Wednesday, August 18, 2010

faRmeRs maRket

We have LOVED the farmers market here!
The produce is so fresh and yummy and the kids
just devour the goods!




Another perk.
There is a group of Amish/Mennonite people that make these freshly homemade doughnuts. When you step out of the car at the FM their aroma calls!
Gracy and I were walking Maddy home from school the other day and Gracy said, "We go to the farmers market to buy doughnuts." They are going to be very disappointed when we go to the FM back home in UT.

Marshals FaVoRitE!
He doesn't mess around!

LaKe WatauGa

We went boating on Lake Watauga with the family and Justin.
Marhsal is trying to decide if he is ready
to depart with his sandy peach.
He didn't like his sandy peach,
nor does he like sandy cheeks.

Our boat was gutless!
Justin
Josh
Maddy even made it up...barely.

Justin's backflip

Josh's backflip


Captian and his mate

Seriously?!
When are they going to design a better crotch stap? Yikes!
The island

Island hiking

Tuesday, August 17, 2010

Want s'more?

We took the family into the wild to make some smores.
Justin and Dave came along too.
seesters




We forgot a knife, so we had to improvise.
If you haven't tried smores with Nutella instead of
chocolate then your missing out! Yum!


Friday, August 13, 2010

sharing is caring


July FuiTy-FuiSt

Maddy turned 7!!!
It doesn't seem like too long ago that Maddy stood out among all the other Puerto Rican babies in the nursery. She fliped my world around and helped me to put my life into perspective.
She has been such a fun little girl!
Maddy has taught me to hold onto what is important and to not sweat the small stuff. Maddy has always been talkitive and outgoing.
She loves to talk!
I think being so outgoing also makes her smart. She learns a lot from the people she talks to and remembers, everything! Maddy loves to learn!!! I could sit with Maddy for hours and hours teaching her. She has a thurst! When she was still one, right before her second birthday, she knew all her states (minus the little ones, that were too small to have thier own puzzle piece).
I thought it was normal.
All my kids were going to know their states before age two.
Hasen't been the case.
At one year she also knew all her letters. When she was two she knew all her body parts in english and spanish, all the main bones and muscles. She also learned how to write all the letters and the sounds they made. She was reading by age three.
Then she became a big sister.
I was sad because I knew Maddy wouldn't have me all to herself. We spent a lot of time together, and I knew we would miss that. She embraced being a big sister and loves to teach the younger kids. She is such a big help to me and strives to do her best at everything she does.
I love being her mom, she is going to do great things!
xoxo
We had some people over from the office for
dinner and cupcakes and icecream.
Maddy looks forward to the time when she can have a party
with kids her age, but she has been a good sport
(for the most part).
Gracy Ron Macy Maddy Dave Heidi Justin Teal Marshal
It is a tradition to make Navajo tacos for Maddy's birthday.
Yummy!
We got sparkler candles that re-light after you blow them out.
Marshal got a kick out of all the people singing!
Maddy's sporting the new sunglasses
uncle Justin gave to her.
My little pet shop thing

H 2 O

Here is yet another beautiful stream in TN.
This one had many little waterfalls we hiked along.
Since Marshal got potty trained he no longer has
his diaper to hold up his pants. He is always sagging.

Gracy Marshal Mom



The kids and daddy swam across the water hole to see the
waterfall. The water was too cold for mom,
so I stayed andtook pictures.

Here is a tree growing out over a rock cliff.

Gracy getting in touch with the roots

Some other JB must have visited too.

Tuesday, August 10, 2010

...uNtiL the DawN

Marshal LOVES tractors.
When I flew from UT to TN accompanied by my three
little ones I got them each something new to keep them
occupied on the plane. Marshal got this tractor.
He had to sleep with it.Marshal made the adjustment to a big bed.
But sometimes he missed his old bed.
He found a pillowcase to snuggle in.

Sunday naps are the best!

I feel bad.
I got mad at Marshal for bugging Gracy
while she was sleeping.
Then I found that he was just sharing some of his gum.
Then I gave Him lots of kisses.

Even the toys get put to bed.

The girls snuggle up in thier king bed.

Gracy is done with naps.
Kinda.