The exterior is complete!

The front exterior that is. We finally got our stone put on and are very pleased with it. Right now my husband has a friend who is building our deck. It should be done Monday or Tuesday and then he is on to putting in our kitchen and bath cabinets! The deck looks wonderful and the view from it is more than i could have ever hoped for. I will post pics of that soon. We are almost there!

Happy birthday to me & GiGi

On September 1st I had my 27th birthday, and on the 18th my grandma Avis turned 80. We celebrated together this year, which was a lot of fun. This Thursday GiGi leaves for Vegas with my brother, sister-in-law Jessica, and Jess' mom Ginger as a gift for her birthday. It will also be Matt & Jess' and GiGi & my grandpa's anniversary which they are celebrating too. They should have fun!

Apple Festival Grand Parade

The Brooks Family

Uncle Josh & Cade

Officer Gibson Dr. John
Adyson Michelle
AriThe float
Maria & Max little Myles
Brooke & Cara
Watching the rest of the parade with Gramma Debbie

Apple Festival Kiddie Parade

And the best float goes to... OUR LITTLE APPLES! Today was the Apple Fest Kiddie Parade and we won best float. It turned out beautiful and was made by all of the parents. Our theme was "Little Dreams, Big Possibilities". We had "apples" hanging from the tree dressed up as different occupations; doctor, teacher, soldier, astronaut, etc. And little apples sitting around underneath the tree. It was a miserably hot afternoon, but the kids did wonderful! Tomorrow is the Grand Parade! I love everyone being home and doing the Apple Fest thing. The only thing I hate is how busy my mom is :( But I am pretty used to it and do like her involvement with the festivities. This might be my favorite time of the year!

Adyson riding in her wagon
Soldier and Astronaut
Little Apple Caroline

More Vacation Pics

Okay, A LOT more vacation pics, but I just couldn't choose. So here they are. I love the 2nd one. It is of Cade and my friend Tonya's little sis Cortney. She came along and was a great help with the kids. She really kept Cade and Parker entertained! In the 2nd pic, he is sitting down on the beach just like her. It was too funny. We all had a great time. The boys did their share of golfing and us girls did our share of shopping by picking up matching handbags at the shops downtown and almost buying the entire stock of monogrammed bags from this little kiosk (sp?) at the mall in Knoxville. What an awesome idea! We ordered like 11 bags between Tonya and I, and 3 hours later, they were done. We're thinking of opening one up of our own in C'dale to run during our spare time :) Yeah right. Maybe someday! Anyways, when we got home from the trip, Cade asked about Bobby, Deeba (Tonya), and Cee Cee (Cortney) for several days straight. I don't think he knew what to do after being with them for 9 days!