Meant to Be - Steven Curtis Chapman

Have you seen this? Its a beautiful "family" anthem. Incredible!

Nashville Bike Share

Have you heard about this? Its the newest thing to hit Nashville. Rent a bike for free for the day and see the city by bike. The bikes are at 2 locations in the city: Downtown Music City Star Riverfront Station and Shelby Bottoms Nature Center. Both of these locations are connected by several greenways and trails and of course, lots of city streets.



I thought it was a cool idea so I took pics of the bikes when we were down at Riverfront Park for the Dragon Boat Racing. For more info., go to www.nashvillebikeshare.org



Take your own bike helmet or rent one for free.

Dawson's First Home Depot Project

Earlier this month, Dawson and Caiden participated in Home Depots kids' project - a school bus pencil box. Here are some pics from that event.



Safety first!


Deep concentration!


The finished projects!

Welcome Shannon Ruth Norton!

My sister Jennifer and her husband, Tony became proud parents of Shannon Ruth on August 1, 2010 at 12:46 am. Shannon weighed 7lbs, 2oz and was 19 inches long.





Proud Aunt Heidi!

Dragon Boat Racing

Here are some pics from this year's Dragon Boat racing. It was very warm this year, with a heat index at about 110 degrees. The Pollution Prevention Pirates worked hard to oust the other teams but came up a little short this year. Don't worry, they'll be back next year to challenge the most daring of dragon boat racers.



The battle on the Cumberland.


At the start...


Hey, who are these cutie pies? Lovin' the "bat tower" in the background.

1st Day of School

Caiden is a 1st grader this year. That is hard to believe. The boys started school about 2 weeks ago. Caiden was so excited he couldn't sleep the night before. But, he was up and ready to go that morning.


Here are the brothers together that morning.


Dawson is in pre-k mom's day out, 2 days a week this year. He started school the day after Caiden did. He was also very excited about the new school year. Can't you tell?


Dawson and Cole before we took off that morning.

We are looking forward to a great year. I'm sure the boys will grow by leaps and bounds.

Happy Birthday Dawson #4!

From the moment you were born with a head full of jet black hair and those adorable chubby cheeks, we knew that you marched to the beat of a different drum.


You have an infectious laugh and mischievous nature with a desire to have fun in everything that goes on. You never want to miss everything and love to do everything that your big brother does.


You are caring, sensitive and shy around strangers for a few minutes before you get to know them. Your favorite thing right now is your Nintendo DS. You shout out the world when you are playing it. You are not too keen on playing in a big pool of water but you've made great strides in that this summer.


You are fun to be around and brighten our day with your quirky remarks and precious smile. We love you and can't believe you are four. My...how time flies. We love you lil' man. We can't wait to see what the next year brings!

Holiday World

We went to Holiday World in Santa Claus, Indiana for a few days in July. We had so much fun. We got there on a Wednesday and stayed through Sunday. We rented a cabin right next door to the park at the Lake Rudolph Campground. Here are a few pics ...


Waiting for the shuttle to take us to Holiday World.

The boat ride.

The Carousel.

Caiden got to tell Santa his wishes for Christmas in July. I don't have a picture but Dawson had fallen asleep on the table while eating his lunch.

The best picture ever!