Happy Thanksgiving

Fantasy of Trees 2010

FoT 2010

I think is the 1st time they have both been excited to see Santa

Evie and the Amherst Elementary tree~theme was based on the If You Take a Mouse to the Movies book

Evie and Andrew in front of their cardiologist's tree

The Sunsphere~one of their favorite landmarks in Knoxville

Flying with Papaw Rick

My dad took us flying with him over the weekend. It was the first time the kids have been up with him. I had no idea how they would react, but other than one brief moment of Evie being nervous they loved it. We got to fly over Mamaw and Papaw's house, which they thought was great. It is definitely a different experience than commercial flights, and they were already asking when we could go again as we landed.

Love how the headset squishes those cheeks :)

They enjoyed talking on the headsets just as much as the flight

Pre K Field Trip

Andrew's class (along with the kindergarten class at WHBC) went on field trip today to the library and Food City. Story time at the library was great because we got to go before they opened to the public. Then we headed to Food City. I cannot even imagine what the shoppers thought of 30 five and six year olds being paraded through the store. We got to go through the bakery, the credit union, the meat dept, the stock room, the freezer, etc. Andrew was not thrilled about the hair net, so we improvised and put his hood up with the hair net on top of it. The kids loved watching hamburger being ground and touching the lobsters, but the real highlight of the trip was riding the school bus to get there.!

Story time at the library

Chaos in hair nets

Lobsters at Food City

Lady Stars Soccer Party

Another soccer season has come to an end, so the girls celebrated at Gatti's. We were blessed with some wonderful coaches this season! These guys not only teach soccer skills, they tie shoes, give hugs, dry tears, compliment hairbows, and more. Evie definitely loved her team this year and we are hoping to see some familiar faces in the spring season!

Lady Stars with Coach Bryce and Coach Lynn

Note Passing

Evie passed this note to me in the car while we were stuck in traffic on the way to the pediatrician yesterday. She had made this statement a few times, but I told her it wasn't a choice to not go and to stop saying it. I couldn't help but laugh at her persistence and then praise her for using a contraction with proper spelling and punctuation. She's a character!

Happy Halloween!

Butterfly Fairy (lost a front tooth after this)

Woody

Silly children!

Trick or Treat!

Soccer Medal

Andrew finished up his last U5 soccer session this weekend. He has made huge improvements since last fall. We are so proud of him!

Princesses on Ice

We took Evie to see Princesses on Ice this afternoon. I have been waiting for this to come to Knoxville ever since we went to Disney World a couple of years ago. She loved every minute of it (except for the waiting in line to get in)!

Cinderella and Cinderella

Mickey & Minnie

We loved the dancing silverware with Belle

The princess Evie was waiting for, Aurora

Cinderella in her carriage

Walkathon @ Amherst

The Amherst PTA has a walkathon every year as a fundraiser. Evie's classroom got a SMART board from these funds last year. It is a big party for the kids with music, Sharky, and dancing as they walk their laps.

Twisting during the Skeleton Square Dance

Catching up with best bud Madison