A Little Bit of TN History

Its not every day you get to see Abe Lincoln! The kids kept asking if he was real. His reply...."touch me and see".

The kids were shown how to make salve in case Sam Davis fell off his horse and scraped his knee. If you want to hear a funny story about this demo, ask me one day. Its hilarious!

This sweet old farmer was very patient with the kiddos as the separated the milk. LOVED the overalls!

Post lunch shot by one of the old cabins.

No southern plantation tour would be complete without a confederate soldier re-enactment of some gunfire, complete with packing bullets, and loading the gun.

Long hunter, also did a great shooting re-enactment. Unfortunately, his thunder was stolen by the preview airshow we received from the F-16's flying overhead.

Sure fire sign of an awesome fieldtrip, having your super cool dad come with you and impress your friends with his mountains of somewhat useless knowledge. Theboys were thrilled to have a dad there and not be stuck with the super cool room mom yet again!

Sunshine, southern plantation field trip, picnic lunch.......fun day in the 2nd grade!

Having A BLAST of a Birthday!

They say as you get older that you get wiser. In my thirty-something years of life, I am either wiser or learning to be less of a control freak-perfectionist when it comes to my kids birthday parties. Sometimes this means I am giving rainbow art sleepovers, or snack filled kayak trips. For my favorite 10 year old's birthday, it means Nerf wars with a firepit hotdog dinner.
Parker invited 8 of his buddies, and some of his favorite adults over on his "actual" birthday for a fun-filled night of hotdog cooking, smore roasting and nerf gun battles.
It was perfect weather, yummy food, great friends and lots of smiles! :)
Parker had a great time and said it was exactly the party he wanted. He is a super kid and I love having him in our family. He is a great kid to spend time with one on one. He is very aware of whats going on around him and makes profound observations about people and situations. He is very quick witted and super smart. Parker is always willing to lend a hand and a loyal friend. Happy, Happy 10th Birthday Parker !!! I love you buddy!