Relaxing, Visiting, Playing

Abby came home! She had a great time in Europe (of course!) and is excited to be home and tell us fun stories of her adventures. She didn't stop talking for the first week! Not much of a change...lol!


Relaxing...Let's see, how do we relax? I sit in my beautiful swing with my cappuccino and a look at the mountains. The kids stay in their pjs most of the day and daddy naps. What more could we want?! I attended a flower basket making class with Maryann, Connie, and Patricia. I am pretty proud of my basket and already put a plant in it.


Visiting: We like to have dinner with family and friends. Lots of laughter and silly stories! The kids' cousin Mitch came and we went to Rock Park and the kids planted a peach pit. Will we have a peach tree?!  Nightly walks turn into visits occasionally with fun neighbors. Sunday mornings we have Belgian waffles and then go to dinner at Monte Alban (Mexican) with Dad and Patricia. We like that tradition!


Play: Horseback riding lessons on Mondays, swim lessons for Joseph on Tuesdays and Thursdays then we all swim for a couple of hours. The kids enjoy playing on their on iPods. We had a great party on July 4 at Dad and Pat's. Jesse helped smoke a 60 pound pig with Dad. They had about 45 people at their house. It was lots of fun eating and visiting! We don't have TCBY, but we have Yogurt Mountain , a smaller version.


Life is Good!

Happinest is doing well!

We have had a lot of fun the past couple of weeks, a visit from friends, and relaxing times. Jesse came to town the first weekend we were here (!) and he got to play golf with Dad and his buddies several times. Some good games, some, well, not so good. Apparently, that is the life of a golfer! I went shopping with Patricia and a couple of other ladies and had lunch and shopped. What more could a girl want! 


Dad got sick the second week we were here and ended up in the ER with a virus. Pretty scary, but I was glad to be here to visit him. All is well now.  We had Dad and Patricia over for salmon and sourdough bread. Yum! Joseph and I went swimming a couple of times and I signed him up for swim lessons :-)


On Monday, June 11, Jesse, Joseph and I drove to Chattanooga to meet Missy and her boys, Matthew and Ryan. We spent a couple of hours at the aquarium, had lunch, and then came here. Jesse grilled chicken for dinner and left for Jackson, MS the next morning for two weeks :-( While Missy was here, we visited Moose Hollow, went to the rock park and got to visit. It had been TOO long! The boys had a good time playing together and Joseph (and me!) was sad that they were gone.


On Father's Day, we had waffles with Dad and Pat, a boat ride, and then dinner and gifts at our house. Fun times! Joseph has also started horseback riding lessons once a week as well as swimming lessons twice a week. He is doing great with both. That's my boy!


Life is Good!

We're baaaccck!

Hi!

Well, some of us are back! Joseph, the dogs, and I are here. Jesse is in Jackson, MS on business, and Abby is in London! Yes, you read that correctly, she is in London, England with her grandparents (Jesse's dad, Dave, his wife Connie, and her granddaughter, Maddie). More about her on her page. We got here yesterday and are excited about seeing Dad and Patricia and all of our neighbors. 

We finally named our home, another thing you must do when you have a cabin in the mountains. We have our theme, obviously birds and butterflies. Now our name....Happinest! Why Happinest? A couple of years ago when we came for the 4th of July (before we bought the cabin), we entered the gates of the neighborhood. Abby said, "We are entering the Gates of Happiness." We love that! Well, we are happy when we are here, so we kept the first part. Then I came  up with the "nest" part because birds have nests. See, it all ties in nice and tidy!

Our plans for the summer...Jesse will be here for a week and then Jackson and then here, and then Jackson, you get the idea. Abby will be home June 24. Joseph will have swimming lessons, horseback riding lessons, and fun riding his bike and scooter. We will enjoy spending time with family and friends as always!