Skating Sunday

Time for weekly ice skating lessons.  Reagan has improved so much in the past few weeks.  We are very proud of her and the confidence she's gaining is amazing.

 learning to glide

 this is her concentration/learning a new skill face!

 Ginger came to skate with Reagan during the open skate time

 Reagan's new skill this week was learning to spin 

Reagan wanted to teach Ginger how to spin

Sevierville Saturday



This week, instead of Bible Study, our small group decided to have a day of adventure!  We started the morning off with a delicious breakfast cooked by our hosts for the day, Becky & Bob.

on our way to FUN!

 after breakfast, we went Zip Lining!!

Greg went first!

 my turn

 our group for the day (7 are from our small group; we had 3 that didn't zip line and 2 that couldn't make it)

 on this line, we went tandum

 Next, we went on a 4-mile hike in Smoky Mountains National Park and had a picnic at the half way point.

Then, we went down the Alpine Coaster.  It was so fast, and so much fun.

Finally, we ended our day with dinner and a milkshake!

Top Tooth Gone

Cooper lost his 3rd tooth this ! He couldn't wait for it to come out ~ he pulled it himself.

the new smile

 his permanent tooth is already growing in!

More Practice

Another hot, sweaty, sticky night of practice on the soccer field for Cooper and his fans!

warm up drills

  



telling his teammates what direction to go

 time for another scrimmage



My Buddy

Cooper is my walking buddy in the evenings, although it is hard to get much excercise when your teathered by ear buds!

 

Father's Day 2014 on the Lake

This is the last of the Father's Day 2014 posts!  We had a busy, activity filled day, for sure!  Reagan and I came back to Gigi & Bubba's house after ice skating practice to fish, go for a boat ride & swim.

Cooper caught a blue-gill fish

 letting him swim another day!

 waiting patiently

 Reagan was fascinated with the worms

 Reagan caught a blue gill fish of her own

 and another one for Cooper

 another fish for Reagan

 watching daddy remove the hook

 fish-catching machine!

lessons in gill removal 

 setting the fish free!

 going for a boat ride

 mother and son

 He's "King of the World"

 resting

 Time.To.Swim!

When we got back to the dock, Cooper caught another fish.  This time it was a baby catfish