Weekend in Gatlinburg

We spent the weekend in Gatlinburg with two other couples and their kids. Even though it was rainy, it was fun to get away and relax a bit with good friends.

We took a group picture with all the kids, and Caleb loved the opportunity to get to "hold" Clara. I love how he tries to protect her.

The whole group -the Birchs, the McGradys and the Goods

Our little family

A Visit to the Zoo

Last week Caleb had a date with Mommy at the zoo. Clara went to school for the day while Mommy and Caleb met Emily, Blake and Blair at the Nashville Zoo. Caleb was super excited to see animals, and Mommy was happy to have a little one on one time with little man.

Blake cracked me up with his little zoo guide. He reminded me of when I was a little girl. Like Blake, I always had to have the map and direct everyone where we were going next.

So Long Summer

September starts this week, and I can't believe the summer is over. We've had a great time with Caleb and Clara. Here are some photos of some of our adventures.

We went to a place called Monkey Joe's several times over the summer, especially on really hot or rainy days. Caleb loved it because it has all kinds of jump houses; Mommy loved it because it was clean and kept little man busy until he was exhausted and ready for nap time.

I love this photo from last week at the pool. Caleb would ask several times a week to go to the "big pool."

We spent a lot of time with friends this summer. Here are Caleb, Addison, Claire and Drew at a pizza picnic this evening.

Clara isn't quite old enough to truly enjoy summer, but we had such a wonderful time with her. She's growing so fast - turned 3 months last week!