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annual pigeonforgefest.

the whole wacky crew. a long weekend of football+movie watchin', continental+mexican train playin', Christmas shoppin', sale findin', eatin', eatin'+ more eatin' gabfest. the name of the cabin we stay in is "as good as it gets" and they ain't lyin'. uncle merky had a cold+had to stay home, steve had to work so we were minus he+vicki too...we missed them. thanks glenda for all you do to make this happen every year...we love you.

thankful.

always a blessing to slide our chairs up to aunt nellie's table. happy thanksgiving ya'll.

free maple donuts+coffee.

mom, dad, aunt nellie, troy & i ventured to swiss pantry's open house this morning. only day of the year they make maple donuts...they are WONDERFUL! warm, gooey deliciousness. came home with freshly baked sourdough bread, bbq, & 1/2 grilled chicken x3...good stuff...happy folks.
by the way, go vols!

awesome ashlyn.

so, josh & jen had an appointment friday afternoon so i went to tullahoma to help gail with jaxsy while we went to a pep session at ashlyn's school where she was going to be surprised with a special award. turned out she got the citizenship award for her class & the principal's award also...she & we were so proud! way to go sweet girl!
-great

dad's hd report...A+

keep up the good work! his kidney dr. + staff were as excited as dad + we were. :) gonna try to stay on first honor roll. giving God the glory + takin' it one day at a time.
-holly

flavorful send-off.

aunt nellie's fried chicken, homemade rolls + all the goods with skillet chocolate pie + chess pie for dessert for brandon's last "aunt nellie meal" for awhile. he reported to nashville sept. 14 in route to air force basic training. mom, dad, aunt gail, uncle al + tiffani joined us. troy + i are sporting the air force gear gail + al brought us. :)

memorial day.

continental...mama usually wins but this time she took a back seat to aunt nellie :) we enjoyed a bbq lunch, some of the girls went to hammer's to bargain search, the men visited + we played a hand. in attendance...mama, daddy, aunt nellie (of course), glenda, dick, donna, uncle merky, amy, troy + me.
uncle merky + amy. words of wisom, i'm sure.

cherries on top.

daddy's birthday supper. gail made the cake. happy 80+ daddy!

tippsness :)

jerry, gail, adam, haley, barrett, jace, heath + andrea came to visit. it was a glorious day & here's proof...
maw (great grandma)+barrett...good lovin.
paw (great grandad)+barrett alan

fun in the hammock with ghee (granny gail)
maw (great grandma)+jace
heath+troy prepping for tipps fantasy football league.
walking up to cowan highway to honor a franklin co. marine (greg posey) that lost his life in afghanistan. janet (rogers-schnarr, chad + jessie joined us). honoring...
mexican train
andrea+heath (this is serious business!)
haley (mama) + andrea (aunt yeh yeh) mexican training little bear
daddy enjoying the hammock
pool playing with "great"
barrett water bombing uncle troy (uncle t)
jerry fishin with adam, barrett + haley :)
adam (daddy)+barrett

barrett+granny gail (ghee)

"great" aunt holly+jace

failing...miserably.

so...i'm WAY behind on posting. be on the lookout for august & september in pictures. for the most part, things are fine. dad is tolerating treatment well and his appetite is neverending...it's like feeding a teenage boy, so...mama cooks + cooks + cooks. :) pictures coming up...soon.

a little thing...

done with great love...the everydayness of it all. mama trekked down the hill to a little wildflower spot she planted & picked daddy a bouquet. need i say more?
-holly

will+casey tie the knot.

so grows the crabtree-davis family...will davis (aunt christine & uncle merky's son ronnie & gayle's son) WHEW! & casey's wedding in ashland city was wonderful. the happy couple +...

preciousness x 2.

yes, i'm behind...so i'm catching up. jacki (steve & vicki's daughter) and stetson came to visit mid july and it was glorious. we missed james (duke-husband/daddy) but so enjoyed his loves. :)