Family Visits Over Spring Break

Justin's family (dad, mom, sister, nephews, niece) was able to drive from MO for a few days....bummer that it rained everyday they were here and was sunny the day the left. We still had a good time. We drove around Cades Cove looking for bears. We didn't see any, but the mountains were cool.

Even little Isaac got to enjoy the outdoors.

We also went downtown Knoxville and walked around the World's Fair Park.

Karsen got a haircut from Uncle Justin. He fussed through most of the haircut even after inspecting the razor. However, he looked like a new man when it was done!

Cheese!

Isaac getting his first bottle. Olivia can feed him without looking...she's had so much practice with her babies.

We went to Ohio for Will's birthday celebration. It was fun having 6 adults, 2 kids, and 2 dogs in a 900 sq ft condo! I couldn't get to the pics of Olivia helping Will open his presents, but she was super excited to see what she was "getting".

She put the glasses on all by herself.

This is a dinosaur. It was very interesting to read all the material and see the exhibits in the Creation Museum.

This is a nice day back when...just sitting around with the fam and taking turns riding Will's Harley.

I got to practice the weekend before so I was ready for the "Big Day". I mastered the bike in 2 minutes flat.

The bike.

Olivia's favorite saying right now, "Tackle Luci!"

The Wall

Justin tackled the task of painting The Big Wall....red! Silly me forgot to get a "before, during, & after" shot. Hopefully you can tell by the pictures what an amazing job he did! It is now a cheery red, instead of a depressing brown red. The rest of the tan walls will be painted as well....when we (he???) get(s) to it. (brown teepee)

Before we moved in shot.

Caulk job after the painting shot.

After shot.

Picture Update

Isaac is still sleeping lots, but doing a better job at staying awake a little longer after he eats...we're up to about 20 minutes...give or take a few. Unless of course he's crying because of gas and he can stay up for a few hours. (Has only happened a couple times.) However, last night he slept from 11:30pm-4am. I thought I would have felt more rested after that amount of time, but I didn't.

It's so awesome to see "who" Isaac is when his eyes are open.

Olivia was enjoying the $50,000 home addition to her playhouse. Thanks Daddy! Take note of the shingles, chimney, and windows. Olivia decorated with old address labels.

Also see the arched doorways...that bumped the price up a little.

Yes, we had a heater going...

Not sure who he looks like yet. And some days his eyes look brown, other times I see some blue in there, and one day they were brown on the edges and blue in the middle.

Trying to talk to us...

One night after dinner, Justin and I were in the kitchen talking and Olivia was still in the dining room "eating" real quiet like. When we looked around the corner, we realized she had been poking holes in her taco the entire time. She was proud....and so were we!

Olivia is becoming quite the little helper.

Not sure how Luci managed to get the carpet.

Ever wake up having one of those days?

Olivia was showing Isaac all her bed toys and blankies. I think he was more interested in the ladybugs and flowers on the side.

Olivia was wondering how she is going to get her hands clean. Good thing she didn't see her forehead! (She is a VERY clean, meticulous person. Sometimes I think she's my little Monk.)