Santa, Santa! Ho! Ho! Ho!

Saturday, we went to meet Santa at the Bass Pro Shop in Sevierville. Brett, Alison, Hunter, Viv, Tim, Kainaan, and myself made the snowy drive up there...yep, it was snowing again. But as always, it didn't stick around long.
Anyways, we got there with the expectation of having fun, but Kainaan had a different agenda: "See how loud I can scream, how much I can kick, and how many people I can make stare at us." It was fabulous! So, we had to go to the Jeep and decide if we were leaving without seeing Santa. Fortunately, Alison called and said to hurry up and get in the store, b/c they were at the head of the line to see Santa! Yay! Dare we try it?? Of course! And just like a holiday miracle, Kainaan was great! He charmed Santa and talked about the trains that were set up and just loved seeing him! After the pictures were done and it was time to say goodbye...he started up again! So we ran out with our heads down...again! But hey, we got what we went for, a picture with Santa...the road was just really bumpy trying to get it!
As for Alison, Viv, Brett, and Hunter...they got to play with all the cool stuff set up for kids b/c Hunter behaved. But when it came to Santa...Hunter was not so sure of him!
Enjoy the pics!


Alison, Hunter, & Brett


Hunter and Granna Viv


This was how Hunter liked seeing Santa. Mommy and daddy had to stay close!


Yeah, he just wasn't into Santa! Maybe next year!


Kainaan couldn't wait to see Santa. He was pouting at first and telling Santa about the train over there that he wasn't allowed to touch.


He had to tell Santa a lot of stuff! He was up there for at least 5 minutes! Umm, Kainaan, there is a line of people waiting...


Bass Pro Shop's version of a Christmas Tree. Yes, that's real stuffed animals and fish! Isn't it beautiful!? It really is beautiful, this picture does it no justice.

Bounce House Fun

Friday was another trip to the Bounce place in town! But this time, we had friends to play with! Alison and Hunter came with us, and we had fun! Hunter had never been there, and it took him a little while to warm up to it. But once he did, he had fun! It won't be too long before he is going head first down the slide with Kainaan. Enjoy the pics!

Hunter trying to walk on the tricky bouncer.

Hunter was over it. And now they were on to bigger things...the 72 foot slide!

Alison and Hunter having fun!

Kainaan, the professional 'rock' climber!

Hunter trying to figure out where his friend went.

They made it over, only to find a taller 'rock' wall to climb!

Hunter flashing his cutest smile!

Snacktime!!

We all worked up an appetite!

Break over! Playtime!!

Nice! Lick the germ infested water fountain!

Hunter is know getting the hang of it!

I love his pretty blue eyes!!

Kainaan is fearless...as always!

Once he got used to it, he had the best time!

Warning: Thomas Invasion!

Paw paw Billy does it again. Yesterday Kainaan got his Christmas presents in the mail, and boy was he excited! Unfortunately, the meltdown was not far behind as he had to take a bath and get ready for school the next day. So, today, while he was at school. I added another lob duty to my name...engineer! It took me almost an hour, but I built the track sets. Then I had to re-do or re-vamp them so that they would all mesh together! I had some pieces left over, but I put them in the middle and made the "lumber yard." Ha! Thinking outside the box! Anyways, when Kainaan got home today, he got to see his toys all set up! He loved it!


His new bedding! Please ignore the 'curtain' as we have not decided on any yet!


Kainaan's town!


Wow! Its Thomas!!


Ok-we have to take off the shoes and get busy playing!


He can't decide what direction to go in first!


He's in aww!


He will never come out of his room!

Happy Thanksgiving...Part 2

Well, here is the last of the pics from Thanksgiving. Enjoy!


Aunt Silva and Uncle Steve's Dog...She is spoiled!


The sign the Lindsey made for us.


Mom, the Avid Shopper, slept in her clothes to get a jump start on our Black Friday Shopping.


Yep, the clock behind me says 432...in the MORNING! We were at Wal-Mart for 445 A.M. and apparently, we were late...we had to park across the street in the Shoe Dept. parking lot. It was a mad house, and sooo much fun! Although the most entertaining thing was seeing idiots THROW 32'' LCD TV's in the air and drop them! Helloooo??? It will not work when you go home, so your stupidity is about to catch up to you. It was entertaining and pathetic. It kind of reminded me of the pictures of looters in New Orleans, after Hurricane Katrina. Anyways, after 2 1/2 hours in Wal-Mart...it was off to JC Penney's for 5 hours! It was so fun! Its been quit a few years since I had done this with Mom, and it was great! And yes...we are crazy. LOL!


Kainaan's presents from Unkie Doug and Sharon.


Another cool gift!


Emily and Lindsey tearing into their presents from us!

Its SNOWING In Knox-Vegas!!

Well, we got our 1st snow. Its not much, but we were told by neighbors that if we had snow flurries before Thanksgiving (and we did) then it usually means we will have a pretty good chance at snow for the winter. And well, its starting to prove right! Tim left for work at 7 AM and it was just wet from raining all night. But when I went in living room at 720, I turned on the Christmas tree lights, and pulled the blinds open...and OMG!! It looked like a blizzard! I was shocked! So after pics, I had to decide if I could get out of the neighborhood to get Kainaan to school. It was rough, but once I got out of the neighborhood and 2 miles down the road, it was nothing! Just rain! But at least my neighborhood looked pretty! And its still here...sort of. The roads and drive-ways are slush now. Its been snowing off and on all day...but nothing like this morning. Anyways, enjoy the pics. And I will post the rest of Thanksgiving pics later.
PS- And for anyone who knows what our across-the-street neighbor's driveway looks like...I got to watch them try driving up their driveway and sliding back down...DUH!!! So they had to park on our slanted street...LOL!