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Meeting Santa

Meeting Santa

On Saturday, we went to “Breakfast with Santa” at the church.  We got pancakes and the kids got to meet Santa and make some Christmas related crafts.  Karl and Jean came with us and shared in the fun. Trying to coax Tommy into sitting on Santa’s lap....
Aquarium of the Smokies

Aquarium of the Smokies

On the day after Thanksgiving, we took a road trip to Gatlinburg to see the Aquarium of the Smokies.  The highlights included a winding tunnel under sharks, rays and fish and a penguin exhibit. PausePlayPlayPrev|NextFullscreen 123456left...
Gingerbread House

Gingerbread House

All the kids had a great time decorating a gingerbread house to kick off the beginning of the Christmas season.  Everybody pitched in to build this house (kinda like the Amish). PausePlayPlayPrev|NextFullscreen 123456left...
Thanksgiving Day 2012

Thanksgiving Day 2012

This year we had a family gathering at some cabins in Tennessee overlooking the Great Smokey Mountains.  We had quite a crew.  The Fifes from North Carolina, the Fife Five from Georgia, the Fife from Ohio, the Toigos from Ohio and Holly from Texas.  I don’t know...
Halloween 2012

Halloween 2012

  This was our first Halloween in our new neighborhood.  We did miss our old neighborhood’s parade of kids and parents in costumes.  With no neighborhood parade, the kids joined another family who also had three kids for trick-or-treating through the...