Build a Bear with Kamri

5th birthday tradition. Grandpa and Grandma ride the trax to Gateway Build-A-Bear and let you choose your very own bear. Kamri chose a panda. It's a fun one-on-one that all the kids look forward to.

The Ted Alvey Family Reunion.

Camp out The night of the 3rd of July.

Hogle Zoo

We ventured to Hogle Zoo last week. The weather was perfect. we went with Kyle & Gina, Zach, Kate, Jenna, Brady, Brookelynn & Mandi.

Waiting for the bird show to start our favorite part of the Zoo.



This years visitor was from Madagascar. A Fossa.

Good thing the weather cleared up enough on Sunday to have our traditional egg hunt.This year there was one gold egg and two silver eggs. Jake found the gold egg containing $5. Brady found one of the two silver eggs with $3 and Wyatt found the other with $2. One of the favorite parts is when each kid finds their prize egg.

Easter Morning.

Valerie and the kids came up for Easter weekend and stayed at our house good thing the Easter Bunny knew this. The pictures below are them finding the eggs left by the Easter bunny and getting their baskets.

Easter Egg Coloring.

Mandi, Kayden & Brady. Coloring eggs on Saturday to prepare for Easter.


Myli, showing off her eggs.


Kamri making her masterpiece.


Hallie with her sunshine yellow.


Brady, Brooke & Jenna showing all their hard work.


Wyatt inspecting his work.


Eva more interested in the dye than the eggs.


Jack making sure his egg gets enough stirs for the perfect color.

The little girls playing crockett.

Myli with her tongue out in concentration.

Brookelynn looking like it's shuffle board.

Or riding a horse.

Or hammering a nail.

Hallie easy does it.

Giving it all she's got.