Joel & Joanna's Journey

Around the House

Natalie trying on Daddy's big, puffy jacket :)

Kennedy modeling daddy's jacket too :)

Now I'm trying on Daddy's boots!

Cozy under the blanket

Snuggle time

So sweet :)

More Fall Fun

We took all the girls to the Nashville zoo one perfect fall day

As you can tell, all four girls just love being together - it's always fun & laughter!!!

Kennedy walking across the balance beam at Crockett Park

We were so proud!

Natalie's turn - she has no fear!

Here she goes again!

Giddy up lady bug

Riding on the bumble bee

Love this beautiful smile! Daddy found a giant Minnie Mouse for the girls

The girls love her!

Snuggled up together one Saturday morning

So sweet!

One Sunday after church, we went to a farm close to us in Nolensville with Mimi (Cathy), Justin, Laura, and family. It was a perfect day and we enjoyed feeding the goats, going on a hay ride, picking out our pumpkins, and just the time together!

The girls in front of the giant pumpkin!

Kennedy has gotten so much braver lately... she actually pet the goat!

I love this one - the three girls looking at the baby cows

Cousins - Caroline, Anna Kate, Natalie, and Kennedy

Ready for the hay ride!

Summer Cute-ness :)

Saying "cheese" for the camera

So adorable, probably watching Toy Story

Ta Da! Trying on Mommy's sun glasses

Ooooh, these look good on me!

Pushing her baby in the stroller, carrying her purse, and wearing Mommy's shoes :)

Having a party at school

I think Kennedy likes the ice cream!

Riding her pink tri-cycle

Learning how to use the pedals

Williamson County Fair

I was fortunate enough to get free tickets from work and this was our first time to a county fair - it was a lot of fun! We ate hot dogs, watched a cowboy & horse show, the girls rode a few rides, and we just enjoyed watching them have a great time :o) We did try the little circus that was inside, but Kennedy was afraid of the clowns and started crying, so we ditched that and walked outside to check out the cows. We will look forward to going again next summer!

First we rode on these bears around a jar of honey

Then we rode on the magical flying dragons - Hi Mom!

Natalie had to pick one that had purple in it, her favorite color :) Hi Daddy!

Then we pretended we worked on a farm, collecting veggies, eggs, corn kernels, etc in our basket and then we turned everything in and got some "money" and were able to "buy" an ice cream sandwich!

And lastly, we rode the little Nemo fish

BEACH TRIP!!!

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Last month, we got to take a trip down to Seagrove (which is near Destin) Florida for five days at the beach! The girls have only been one other time to the beach, and that was to Hilton Head over Thanksgiving. So this was their first summer beach trip. We were all ready for a vacation. We got a condo with Laura, Justin, girls, and Joel's mom, Mimi :o) We were excited for the girls to play together, dig in the sand, catch crabs at night, splash in the pool, and just have FUN! The girls liked the beach, but they LOVED the pool! So we spent half the day at each, and just soaked up all the fun and memories. During nap time, the adults would go back down to the beach to soak up some rays, do some reading, and the boys would go out and get in the ocean and brave the really high waves. We ate out most nights and even discovered the local creamery with very delicious (and very expensive) ice cream and yogurt. Oh well, no rules on vacation! We really enjoyed our time, watching the girls play and also relaxing and not having to worry about any thing but a sun burn :0) ha ha ha - It was such a great trip!