Gentry's Farm

Our annual trip to Gentry's Farm was yesterday. We went last year for the first time, and loved it so it has become a tradition. Gentry's Farm is located in Franklin, TN and they have so many activities for the kids. Some of the things set up are a pumpkin patch, hayride, mini corn maze, a corn maze, & a nature trail. This year we invited Grandma and Grandpa (Clyde's parents) to come along with us.

We had a blast and got tons of pictures. We picked out 3 pumpkins (one small one for Logan) and spent a good amount of time at the farm. Logan was pretty tired, due to a 10 min nap the day before, so he wasn't very excited about pictures, but overall it was a good day.

Here are some of our favorite pictures.

SHS C/O 98 Reunion

Two weekends ago, we went down to Alabama to attend my 10 year reunion (high school). They planned a weekend event, which included a football game, park day, dj w/ dinner, and then brunch on Sunday morning. On Friday night, I met up with 3 other ladies (Courtney Horton, Sherry Nance, and Caroline Flowers) for dinner and then we all went together to the football game. It was so much fun and felt like I was back in highschool again.

On Saturday Clyde, Logan and I attended the family park day. Logan had a blast playing with the other kids on the playgroud. That night, Clyde and I got all dressed up and went to the dinner. We sat with two old friends and their husbands. It was a fun event.

Here are some pictures from the festivities.
Logan and I before the football game

Clyde and I before the dinner

Our Family

The class of 98 (or those that came)

It has been awhile

Wow! I just realized how long it has been since my last post. I want to apologize to those of you that read our blog. I guess I am not very good at keeping it updated. I am going to try to keep it up to date from now on. Things here are pretty crazy. It is hard to believe it is already the middle of October. We have been busy with birthday parties, baby showers, and several family outings. Last weekend I walked in the Race 4 a Cure in Nashville. My intentions was to run it, but after trying to run in our cooler weather I realized it wasn't going to happen with my asthma. So I decided to walk instead. I rode w/ some members of the mom's club and we parked at LP Field (Titan's stadium). We walked across the pedestrian bridge down to Riverfront Park in Nashville. It was a long hike, so total that day I think we got about 5 miles in instead of the 3 we signed up for. It was a nice morning, and very emotional to all involved. It amazed me to see the many stories of young women suffering from breast cancer. I can't imagine what they are going through and hope that it never affects me or anyone in my family. In total, 1 million dollars was raised, and over 10,000 people walked in the race. Hopefully it will help find a cure. After the race, Clyde and I met up with my mom and her boyfriend, Stan. We went to the Auburn/Vanderbilt game. It was a great afternoon, even though Auburn lost to Vandy. I think we were probably the only two Auburn fans who secretly were cheering on Vandy. It was good to see them play well. As for Logan, he is doing well. It is hard to believe that in less than 1 month he will be 2 years old. Thankfully he is sweet as can be, and is becoming easier and easier to deal with. He is repeating absolutely everything we say, and is really starting to get a wacky personality. Here is a small video of Logan playing football, one of his favorite sports.

The Zoo

We picked the absolute hottest/ busiest day to go to the zoo, but Clyde and I took Logan on Labor Day to see the Nashville Zoo. Logan and I went about a year ago, so I was hoping he would enjoy it more. We had a good time, and thankfully he enjoyed it. He loved walking around and checking out all the animals. His favorite parts were the meerkats, the elephants (who were playing in the water), and the petting zoo. Thankfully he wasn't real sure about touching all the animals in the petting zoo, but did enjoy chasing the goats around.
Here are some pictures from our hot but fun adventure.
Watching the Meerkats

Taking a snack break in the stroller

Big Kitty Kats- as Logan said over and over again.

The Petting Zoo- Watching the momma goat, and brushing the baby goat


Logan and I with the elephants


Clyde and Logan with the giraffes

Finally he is learning how to ride on shoulders properly

Birthday Party

This weekend has been extremely busy but very fun. On Sunday, Logan was invited to a birthday party at Pump It Up, in Brentwood. For those of you who have never heard of Pump It Up, it is an inflatable party zone. The party was for 2 hours, and we spent most of the time jumping/playing on the inflatables.

When we first got there Logan was nervous about the noise but quickly got excited to be there. He had a hard time getting his balance on the inflatables, but still enjoyed his time (even if most of it was spent sitting or crawling around). At the end of the party he got his legs to work, and was busy chasing Clyde around the room. I am not sure who had more fun, Clyde or Logan.

The kids waiting to play (notice all the boys are wearing light blue shirts and khaki shorts- that was not planned)and a group shot of some of the kids at the end of the party


There were huge slides to go down, an obsticle course to climb through, etc.. Here are some of our favorite pictures of the party.

Visit with Lyndsey

I know it has been a few weeks since I last updated. Sorry things here are a little crazy. A few weeks ago we had a surprise visit from Clyde's brother, Keith and his family, wife Kristina and daughter Lyndsey. Lyndsey is exactly 9 months (to the day) younger than Logan. They have such a wonderful time together so we were happy to have them visit.

Here are some pictures from our visit.

Slow week

I just wanted to apologize for no new posts this week. Logan and I have felt pretty crappy this week, due to yucky colds. But we are now starting to get better, and today actually ventured out of the house for a few errands. Hopefully it will skip over Clyde.

Clyde did get to do something fun this week. Tuesday night, his boss and a few others got tickets to go to the Grand Ole Opry. They also got backstage passes, which I am extremely jealous about. He met & shook hands with big Country stars such as Trace Adkins, Diamond Rio, and a few others. He had fun for a guy who isn't that big of a fan of Country music. Sorry no pictures though, he left the camera at home.

Anyway, Hopefully this weekend we will do something entertaining with some cute pictures. We are still here though I promise!!

Birthday Party and Colds

Well this weekend was interesting. On Saturday, we drove down to Decatur to celebrate Lyndsey (our neice) first birthday. She had a pool party at her grandmother's house. We began the event with food, and then Lyndsey opened all her presents. After that she attacked her cake, and when I say attacked I mean demolished. There was absolutely no cake left!! We then cleaned off and everyone went swimming. Logan had a blast swimming with Grandma, Grandpa and Daddy. We finally had to drag him out of the pool. Lets just say he was one tired boy on the way home (even though he only slept for 20 min). I wish I had some pictures but we left the camera in the car, and both Clyde and I were too lazy to walk out and get it. It was a fun party though!

As for the rest of the weekend, our house was a sick house. Logan and I woke up Sunday morning with colds. Thankfully Clyde was home to help us out. Logan seems to be feeling better today, but mommy is still a little icky.

Adventure Science Center

Today Logan and I went to the Adventure Science Center in Nashville. For those of you that cant believe it, Yes I drove to Nashville :) It was suppose to be a huge Mom's Club event, but ended up being just Alisha and I, which was great. Logan loved every minute of it and we ended up staying for 3 hours. It was incredibily busy but that didn't seem to bother Logan at all. We had a blast and stayed way longer than I was expecting. This building includes 3 floors and a lot of stuff, so I am only including some pictures of Logan's favorite parts.

Here are some pictures of Logan in the toddler room, which was our first and last stop. In the toddler room, they had a lifesize bulldozer with tons of plastic balls, a train table, a magnet board, legos, and lots of things the kids could climb on.

The train table & playing with the legos



The giant ball pit/ bulldozer



After we left the toddler room we moved to the rest of the center. It was huge, and full of so many wonderful things. Logans favorite parts were the musical piano, the flying balls, and the entire section dedicated to body parts/body functions. You can only imagine some of the noises we heard:)
Logan on the musical piano




The rest of the trip was spent up in the Body section. THis included a brain you could walk through, the intestines (which was a slide) and a wonderful life size ambulence (which Logan loved). .
Playing and Driving in the Ambulance- we had a tantrum when it was time to move on.


And last but not least I tried to get a picture of Logan and I in the museum, and he would not slow down for a second- so this is the best I could get. (He is holding two magnets from the Magnet wall in the toddler room.

Race for the Cure

Yep I am doing it again this year. If you have never heard of the Race For the Cure, it is a 5k run/walk for Breast Cancer. It is located in downtown Nashville, and this will be my 2nd year participating. The race is going to be a month earlier, and will be held on October 4th. I will be walking with some other moms from my mom's club. We walk in support of a fellow member who was recently diagnosed with breast cancer.

Last year my neighbor, Alisha, had the crazy idea that we were going to try to run in the race this year. Well we are still going to try, but I have a feeling it will be a walk/run combination. So if you would like to donate any money towards a wonderful cause, follow the link on the right side of the page. Wish us luck!!

New Trick

Logan realized this past weekend that he has a tounge. He was pretty impressed when daddy showed him how to stick out his tounge. He worked on it and worked on it for a few days, before he finally figured out how to stick his own tounge out. So now he does it all the time. The funny thing is the face he makes when he is sticking out his tounge. I finally caught it on camera- hope you enjoy

Logan's New Hat

Logan loves to put things on his head, and this night was no exception. He was playing around with a tupperware container. I got the strange idea to put it on his head, which started a whole new adventure.

My new haircut/style

Yep. I finally did it. After talking about it for so long, I finally talked myself into getting my hair colored. I went down to Alabama for a visit w/ my mom and decided to make an appointment with Johna. She is the lady who has cut my hair since we moved back.

I wasn't sure what I wanted but I did know that I wanted something different. Well after 2 hours of sitting in the chair, getting highlights, my hair colored, cut and styled. I am please to report I love it. Now I will just have to go home more often.

The new look.

Arrington Vineyards

Have you ever heard of a winery in middle Tennessee? I didn't either, until we were invited to go to one a few weeks back. This vineyard is a small but beautiful vineyard located off of Interstate 840. It is owned by Kix Brooks, of the country group Brooks and Dunn. On the weekends, they have a free event called Music at the Vines. You are welcome to bring your picnic basket, and enjoy friends and family over music and wine.

Several of my friends, from the Mom's Club, decided to get together for a Night out at the vines. Even though it was extremely hot, we packed our bubbles, blankets, and food and enjoyed a night out. It was a wonderful night for all involved. It will definitely happen again, maybe when it is a little cooler though.

Logan with Kensley & Ashton Kelley (our neighbors)