Uncle Phil and Aunt Kelly

Phillip and Kelly made a stop at our house a few weekends ago and we were thrilled to see them! They boys had missed them a bit.. can you tell :)

Phillip is going to Montana to serve for the summer on an ministry team in West Glacier. JR is definitely jealous... these brothers LOVE the mountains.

We have always said that Carter is Phillip Jr, both in looks and attitude ha!

And can I just say how thankful I am for this girl! It has been a long time coming for my sweet brother in law but it was worth the wait because she is a STUD! (as JR says, and not in a masculine way either ha). We absolutely adore Kelly and hope to officially add her to the Isham crew one day soon!

Griffin was more than excited to have time with his Uncle Phil. Here they are dancing to the toons at Cracker Barrel.

Phi Mu boys

We were able to have a playdate with some of my Phi Mu friends who live in Knoxville. It was so fun since we all have boys! They loved playing in Sarah's backyard.

This cutie is Jackson. He belongs to Meredith!

And this is Sarah's youngest, Ben.

Thank you girls for getting together with us! So fun to be back in Knoxville together :)

4 boys and some watermelon

A few weeks ago we had a fun night of 4 cute little boys and some yummy watermelon. Our friends from college, Justin and Channa, came with their adorable boys Tyler and Eli.

My two inhaled the watemelon... see Carter saying "more more!"

Eli looking at Carter like, how does he eat THAT much :)

Fun times on the slide!

Carter is proud of himself for making it up to the top!

 Splashpad fun

Thank you Channa for coming over! Loved spending time with your sweet family!!

Father's Day

We had a great day celebrating Father's Day today! I am so thankful every day for the husband I was given and there is nothing that makes me fall in love with him more and more than to see him with our boys! There is absolutely no doubt he is their hero and they want to be just like him... and for that I am even more grateful!

We dont really do a lot of "things" as gifts but instead try and make memories together by celebrating as a family. With that in mind, inside JR's card this year he found out we will be taking a camping trip as a family next weekend! Also, Griffin saw this trophy at Target and I of course couldn't tell him no :)

Love seeing how much my son loves his Daddy!

After church we were able to go and have lunch with Potts.

Then dinner with my Dad!

I am so grateful for all of the men God has blessed me with!!! Happy Father's Day to all of you!

A whole day for Daddy!

We got up this morning and had a FULL day of Daddy! Pancakes and bacon for breakfast, cards were given and "Happy Father's Day" was said a lot. Then I asked him how he wanted to spend his special day and of course I knew I didnt even have to ask... HIKING!

The one thing I should have specified though was how long/far we could go with kids :)

After lunch we were in the Smokey mountains, because of course they are the only "real mountains"... oh my crazy man! This hike was very steap and pretty difficult so Griffin and I took lots of breaks.

Carter loved being in his carrier... and JR was in his element!

3 hours later we reached this view! Pretty incredible 360 of the beautiful mountains

We were all very tired and thankful to have just made it to the destination!

Our walk back looked a lot like this. 8.8 miles is no joke!

We treated ourself to a steak dinner afterwards as a prize for completing Charlie's Bunion as a family! A Father's Day I wont forget for sure :)

The Stocstills!

We were so excited to be able to have dinner with our friends, the Stocstills, this weekend! Sara and I were sorority sisters and she has remained a dear friend!

The best part was getting these two together! Her son Colt is only 3 weeks younger than Carter. We went through pregnancy and then first few months together and it was so fun to see them meet!

Our better halves were also there. Coach Rett was my flag football coach my freshman year.. good times! We sure love the Stocstills and hope to get with them more often now that we live closer!

Hiking with Daddy

While Mommy had a girls day Saturday, Daddy and the boys had some fun too! JR couldn't wait to get into the mountains that he OH SO LOVES!

 Cades Cove is specifically his favorite, and if you remember we went there for our past two anniversaries

 The rewarding view at the end... "This big big big big WATERFALL!" as Griffin said :)

 Griffin did amazing, walking the whole way all by himself at 3 years old. He enjoyed picking up rocks and sticks to throw in the water and also splashing around in it at different points to cool off.

 Carter spent all his time in the carrier and JR said he took two naps!

 Daddy and his boys!

I'm still in shock that they did it... but they did! Daddy and the boys' first hike is going down in the books. Abram Falls. 5 miles total. June 2012!

Anna Ruth's baby shower

 I was so blessed to be able to give my sweet friend Missy a baby shower! Missy and I have been friends since middle school and she is truly more like a sister to me! I am so excited for Miss Anna Ruth and loved showering her with lots of PINK!

This was the first girl shower I have given in over 3 years so with the help of Pinterest and my lovely Mom, we did all sorts of fun things!

Pinterest wreath

 Wishes idea from Pinterest

Also these girly napkins are from Pinterest

 Mom-to-be and all the hostesses

JD and Jessica supplied the amazingly yummy food

 Clint's mom, sisters and neice came

Missy's mom and grandmother. Soon to be 4 generations of girls!

 I was SO happy to help Missy with something for her nursery walls. The talented Carrie at Ella Minnow Pea in Kingston made her a beautiful ceiling tile!

Missy, you are such a beautiful pregnant Mommy and I am so very happy for you! I cannot wait to be Aunt Lindsey to sweet little Anna Ruth. I love you both more than you know!!!