more pictures from Smoky Mtns~Gatlinburg and Nashville, TN

Smoky Mtns

Fri-SLC-BNA We arrived in Nashville around 7 and drove to Gatlinburg in the dark and rain and incorrect GPS. Sat-Pigion Forge to see Tanya Tucker at Country Tonite. Grocery shopping Sun-Gatlinburg shopping. A little cold but the rain has stopped. Moved into our new cabin. We LOVE it and want one, jut a little closer to our house. Mon-Arts and Crafts 7 mile Loop. Junk shopping. and dinner at Crystell Creek listening to singer song writers with dinner. Tues-Smoky Mtn Park. Saw a momma bear and her babies. Wed-Dollywood Saw Crystal Gayle & Suzy Boggus. Enjoyed the park. Wish we had more time there. Ate at a great restaurant The Old Mill. So much food and so good! Thu-Drove back to Nashville to spend the night. Stopped for a picnic lunch at the TN Rest Area as we had so many yummy leftovers from our meal last night. Bar hopping in Nashville. Ryman Theatre to see Oak Ridge Boys, Gatlin Bros, Mo Bandy & Janie Fricke, and the back stage tour. Fri the 13th-Nashville Bus tour, lunch at Grand Old Opry Hotel & home in bed by 10.

Miss B had eye surgery

quote of the day as Shelby is riding in Tom's truck in SLC and the GPS is talking " Who is that talking Papa?" Tom told her the GPS and she said "Tell them to take us to McDonalds!".

Our new cousin Paula found thru DNA and ancestry.com and St Patrick's Day Shenanigans.

When same 3 yr old asks 100 million times to go to chuck e cheese and puts her hand on your face and says PLEASE MIMI.......

When you're babysitting a 3yr old and she convinces you it's a good idea to make rainbow slime.....

PV-my new favorite Beach.

Cute Words from Cute Kiddos.

03-03-18 Clay came home from work and Liam met him a the door saying "We have a situation here today". Clay asked what that was and Liam said "mom hired a babysitter so you guys can go on a date!". 02-23-18 Liam" Tomorrow we'll eat healthy like parents, but todays let's eat junk food. And when Papa was asking him questions Liam said "You're exhausting me!" 02-16-18 Shelby and I went to NPS and I was looking at a necklace. She Told me "you need that Mimi". OK, SOLD. 01-03-18 Mimi" Shelby do you want me to by lo by you?" Shelby" No thank you, I not a baby no more, I'm a big girl". And after throwing my phone and getting in trouble and being in time out "I so sawwwy Mimi, Still Best Friends?" Ok. rest of time out on my lap.

K's Visit

Sat: Farmers Market downtown Boise. Met my cousin Leasa and we went to lunch then to the pool with the kids. At night we went to a BB Game. The kids did great. Sun: Brought K home with us. mon: zoo and boat ride. tues: Uncle Gale here. wed: walk to bridge to feed ducks & gma & Gpas. Fishing at Bountiful Pond Thurs: Fishing at Settlement where K demanded they keep the trout & cook them So papa did. And K said it was his favorite thing he did at our house. He woke me up at 3AM and asked if he could stay just one more day. Fri: Met mom & dad, Z & Liam in Twin Falls at IHOP for lunch. Shelby crawling from the dining room chair into her high chair & I told her "Stop and Let me help you before you fall!" To which she replied" I got this Mimi!" Kinzi went to the neighbors and their mom told her "Sorry we can't play as we're having a baby shower today". So when she left she told them "have fun bathing your babies" and When I asked Liam how many kids he was going to have, without hesitation he said: 5!

Chelsea's Birthday Week end.

Our week end consisted of: Fri:Music on Vine with Marsha & Gary & their grandson Aiden to see Carver Louis & The Old Lincoln Hwy Band Sat: Farmers Market @ Pioneer Sq with Randy & Celinda & Mom & Dad & Doug & Nancy & Boo. Boo's favorite thing about it was all the dogs and petting them. City Creek and Costco shopping & the Demolition Derby @ Tooele Fair at night where Boo got peer pressured by Kader & Deegan to ride all the carnival rides but was so proud of himself for doing it. And only a little sick. Sun: Golfing and Chelsea's Bday dinner & Fishing.

"The Chicken Whisper Shelby" They'll follow her anywhere & right back into their cage.

Boo & Kader jumping off the bridge

Happy 36th Bday to Chels.

The Owl at Farmers Market

Busy making home made lasagna & cookies for his mom's birthday.

07-30-217
Road trip to Big Papa and Peggy's.  Stopped here at Mill Hollow Reservoir. Chels went to camp here when she was Boo's age. It was beautiful.

July

07-21-17  Echo Lake with Boo and Jacobsons. Camping, Bar b que, Karaoke,  Fishing, Boating, Corn Hole and Lots of people.

07-24-17 Shelby's first trip to the ZOO.

07-26-17
Liam and K were fighting and K pushed Liam in the chest.  Liam ran to Tara and said
"Brother broke my heart!"  ♥

07-11-17 TEXT FROM Chels after being gone for a week: Shelby Said: " I LOST MIMI" and she said she wanted to see a picture of me since they sent me a picture of her and her pool. So I sent her a picture of me in my office and told her I wish I was at the pool with her today.

somedays you have to forget how old and overweight you are and hop on your bike and go to the park with your 11 year old grandson.

Football Play-Offs, Bee's BB Clinic, BB Game & Fireworks & lots of fishing and playing in the water.

Sat: Football Playoffs. They took 4th place. And he was like "Really Mimi~not another picture". ha ha  But not before the next to last play off game where Boo bonked into another player and got a huge goose egg on Fri night. He may need to start wearing a helmet for flag football!. 

Papa pulling Boo behind the pontoon and Boo thinking it was a surf board. 

Boo Pictures~when all is right with the world.

Crazy Week

Smore's and a campfire

Macey's 1st Fish

and 1st crawdad.  

Sun May 21st. Bobby & Cindy at Big Tom & Peggy's so we met Shawn & Michelle up there.
Mon May 22nd  Happy Anniversary to us. Walter & Jan here. Mom made us an anniversary dinner.
Tue May 23rd Block Party and Matt & Darcy here. We celebrated Jesse's 21st birthday.
Thu  May 25th. Walter & Jan left at 10.  Jennifer, Doug & Macey showed up at 2.
Fri May 26th. Fishing, La Caille & frog hunting.
Sat May 27th  More fishing & frog hunting.
Sun May 28th  Jen, Doug & Macey left.

Mothers Day Week End 2017

Sun: Bee's Game with Boo, perfect hot weather~Dinner with Mom and Dad and a nice boat ride.
Sat: Boo's Football Game, froze.  Then shopping and dinner @ El Habenero in Magna with mom and dad. Got the most beautiful flowers at Oakbridge green house & mom a fountain for her patio.

AMELIA ISLAND, FL May 4-10th 2017

Thu: Flew to MCO and got in around midnight. We were offered $800.00 credit each for our airline seats as they were overbooked, plus first class to MCO via LAX.  So tempting. But decided it would put our whole trip off & we'd be exhausted as I'm not good at sleeping on airplanes.  Stayed @ Homewood Suites on Int'l Drive for the night. Went to a "McDonald's on Steroids" per our hotel desk. It was 2 stories high.
Fri: Went beach hopping on our way to St. Augustine. Stopped for lunch at Pizza Alley & ate outside and had a great calzone. A little disappointed in the shopping. Last time we were there they had lots of antique stores & old windows. This time more franchise shops. Then another hour to our condo in Amelia Island. Our condo was great. Everything from the gate code to the front door key pad all worked like clockwork. Always a  relief. Then to grocery store to stock up for the next few days. It's warmer in UT than FL today.
Sat: Shrimp Festival in Amelia Island. Blocks & Blocks &  more blocks of arts & antiques & shrimp.
Had lunch at Joe's Second Street Bistro where everything including the ketchup was homemade. I had a piece of key lime pie that cost $8.00 but it was good....After that went to Fort Clinch State Park & fort and that was really interesting, then shark tooth hunting on their beach. Fun day.
Sun: Got up early & drove 2 hrs to Savannah, GA where we got on an Old Savannah Tour trolley to see the town. We could hop off & on and shopped & sat for over an hour listening to a couple guys singing outside. Amazing buildings & history. Went to Paula Deens Retail store & bought a couple things. The restaurant needed reservations. On our way home stopped at St. Simons Island for dinner at Iguanas. (Florida's water is horrible even in a soft drink)  Nice little town with a large fishing pier & a band was in the park.
Mon: This morning we took a 3 hr tour on Amelia River Cruises. Our Capt was Pajama Dave. He was wearing his pj's and I thought oh great what is this. He was the most amazing guide and knew the area so well. We went by Cumberland Island (where JFK, jr was married)  and learned all about it & saw the wild horses that live there and the shrimp industry and the nuclear submarines. We saw 5 dolphins including a baby swimming beside us. Went to lunch at the Salty Pelican where they serve only local shrimp & it was great. After that went to Main Beach & American Beach that was a black beach. In the 1930's blacks were not allowed on the beaches & an insurance company that sold to african american's bought this beach so they were welcome on it. Lots of the old little houses & hotels still there next to the beach.
Tues: We decided since it's our last full day we would stay "home" and play on our beach. It's beautiful and we've walked it everyday. The sand is very compact and easy to walk on. Tom found one sharks tooth & a little lady we've met twice on our walks gave me one. We went to the Ritz Carlton that is right next door & went thru their shops & lobby in the afternnon. Then we headed back downtown to shop a little more and ended up eating at the Salty Pelican again for dinner because it was so good.  Also went to Capt Pajama Dave's pajama store & bar for a beer and visited with him a little more.
Wed: Headed out about 9:30am. Not sure who's idea it was to drive 3 hrs back to Orlando to catch our plane. ha. Would have been nice to drive 30 min to Jacksonville even tho we had to go through ATL. Left plenty early & went to an outdoor mall we had visited with the kids 20 yrs ago that I remembered being fun to shop at. Was so sad not very many stores open there. Had lunch outside at Adobe Gilas then headed to airport. After going through the same tolls twice to get there & paying $4.00 parking we decided we're ready to go home. There are also fires close by & it was very smoky on our walk on the beach this morning.  It was a wonderful trip with wonderful memories.♥

our spot on the beach with our condo in the background.