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Disney on Ice

We went to Disney on Ice Saturday and had a blast...other than apparently the ice show is similar to a concert. The first half was ice skating and a very shortened version of the Lion King, Cars and the Little Mermaid. The second half was all about Tinker Bell and the her new movie coming out. Reminds me of going to a concert and having to hear ALL the new stuff and just some of the old favorites. All in all we had a good time and our seats were on the ice so the boys could really see all the characters and touched the ice.

Jackson also convinced Grandma to get him a sword and Tyler got some spinning thing that could give a small child a seizure.

The costumes were great and there's nothing like seeing Mater and Lightening driving on ice!

Uncle Shucks Pumpkin Patch

We went to Uncle Shucks Pumpkin Patch this Sunday; we try a new pumpkin patch everytime we go...we should be running out of options soon!

This one wasn't too far away and they had lots of fun stuff to do; the boys went on a pony ride, hay ride and we went through the corn maze. They also watched the corn cannon shoot off corn stalks. We buy our pumpkins at Wal-Mart for 3.99 and just look at the pumpkins at the patch-they had some cool looking ones.

The fam.

Drew on the hay ride

Tyler on his very handsome bay pony that all the kids wanted to ride.

This is the mini corn maze...

Jackson climbed a hay bale and is apparently very proud.

The boys posing and playing on some old tires in the kiddie section.

Jackson on the biggest pony available-there was a super cute black one, but he didn't want any part of it.

Better Late Than Never

Tyler Jacob Bare: April 16, 2003
8 pounds 13.4 ounces 3:28 pm


Tyler's 5th Birthday
40 pounds (50th%) 44.25" (75th%)

Where's Waldo

There are FOUR nephews in this picture all 6 and under, can you find them?

Presbyterians VS. Catholics

An email I got...

Presbyterians vs. Catholics

Two churches battle it out over the age old question:
Do dogs go to Heaven?

Circus

We took the boys to the circus last Friday and they had such a good time, even though it was WAY after bed time. I bought our seats back in early May when they first went on sale...and we definately scored buying early...we were on the floor first row-10 feet from the ring.


The tight rope walkers just after the one in front fell-not to the ground thankfully!

During intermission-Jackson refused to have his picture taken. I will save this for when he gets older.


Can't be bothered to look away for a picture...or to clap for that matter. The child was mesmerized.

More pictures from Unicoi

Andy has fond memories of traveling up to Unicoi with his parents when he was a kiddo, so he wanted the boys to go up and experience the same fun he had. We went up to Anna Ruby Falls where we got engaged close to seven years ago. We also ate at the buffet and the boys loved the neverending ice cream with sprinkles. I enjoyed the on demand decaf coffee. We took the boys fishing and out on the "pedal boats" as well as the canoes. And a great time was had by all, it was ten dollars for the four of us to get tubes and straps to float down the chattahoochee. The boys loved the entire 2.5 hour trip whether we were floating slowly, pushing ourselves off rocks and back into the water or riding the rapids-it was all great fun!

The view from our room.

Anna Ruby Falls

Our site for grilling post falls climb. We even remembered a pan for the baked beans!

Tyler in the pedal boat

Andy and Jackson in the canoe

Jackson in the pedal boat

Jackson and I after winning the race against Andy and Tyler in the pedal boat-go us!

Weekend in Unicoi Lodge

Jackson parking the car at the Lodge...no Daddy was not helping at all!

Whoooo. Everyone out of the car.

The boys climbing up the ladder to their loft and blow up mattresses.

Notice the placement of the second bed, in case of fall-land on bed.

Tallulah Gorge

Last weekend we took an impromtu trip to the gorge. This is one of my favorite places to visit; I love the natural beauty. And I can think of no better reminder of how powerful and loving our God is to have made this for us.

This is part of the stand that held the wire that Karl Wallenda walked in 1970 (900 feet across).
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New cousin and our first nephew

It's odd to have been parents for quite a while (in my mind 5 years of children is an eternity) and then become and Aunt for the first time...which also makes Andy and Uncle for the first time. Here are some pictures from the hospital of Lincoln John Bare

wedding photots

Molly's Wedding at the Atlanta Botanical Gardens




















Rehearsal: Trisha, Amanda, Me, Alex, Beth, Laura, Rachel, Mandy, Molly















Wedding, waiting for maid of honor and bride














Groomsmen and Groom: George, Andrew, John, Andy, Josh














Josh (Andy's Brother), Richard (Andy's Dad) and Andy















George and Molly's siblings and nephews and half siblings and step siblings and sisters-in-law

shower photos

Wedding shower-most of the bridesmaids and Tyler



Bachelorette party at Amanda's house.