Josh and I went to Tennessee with our families the last week of October. Some things we did was shopping in Gatlinburg, Josh bought me a shirt there.
went to the Smoky Mountain National Park, went to an apple orchard and had some yummy apple fritters
hiked part of The Apalachian trail
The cabin we stayed at was really pretty and we had a lot of fun.
This is us on the porch at the cabin.
We also spent time at his Aunt and Uncle's house and they are really nice and their house is awesome.
Here's Josh sleeping there. He had a cold most of the time we were there.
One place we drove around, it was so pretty!
On our last day there we had our anniversary. Josh gave me a charm bracelet that I wanted and a charm, and a he wrote a card for me. I gave him a tennis outfit, a dress shirt and a jar of kisses and huges with lots of little notes of things I love about Josh mixed in with them. That night we went to an Italian restaurant. It was really good and they gave you a ton of food.
We had a really good time. Now we are getting ready for the holidays.
Just this past Saturday our church and some other friends went to the Estabrooks' Apple Gala!
It was really fun! (the Estabrooks hold an Apple Gala every year) We mainly played outside games like, Ultimate Frisbee, Capture the Flag, Freeze tag and Football. (there were probably....at least 50 kids there)
Mr. Estabrooks made apple cider with his 100 year old apple machine thing. It was really good! 10 or 12 of the people brought pies for a contest. (It was the "Best Pie Contest")
After it got dark, and everyone went inside, we all (the kids) played card games! We played Uno and Rummy. (from what I saw)
Sunday, we went to the Marcums' house for our friend, A.J.'s Birthday! He was turning 21!
Mrs. Marcum made a huge rib and pot roast feast. They were the juiciest most tender ribs I had ever had.
After we ate, Paulie, Luke, A.J., Mike, A.J.'s sister Emily and her husband Josh, and I went outside and played Football and Ultimate Frisbee. It was really fun!!
Mrs. Marcum made 2 big German Chocolate cakes! (A.J.'s favorite I guess)
After everyone left (except us and Mike) Mike, Paulie, Luke and I played Rummy for like.....2 hours or something. We had a great time over at their house! Thanks, Marcums!!
Beav
Ok, I told you that I would post this week, so now I'm posting.
We drove near Cades Cove (and went to Gatlinburg) Saturday and we went on just a pretty drive Wednesday. (we went to Newport and saw all the pretty Fall colored leaves!) After all that, we ate at Olive Garden! It was pretty good, except, Sani barfed every where.
Today Mom went to her doctor's appointment for a checkup. We hope the baby comes out healthy.
Usually, we have a bible study with some friends every Thursday, but we aren't doing it tomorrow because Mr. Marcum isn't feeling good and there is a lot of sickness happening now. We don't want to get sick with the baby and all.
Our studies usually are pretty fun! Sometimes people bring snacks and we have a good time.
Ok, Mom just came back from their appointment, and it turns out that she is NOT having a boy!! (I have to admit.....I REALLY wanted a boy. But I also REALLY like the name Chloe Abigail!) Yes, that is the name of the baby!
Over and out!
Beav
This morning, all 6 of the TOS staff left. We had lots of fun with them over.
It's going to be nice getting back to my normal schedule.
Julia's party went really well!
She had lots of people over, a huge cake and presents.
We all had a great time.
My brothers and I are a little late, but we are going to get her a GameCube!
We (our whole family) are going to the Gonzalez' house this weekend for a game night! (just board games and poker) It's going to be a lot of fun!
Well, I can't think of anything else to say; I'm not really doing much this week, but I'll post again next week.
Saturday we are having a birthday party for my sister, Julia! A lot of people are coming such as the Estabrooks, the Gonzalez's, the Petersons, the Marcums, the Marcums' son, Mike, A.J. and his wife Leann.
She is turning 13! Her birthday is on Sunday, and we are going to be having some staff over.
It is going to be a lot of fun. One of the great things about Julia is that she is always giving.
Every time I ask her if I can ride her bike, she always says yes. (my bike is broken)
She is always watching Sani, even if we have company over.
Sometimes I take advantage of what a great sister Julia is.
I am going to try to be a better brother to her, too.
Thank you, Julia!
I just got back from Mexico not too long ago! Dad and I went because we wanted to see our great aunts before they died. We drove to Tasco and I bought myself a silver bracelet. Dad got the boys one too, and Julia a set of earrings, a bracelet and a necklace. We were down there for Mexico's Independence Day. It was a great experience.
Beav
Hey everyone,
Well, I just thought that since I have been sitting on the couch since yesterday morning I would write and let y'all know what's going on. :) Yesterday at 10 a.m. I had my wisdom teeth removed. :( So far everything is going alright. Yesterday my jaw hurt but now it's fine, up until this afternoon my throat was sore (just from being sick before hand), it feels fine so far. My lower right cheek is swollen on the inside and it's pretty annoying and both of my cheeks are swollen on the outside, it's kind of funny looking, kind of not. ; ] The only thing I have eaten the past two days is basically baby food. Pudding, Jell-O and apple sauce is not very filling so this afternoon my mom made me some instant mashed potatoes and that was GOOD, considering everything else that I had eaten. :) My brother is supposed to bring me some mashed potatoes from Arby's when he gets home from work. Arby's mashed potatoes are BEST! :D So, other than eating baby food I have just been watching movies, facebooking and sleeping. Let's see, what else have I been doing since school started, I started my very first photography class which I am just soaking up, there are so many things that I can do with my camera that I had no idea about. :D I also started violin lessons which I also love. I can already play "Twinkle, twinkle little star" and I am working on another song called "Lightly Row". I got a violin for Christmas about four years ago and wasn't able to take lessons until this year, apparently the wood that my violin is made of is too soft so I doesn't hold it's tune so I'm getting a new sometime this week and I am SSSOOO excited, and so is my little sister because is gets to play around with my "old" one when I get my new one. Anyway, my pain meds are making me pretty dizzy, so I'm to end this post. :)
God bless
Love,
Hannah
P.S. I am very sorry about all of my grammatical errors, I'm just too dizzy to proof read. :/
Last Friday was my 18th birthday/manhood ceremony. It started with me having my picture taken with my 125 closest friends.
(it took too long but was nice seeing people I hadn't seen in a long time) After that the ceremony started. It consisted of ten men that have or has had influence on my life giving me a speech on some aspect of manhood or Christianity.
My dad closed with his speech and prayer. Then there was supposed to be a picture slide show for me but the equipment at the church didn't work so we ate cake and ice cream and played volley ball instead.
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My present from my parents was an awesome sword with my name engraved on the blade.
The next day was my actual birthday. I spent the morning opening cards and playing with my nephews who came for the party. We all (family and LaMeres) went to Olive Garden for lunch, then came back to my house to swim and play video games.
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~Josh
Hey everyone,
I know what you must be thinking, "WOW, she's actually posting". ;) I have been quite busy over the summer, as I'm sure most of you were as well. I have been working quite a bit and I have had a lot of church activities. For example, VBS and youth lazer tag all nighter in June, Teen camp in July as well as a teen competition cook out and earlier this month our youth group went to an amusement park (which was a BLAST) and we are going on a hike on Saturday (so excited). This summer has truly been a blessing from God. A few friends of mine (that I was pretty close to before) have become very close friends. They are such an encouragement to me and I couldn't possibly ask for better friends. We even gave each other nicknames (ridciulously funny ones). We have this joke going that it's either mine or my brother's turn to get hurt. Michael passed out (a few years ago), Bethany threw up (that was a while ago too, she's not going to be too happy about me telling this), :) Erica fell off a bike at camp and got bad sracpes on her arms and legs, Liese had an asthma attact (don't hate me because I'm telling everyone this) and Logan cut his hand the other day. These are all acidents that happened at church activities. :D So, yeah, I'm a little concerd for my safety, as well as Gabriel's. But it's ok, God will protect us. I am looking forward to the up coming events at church, including; the Christmas Cantata practice, annual missions conference, the hike (like I menioned before) and several other things. I'm also pretty excited about being a Senior in High school this year. AAaaaahhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!
God bless
Love,
Hannah
Josh had a piano recital in May and after it was over he played Bella's Lullaby for me. Then we went to a graduation party. It was a fun night.
I haven't been blogging much because I'm on facebook but I'll try to keep up with this better too.
August 15th 1959
I LOVE you Pappa and Mamma!