Knoxville’s Fantasy of Trees is an annual charity event to benefit the East Tennessee Children’s Hospital that has been going on for 33 years. Local businesses and individuals design trees, holiday accessories, front porch scenes, door designs, table centerpieces all priced to sell. There is also an Adopt-a-Tree forest decorated by local school children. The event…
Dailies | 2018 Double Thanksgiving
Our Thanksgiving celebrations started the weekend before when Matt’s brother and his family came to town. This was the first time this particular group has been together to celebrate Thanksgiving together and the first time Matt’s brother has had a chance to see his parents’ lovely new home. There’s a few extra little people now…
Dailies | We Were on TV! Our 2018 Halloween
Let’s get right into it with our costume reveal: The Evolution of Technology. Jasper had been begging for months to be an iPhone. It took some deciphering, because he kept calling it a “telephone” and we thought he was referring to a regular landline phone (that I don’t think he’s ever used or seen outside…
A Fall Day At Deep Well Farm | Lenoir City, TN
When you live in East Tennessee, visiting a farm and pumpkin patch in the fall is an awesome way to celebrate the changing seasons! We just returned from a day at Deep Well Farm in Lenoir City, TN and I want to tell you all about it! DEEP WELL FARM BASIC INFO Address: 9567 Hwy…
Dailies | Christmas 2017
Phew! Another Christmas has come and gone. Did everyone survive? We barely did! Here’s a look at our entire holiday season with our two rugrats. Early in December The Wellhouse in Knoxville was hosting an event, which included photos with Santa by Karen Stone Photography. No tears this year, and I have a precious video…
Dailies | Thanksgiving 2017 and Knoxville Fantasy of Trees
Thanksgiving 2017 is in the books! Here’s a look at our weekend, starting with Thursday when we traveled a couple of hours to visit my family. Nana and Papa keep a few toys at their house so there’s something fresh and “new” to play with. Works well with keeping their attention. We also brought along…
Dailies | Halloween 2017 – First Time Trick or Treating!
Another Halloween has come and gone, so let’s get right into our annual holiday recap! Our celebrations started much the same as they always do, with a trip to an abandoned retail center that transforms into Halloween gloriousness for a month each year. We were interested to see if he’d be scared of all of…
Very Hungry Caterpillar Birthday Party Ideas
Perk of having kids with birthdays 3.5 weeks apart? Combo birthday parties! Jasper turned 3 years old on October 21st and Shelby will be turning 1 on November 15th. We threw them a double birthday party themed like one of our favorite books to read together – The Very Hungry Caterpillar. The Very Hungry Caterpillar…
Dailies | Big Boy Bed, Grandparents, and Popcorn!
Phew, it’s been a little while since the last Dailies post, so let’s just jump right in [to a big ole pool of balls]. To our surprise and relief, Jasper hasn’t exhibited any signs of jealousy about his sister (“baby sitta!”). In fact, no one in this house can make her smile and giggle like…
Dailies | Snow Day, Land Shopping, and Breakfast Night! (giveaway)
Want a chance to win all of these goodies from Krusteaz? Stay tuned until the very end of this post! Early in January we had our first snow of the season! It wasn’t much, but it was enough to take Jasper outside and let him play. Throwing his first snowball! He’s seen snow several times…
