Girl Scout Overnight

The Girl Scouts are celebrating their 100th anniversary this year.  Tonight, we joined in on the celebration at Bristol Motor Speedway.  The Girl Scouts had a party in the infield of the track and we spent the night at the campgrounds...in a tent...on the ground!!

our accommodations for the evening

 We made it to Bristol!

 dinner was provided for us

(Cooper wore the head lamp all night)

 at the opening ceremonies

 Reagan found the crafts booth 1st thing

 Cooper visited the fire truck

we got to do a ride along around the track

 We visited Bruton Smith's luxury suite

 Reagan and Cooper made themselves at home in the suite

 a view of the track from the suite

 at the end of the night, we watched the movie "CARS"

 back in the tent

 having some late night snacks

Reagan and Cooper had the best time camping.  They both said that was their favorite part of the weekend.

Happy Birthday to Me!

Today is my 39th birthday!!  One more year before the big 4-0!  Greg and the kids got me a cake and cards, and then we went to church for a dinner and scavenger hunt.  I think our new small group is going to be lots of fun and have great fellowship.  We won the scavenger hunt tonight!

the cake

 the birthday girl

 my wish ~ a haircut!

Afternoon Fun

The kids had a great time outside this afternoon blowing bubbles, riding scooters and just being silly.

she is an expert on the scooter

 is it a sword or a bubble wand?

My two loves!

Memory

Cooper is doing a great job learning his memory verses at church.  This is the verse from Sunday.

 

Take a Hike

Reagan's Brownie Troop had an adventure today ~ they hiked a portion of the Appalachian Trail.  We drove to the NC/TN state line to begin our hike at New Found Gap.  

Some of the Brownies from Reagan's troop

 the start of the journey

 Park Ranger Caitlin was our guide for today

 we stopped half-way through our hike to eat our energy snacks

 Greg and I had fun on the hike too

 the girls sang some songs

 Reagan and Daddy

 Reagan found a snail on the trail

 The girls had to pick a trail name ~ Reagan's was Butterfly Sandidge

 Reagan and her bestie Kayti, and Kayti's mom

 Reagan, mom & dad

Getting Prepared

Making an energy snack for our big adventure tomorrow!

Bubbles and Bikes

We spent a little time outside this afternoon, enjoying the weather and the flat driveway!!!

Cooper found the bubbles in the garage

 he even shared them with Reagan

 Reagan brought out the scooter

 she had so much fun

 the last picture of Cooper on his bike with TRAINING WHEELS

 No more training wheels for this boy.  He insisted that I take them off today so he could be a big boy bike rider.  We practiced for about an hour, hopefully, he will get the hang of it before too long!

The Good Life

Reagan and Cooper have it made ~ look how I found them after school this afternoon...watching cartoons, rocking in their chairs Papaw Carl made them.  All they needed was a snack and it would be the "perfect end to the day"!

Make New Friends...

Reagan had her first Girl Scout Brownie meeting this afternoon.  There are 16 girls in her troop and they all go to her school ~ a lot of new friends to make!!  

she has been so excited about wearing her vest all week!

 singing "Make new friends, but keep the old; one is silver and the other's gold"

Let the activities begin!!

Picture Day

Today was picture day at Reagan's school.  She got a new dress over the weekend and was super-excited to wear it today.  

beautiful girl

 perfect smile

Happy Grandparent's Day

Happy Grandparent's Day to Gigi & Bubba and Mamaw & Papaw!!

 

We were able to have lunch with Gigi & Bubba today, we'll have to treat Mamaw & Papaw to lunch at a later date.

 

Thanks for being such wonderful grandparents!

 

Go Big Orange

We've happily fallen victim to the orange on Fridays tradition around here!!

Reagan

 Cooper

 Will there ever be a picture of both smiling naturally while looking at the camera at the same time?