Goodbye 2013

We did lots of snuggling in 2013

We visited Dollywood several times.

 We made silly faces for the camera, especially me and Ben!

We had sleepovers on our new back porch!

Parker spent his birthday in the ER with a head injury.

Happy Birthday Parker, Sept 17!

See, Silly faces!

 Ben also spent some time in the ER this year. He broke his left arm at school.

We played in the snow a couple of times this year.

 We went bowling!

We made Valentine's Day Cookies, yum.

We had our tonsils out, and then spent way too much time at Children's Hospital.

We read more than a few books. :)

We said goodbye to Ali Baba's Deli.

We said HELLO to Hazel!

 Parker and I took a day trip to DC, what a whirlwind of fun!

We celebrated Easter with Mamaw and Papaw

 We spent some time with Julianne before her nose job. jk:)

We bought a new van, we wrecked a new van.

Then we wrecked a new van AGAIN.

 We had many playdates with these two guys, both virtual and IRL :)

We broke open some geodes, it always works best when you have awesome shoes.

We attended Ben's preschool graduation, this is what the boys insisted they wear after we told them they had to "dress up" for the occasion.

We spent some time with Granny!

We splashed in our baby pool and said GOODBYE to diapers, almost nine years

of diapers. 

We worked on our old house.

We visited Copper Hill to go tubing.

Andy loves Grandma and Grandpa's spaghetti!

We spent some time at the purple house, I love it there.

We had a Minecraft Birthday Bash! 

We played in lots of splash pads.

We saw the fainting goats.

We chilled out with our light sabers and batman masks.

We played with Claire, when she visited in the summer.

We took a quick trip to Charleston.

Ben made faces :)

We had epic playground day, 8 parks, one day.

We visited Aunt Sharon and Kayla

I finally took a picture of THAT rock.

We visited downtown Morristown and had cupcakes.

We fed some deer at the safari.

We played in the creek.

We said Goodbye to this house...

and HELLO to this one!

 Ben started Kindergarten and Parker started 4th grade.

We celebrated Joe's 40th birthday!

We played in our new pool!

We visited the Cherokee Indian Reservation.

We drove the Blue Ridge Parkway to see the fall colors.

We went to the pumpkin carving at Jim and Teresa's house.

We visited the Trunk or Treat at CBC Fountain City

We made more silly faces!

We celebrated Hazel and Jim and Teresa's Cabin

We bought Hazel this awesome POPPER!

We played in the snow with Claire.

We drank hot cocoa with Claire.

We made or gingerbread houses.

We met Joey Woodcock

We watched Kayla masterfully play a King in "Christmas Cinderella"

We spent some time with Granny and her sister and brothers.

We finally all FIVE road the Blazing Fury.

We had a great Christmas that Andy says was all about candy canes and sharing.

We Knighted not one but two of our sons this year.

We visited Mexico Beach after Christmas.

We used our new underwater camera!

"Life is not measured in the number of breaths we take, but in the moments that take our breath away." -unknown