Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Day 29 - Pulled Pork, Narnia, and Paradise!

Tuesday, 20 September

Today the boys tried out for a community theater play called The Witch and the Wardrobe... Ammon got the part of Aslan (sp) and because the costume is going to take two people and Hyrum did not want a speaking part, he was casted as the back-end of Aslan... or as they quickly dubbed it... Asslan!  Kaleb got the part of Edmund, which he is thrilled about.

 After the auditions we went to lunch at a small BBQ place on Signal Mountain called Schumers... it was great.  This is the door handle to the dining room...

 After lunch we headed to Walmart to get halloween costumes for the boys... they are really into Super Mario Brothers right now and were thrilled to find these costumes...


 This evening, we were invited over to Tim and Norma's home (Brandyn and Jen's neighbor) to tour their property and their home... it was incredible.  Deb and I fell in love with it immediately...

 They have a natural amphitheater area createe by a few huge boulders, similar to Brandyn's boulders, where they have built this gazebo...

 This is part of the boulder that creates the back wall of the amphitheater...

 Norma and Tim in front of the rock...

 A stroll eastward through the trees...


 Looking south toward the house...

 More natural landscaping...

 This tree was growing right out of the top of the rock...



 The path down to a new pasture that Tim is building...


 The boys sitting on a rock overlooking the existing barn and pastures...

 Their barn was featured in a coffee table book about barns of Tennessee...  This has to be one of the most picturesque spots in Tennessee!

And finally, Grandma reads a book to the boys and puts them to bed for the last time this trip... We leave in the morning and will be stopping in Nashville to visit the Grand Ole' Opry and then it is on to Frank and Kathy's in Bellville.

This has been an incredible trip to visit our grandsons!  We will not ever forget the good times that we had with them... they were amazing while their folks were gone and we would do it again in a heartbeat.  We are so lucky to be able to spend time with them... hopefully, we will live closer someday so we can spend more time with them more often!

We love you guys... remember the things you learned from grandma and papa and be good for mom and dad.

1 comment:

Grappler said...

What can we say... it was amazing! We can't wait till you come back again.