Bears!!!

Sunday night we went up to Cades Cove. It was so much fun. We saw four bears and were those "idiots" you see getting way too close! We saw lots of deer and turkeys of course. The boys got to pet and feed a horse. Also, we saw a cicada shedding it's shell...it was pretty gross....but, also kind of cool.

Strawberry Pickin!

Camping at Santeetlah Lake

We had so much fun! We went to Santeetlah Lake in NC and stayed in a little cabin/bunkhouse. The boys had a blast fishing, swimming, and just enjoying the great outdoors. It was beautiful there and so nice to have quality family time together. Ethan got a weird rash from watermelon juice, the boys both got lots of boo boos, and of course I took way too many pictures. I hope you enjoy them.

Eddie the Caterpillar

Tonight Ethan found this caterpillar and named him "eddie". He was funny...he played a little joke on us and acted like he was going to eat him!

Check-ups

We went to the Pediatrician for the boys' well visits. Ethan is in the 80th percentile for height and Luke was in the 40th. Ethan was talking up a storm and spelling words for the dr. and Luke was referred to a speech therapist! :o) It's crazy how different the boys are. Anyways...she said they are both very healthy little boys.

Dogwoods and Little Boys

We went over to Papa's house and took some pics with the dogwoods and my new thrift store chair.

Ethan's Soccer Game

Today was Ethan's second soccer game. He's not really into it....he actually has a melt down after playing for a few minutes. I think it's going to be a good learning experience for him. Today was a LITTLE better than last time...but, not much. At least he's not the only kid that randomly lays down in the middle of the field, hangs from the top of the goal, or stands on thier head! It's pretty fun to watch.

Sunset

Chad let me go have some time to myself tonight. So...of course I took my camera and got some pictures of the sunset and some cabins and stuff on the way home.

Our Day

The boys are loving being outside. They were blowing the dandelions yesterday....Luke had a hard time doing it without eating them. Our eggs hatched. There are two baby birds in the nest. Then Ethan hit Luke with the baseball...of course he had lots to say about it.

Fishing Derby

Feeding the Ducks, Hopscotch, and Rock Climbing

It's been a rainy day but we managed to squeeze quite a bit into this morning. When is started to rain we headed over to the library and hung out for awhile before we checked some books out and made our way home. The boys seemed to enjoy it.

Daddy's Boys

These two wanted to be out there with Chad soooo bad. But, he was trying to get the lawned mowed before dark. They stood and watched him and yelled "Daaaaaaddddyyyyy!" over and over. And then Ethan started goofing off and dancing around. He's so funny. He likes to do these silly little dances lately...like out on the soccer field.

From Watching Daddy Mow the Grass

From Watching Daddy Mow the Grass

From Watching Daddy Mow the Grass

Adventure to a new place

We went to Fort Kid today for the first time. It was so much fun! We can't wait to go back with the boys' little buddies. We also found an old train depot that was pretty cool.

Our little soccer player

Ethan is having so much fun at soccer practice...granted he's not actually paying too much attention to the soccer part of it...but, he's still having fun. He spends most of the time on the field in song and dance or wooing the girls. It's pretty funny to watch. Who knows if soccer will ever be his thing...but, he's for sure not too serious about it at this point...which is totally fine seeing as he's four years old!

Sickness

Ethan is finally over this virus but Luke is really struggling with it..the poor thing is just miserable. We won't all be able to go to church tomorrow because he's just too sick. I don't know if we've ever been to church on Easter since the kids were born. They always seem to be sick on Easter. Anyways...hopefully he will start to get better.

Sam Houston Schoolhouse

We went for awhile the other day. It was nice and quiet. The boys just ran around throwing stick in the water and trampling all the flowers! IT was nice!

Soccer

Ethan had his first Soccer practice Tuesday night. It was interesting. Ethan's personality came shining through! He was eloquently elaborating on the game of soccer for the coaches. He was more interested in telling them what he knew than listening to what they knew! It will be a great teaching opportunity. He was also a little clown out on the field. During devotions he had one little girl cracking up the whole time. The poor coach is a very soft spoken older man. Anyways...I'm sure we'll have lots more stories as the season goes on!

Another Egg!

Today I went out to retake the pictures of the egg becuase they weren't that great and to my surprise there was another one!

Signs of Spring

Today I got to take some pics of the blooms on the pear tree in our front yard...I discovered a nest with an egg in it along the way. It was nice. Ethan has been really sick since Friday. The poor thing is miserable. Hopefully we'll see the end of it soon.

Snowy Creek

Saturday was so pretty out here. It snowed all morning. Here area few pics of the snow.