Happy Halloween!

Camping

We went camping this weekend, with my whole family. Except that we didn't really camp...we stayed in a local hotel. But my parents camped, and three of my siblings camped (the fourth one stayed in the hotel too), and we spent all of our waking hours at the camp, so it was like camping. Just without the sleeping-on-the-ground bit.

There was cornhole, washers, ladderball and badminton.

Also, playgrounds.
And chalk.

There was swimming.

And waterfalls in the woods.
There was also a constant campfire and camp food and riding bikes and scooters and hanging out and just generally enjoying the company of the whole family (some 20 of us). We are exhausted and a little sunburned, but it was a fabulous weekend overall.

We love our "backyard" waterpark

Holiday World opens!

Look who's tall enough to ride some of the big kid (42") rides...

She was very excited about this development...until she actually rode the rides.

Back to the tried-and-true "little kid" rides!

Also, spray park! Everyone loves a good spray park.

Mother's Day family photo.

Happy Easter!

The one in which the parents are saying, "Hold onto her hands so she doesn't climb into the fountain." And Olivia is saying, "Come on, guys. Let's touch the water!"


The one in which I slap my head and realize that I don't have any pictures of Olivia in her Easter dress without that dab of chocolate under her lip.

Spring Break

Thanks to some friends with tickets, we got to see "Princesses on Ice". Olivia loved it.

At the hotel pool on Spring Break vacation.

Opryland Hotel

Paying homage to the Dukes of Hazzard

Nashville Zoo

Discovery Center, Murfreesboro

Bowling!

Las Paletas

Gone fishin'

Last Saturday was a very nice day for February, so Olivia went fishing with Grandma, Grandpa, and cousins Trey and Carter. She enjoyed the experience.
First, there was worm-gazing.

Then holding a fishing pole.

Finally got a bite! Olivia watched as Grandpa released the fish back to the lake. It was too small.

Ended the day with an evening hayride. Fun!

Spring-ish

It's been cold and dark forever, it seems. So when the temps rose into the 50s this weekend, it felt downright tropical. We took Olivia to the park for some kite flying.

She was pretty good at it.

She also had some time to ride her new "big flyer".

Lately, she enjoys hats.

And also, new hairdos. She insisted on the tiny braids and beads and had to sit still while I did it.

Today, I took the kids outside for some sun and air.

They like to run and jump into the swings and play "birds".