august

in august mommy and daddy celebrated their fifth wedding anniversary. they spent the weekend in pigeon forge, tn. i stayed at nana and papa's house.

grandma came for a visit too. we've been to new jersey many times, but she hasn't been to memphis since mommy and daddy's wedding.

cades cove

Cades Cove in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park

the aquarium

Don't let the Ripley fool ya, this is a fabulous aquarium and, in true Ripley fashion, there are "unbelievable" facts posted all over everything.

You can't read this sign, but I'll tell you what it says. See the little white specks?

"The scratches you see are the result of a SHARK ATTACK on the acrylic tunnel. [date]"

In other words, don't tap on the glass. It agitates the sharks.

the inn at christmas place

Len and I spent a lovely anniversary weekend in Pigeon Forge. We stayed at The Inn at Christmas Place and enjoyed Christmas in August. Thanks to Nana and Papa for watching Hannah while we were away.

We even enjoyed milk and cookies with Santa while he serenaded us with Christmas carols.

the big plunge

This was a lot funnier the first time when it took him 10 minutes to get down the slide. He had to scooch himself all the way down. We learned later that there's a certain degree of wetness that must be acheived for maximum slideability.

a visit from grandma

titi evelyn sent these adorable matching outfits

we celebrated grandma's birthday while she was here

me with titi jamie and ana marie

titi diana sent me this outfit

july

in july the whole "fullerton family" came for a visit. i had so much fun with all my cousins and everyone was thrilled to be here when daddy came home from iraq. we posted pictures of that earlier, if you recall.