We are moved in. We are settled. Thank you, Lord! I dislike moving very much, and I can't believe I have to do it again in 8 months; the good thing is that 40% of our stuff is still in boxes out in the garage. Here is a piano we are trying to sell if anyone wants it.

Here are some pictures from the MOVE

FRAGILE : This end up

This is my dad helping us move by BECOMING a "box" for stuff

Seth loved crawling into boxes and all the squishy spaces

I got to get a new washer/dryer because the buyers of our house wanted our old ones!

Mark got these for his birthday and LOVES them!

Mark playing soccer

Bubba Seth cheering!

Mario Mark and Bowser Seth

Mark and Madelyn

Here are some pictures from a short Labor Day Weekend trip to Omaha for my nephew's 1st birthday! Mom, Dad, the boys, and Me had a great time visiting my sister and her family!

Here is the happy family!

The kids all playing t-ball

Trey digging in to some cake!!! What a cutie!

Here's all the kids that were at the party

Grammy, Seth, and Trey sliding at the park

Mark on his first day of MDO this year

Well, we officially put our house on the market "For Sale by Owner" on September 2. We were thinking that since the market has been so bad lately, we better get a head start in trying to sell it, so we won't be left with it when we move to Virginia. We had a family look at it, and make an offer, but it was too low. The next family that looked at it also made an offer, and we are in final negotiations with them to sell it!!! What??!! I was not expecting it to sell this quickly. They are wanting to close by the end of October. We have lots of decisions to make, the major one being "where are we gonna live til June of 2010?" Our options are open, we just have to try and make the best decision for our family. Anyway, that's the big news around here lately! I packed my first few boxes today... what an overwhelming task!!!

That is a Native American term for the "Smoky Mountains" of Tennessee, where we have been on vacation this last week. We went with Josh's parents in their RV and had a GREAT time! "She kon o hey" was a song, ("written by Dolly herself, which you can purchase in our gift store for only $9.99...") in one of the shows we saw at Dollywood AND at Dixie Stampede, so none of us can get it out of our heads, including Mark. It's really funny to hear him singing an Indian song! Here are some pictures!

Castle Mini-golf, which Mark loved! But, we got a brochure for "Davy Crockey" mini-golf that we didn't have time to do, and he was devastated about it. He has been promised that when we return to Tennessee, we will play "Davy Crockey" mini-golf. (He still has the brochure...)

Seth showing off his putting skills

One of the many beloved "gets you really wet" rides at Dollywood

Is he getting to be a big boy, or what? (Ignore the food in his mouth...)

Seth and Poppa with... who knows what?  

As we all know, Mark is a big boy. Well, he's over 42" tall, which was the height requirement for most of the rides at Dollywood, so he got to do everything, except the BIG roller coasters!!!

What 3 year-old gets to do this kind of stuff?!!!

Seth and Daddy on the ferris wheel

I have a feeling this won't be the only time Mark takes Poppa for a ride...

Seth and Daddy in a cool red convertible!

This is at the Aquarium in Gatlinburg, which I highly recommend. It was a "Ripley's Believe it or Not" one, and it has some really good exhibits

Seth and Mommy riding the Sky Tram at Ober Gatlinburg

How cute is this?

Yet another humongous ride Mark got to do with Daddy

We had such a great time! Thanks, Lovey and Poppa for giving us a WONDERFUL vacation!!!

The boys and I are headed to Omaha this weekend to celebrate my nephew, Trey's, 1st birthday! Pictures to come!