Welcome Peyton!

Congratulations to friends Ryan and Beth on the birth of their daughter

Peyton Elizabeth born 9/22/08. She weighed 7lbs. 14oz and is 20 inches long.

Her big brother Chase is soooo excited she is here.

Isn't she adorable!!!

Mountain trip!

Last weekend we along with friends Jeremy, Sara, their kids and some of their family (Mr. and Mrs. Jackson, Ms. Boyer and Jerica with her son Jackson) all headed to the moutains for friends Corbitt and Danielle's wedding. We had a great time. We stayed in a beautiful house on the side of a mountain (picture below) and after attending all the wedding festivities we found a few things to do in surrounding areas. The wedding was absolutely gorgeous and was held at Lake Junaluska Memorial Chapel. The mountains along with the crystal blue lake is pretty breathe taking. The reception was alot of fun as well even Parker got his first taste of rocking with a band. One of the days we went to Ghost Town. Parker had fun riding his first merry go round and little horse. Jake enjoyed all the rides and you'll even see some of us hit a ride too. Yes we were talked into the Geronimo Drop. Oh yes the seats that simply raise up then drop straight down, FAST. I think you'll see by the picture we (mostly the girls) were scared out of our minds. And yes I did ride, I'm on the side, you can see my feet. We took the kids to a park to play, Jake went to Cherokee and brought back some gems they found while mining. We had some nice down time at the house and Jeremy, Sara, Wally and I got to take a trip to Ashville for some shopping and dinner. It was pretty jam packed but a lot of fun. The kids had fun playing and it was nice for all of us to catch up.

Congratulations Corbitt and Danielle!!!

The whole crew

The mountain house from the side. It is a 5 bedroom 3 bath. I couldn't get a picture of the front from the road because it was too high up and hiden by trees.

Slideshow of more pictures!

Parker jamming at the wedding

Parker had a fun time running across the dance floor and "dancing" to the band esp. with his friend Clark. The band had a fun time with them as mus=ch as we enjoyed watching them.

The Newest Discovery!!!

Well it was only a matter of time before Parker discovered yet a new thing in the house. And of course it involves the dogs again. I was washing dishes when I realized there was an odd quietness to the house. I looked over to find Parker had opened the dog food container and the eager dogs were waiting for this kid to hook them up. And yes the dogs had just eaten 5 mintues prior. It was pretty funny to watch it all unfold and of course I had to get some picks before stopping "the fun".

Hey guys, look what I found. Looks like fun to play in huh?

Oh you want a taste. Sure here I'll give you some.

Wait guys I bet this scoop that I have would be fun too. Isn't it cool how much I can get? Mom would be so proud at my scooping skills.

Hey were all brothers here why don't I give you some more. I'll just dump it out on the floor for you so you can eat as much as you want and I can still practice scooping.

What a nap!

Parker woke up from his nap the other day and had been sleeping on his hand. Check out the handprint it left on his face. It took about 15 minutes to go away. It didn't bother him thank goodness. I wonder what he was dreaming about in that deep sleep.

Go Pirates!

Go ECU!!! We have our second game today and this time it is at home. Not even Tropical Storm Hanna could delay this game against West Virginia. Well Daddy has gone to the game with friends and Parker and I will be watching it on TV and cheering them on. GO PIRATES!!!

Look how big I've gotten since last football season (and yes it is a different size shirt :) )

Beach, beach, we love the beach!

Over labor day we took Parker for another trip to the beach. We have had a lot of fun this summer there and hope the weather stays warm a little while longer so we can pack in a few more trips. He loves all aspects from the water to the sand (thank goodness!) It was gorgeous this weekend and there were quite a few little water pools that Parker loved getting into. He hadn't seen that before.

Parker and one of the water pools. Very fun to splash in and climb in and out of.

Checking out some shells for the bucket. We like to put them in a pail of water so they splash.

Had to get one of these. We never seem to get many mommy shots. Maybe because we are always behind the camera.

Jumping waves with daddy

Parker thought having the waves roll past him while daddy helped him booty surf was pretty fun.

Parker loved the view from up top on the way back to the car.

New discoveries

I have to say I got quite a laugh out of this one. Parker and I were having fun playing when he decided to get off his slide and head up on the deck. We don't usually leave the doggie door open when we are home because it lets warm air in but I had it open that morning when we left and just decided to leave it open still. Well wouldn't you know Parker quickly discovered it. I ended up closing it but not before I snapped some pics.

Hey what's this thing?
It's alot cooler in here. I'm gonna check it out.

Wait, no I think I would rather be outside.