran around in the sprinkler. Later on that day, we baked cupcakes with lots of sprinkles on top. The tops of the cupcakes were not the only places that the sprinkles ended up. I think I cleaned up sprinkles for a week after that! For supper, we grilled out hot dogs and ate in the "clubhouse" - underneath the trampoline. Great fun! After baths, we popped popcorn and watched a movie. Believe it or not, the girls actually did some sleeping!
The next day, we went to the Carl Cowan Splash Pad out in Farragut. We packed a picnic lunch and stayed for hours! They wore themselves slap out! Then, it was time for supper and to get ready for church. Dakota really enjoyed the "girl" time. Not much of that around here with two crazy brothers!
The next day, we went to the Carl Cowan Splash Pad out in Farragut. We packed a picnic lunch and stayed for hours! They wore themselves slap out! Then, it was time for supper and to get ready for church. Dakota really enjoyed the "girl" time. Not much of that around here with two crazy brothers!
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