At least he knows how to accesorize…
29th August 2008
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Archive for August, 2008
Welcome to the new Family Alive!
29th August 2008
Hope you enjoy the new look! We’re excited to keep tweaking and adding some things. Keep watching!
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A glimpse into our Chattanooga weekend…
25th August 2008
Just one quick look at our busy weekend in Chattanooga, from the Tennessee Aquarium on Saturday morning:
Brian’s race went well, and I’m sure all the details will be on his blog. The trip up was so easy… the kids had played at a friend’s house on Friday morning, and so they were ready for a long car nap all the way up to Chattanooga on Friday afternoon. We had a great time with our friends, the Moons, who joined us for the race/fun family weekend. Analise and Josiah were thrilled to have Lauren and Anna in the room right next door, available for playing all weekend long. Kim and I took the kids to the aquarium on Saturday morning, while the guys raced. (We would have gone, but it wasn’t a spectator-friendly race at all.) Big long comfy naps on Saturday afternoon, a quick swim in the pool, and then we all went to the top of a mountain reservoir for the time trial. It was so beautiful up there, and the kids were great cheerers!We ordered take-out pizza and Mediterranean for dinner (wow – it was so good!) in our hotel room, and it was as relaxing of an evening as you can have in the middle of 3 bike races with kids up past their bedtime 
They actually got into their pjs to snuggle up on the beds for a faux slumber party. Analise was so sad when we called the end of the party to head to our own beds. And in spite of not having a pack-and-play crib for Josiah, where he normally sleeps pretty well, we made him a great little bed on the floor in the corner and he slept wonderfully. It could have been the pitch black hotel room, the white noise of the a/c, or maybe that they were to bed by about 10pm both nights, but they slept until almost 8 both days, which is great sleep for all of us.
They actually got into their pjs to snuggle up on the beds for a faux slumber party. Analise was so sad when we called the end of the party to head to our own beds. And in spite of not having a pack-and-play crib for Josiah, where he normally sleeps pretty well, we made him a great little bed on the floor in the corner and he slept wonderfully. It could have been the pitch black hotel room, the white noise of the a/c, or maybe that they were to bed by about 10pm both nights, but they slept until almost 8 both days, which is great sleep for all of us.Today was a leisurely start since the race wasn’t until 2:15, and then we played at the race course (well, actually a parking garage since it was trying to rain!), for a couple hours before cheering. Josiah had his usual share of bumps, bruises and scrape, including a big purple one on his head and pinching his finger in the car door handle. My poor guy. Will he ever learn? Still, it was a great weekend! We always love cheering for Daddy!
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Analise’s New Friend
25th August 2008
From our lunch playtime at Chik-Fil-A…
Analise came out of the play area to munch on her nuggets and gulp down some lemonade (“yemon-ade” Josiah calls it).
“I met a new friend, Mommy!”
“Really? Did she tell you her name?”
“Yes, her name is is South Carolina.”
Do you think her Daddy needs to back off on showing her maps of his favorite rides from his college days at Clemson? I have a hunch her friend might have been named Caroline
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This blog post says it all…
25th August 2008
The great things I’ve accomplished… Once again, one of my favorite bloggers, Shannon at Rocks in My Dryer, says it just as my heart feels it.
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