by David | Jan 5, 2013 | Christmas
This was our first Christmas in our new home. Christmas morning was extremely foggy–Rudolph was clearly needed for Santa’s rounds in this area. Holly was here for Christmas and was able to keep the excited kids from coming downstairs until Ruth and I...
by David | Dec 22, 2012 | Family, Fun Days
Today was a sunny and not too cold December Saturday. Can’t keep the kids inside on a day like...
by David | Dec 22, 2012 | Christmas, Family, Holidays
It’s the weekend before Christmas! Time to make Gingerbread Men! PausePlayPlayPrev|NextFullscreen 12345left right ...
by David | Dec 18, 2012 | Attractions, Christmas, Holidays
On Saturday night, we took the kids and the Heinzmans to see the holiday lights at the Atlanta Botanical Gardens. There must have been a million lights and Tommy must have pointed to them declaring, “yights!” about a million times as well. The display...
by David | Dec 16, 2012 | Christmas, Holidays
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....
by David | Dec 6, 2012 | Attractions, Thanksgiving
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...
by David | Dec 6, 2012 | Thanksgiving
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...
by David | Dec 6, 2012 | Family, Thanksgiving
We couldn’t leave the Smokies without taking in some of the natural splendor. PausePlayPlayPrev|NextFullscreen 12345left...
by David | Dec 6, 2012 | Thanksgiving
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...
by David | Nov 4, 2012 | Halloween, Holidays
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...
