Fishing with Daddy

After we got home from the fishing show, we went down to the dock in Greenlee Campground right next to our house and Maddie and Brent went fishing for Blue Gill. Maddie was more interested in the worms, which she called snakes, untill she caught a fish.
After we got tired of fishing we went to the snack shack at Greenlee Campground and had hamburgers hot dogs and ice cream. Needless to say we had a fun filled day this past saturday with Daddy.

FLW Tour Kids Fun Fest, Downtown Knoxville

This weekend was the FLW fishing Tournament on Fort Loudon and Tellico lake. As most of you know, that is a dream of Brent's. Brent loves to fish, and has passed that to Maddie. We took her to the Kids Fun Fest that was at the Convention Center, so she could see all of the fish and things. She loved it. Maddie got to go fishing in the trout pond and actually caught one. Since she caught a trout, she got a big sticker that says. "I caught a trout", she was THRILLED!!!


I could not get the picture snapped in time, but this is her actually catching the trout.

She did not know what to think of the M & Ms. She stood just long enough to have her picture made and then she was out of there.

Playing Downtown at Fort Kid

Daddy had the weekend off, so we went to the fishing show and to Fort Kid in downtown knoxville. Maddie had a blast. It was nice family time for all of us.

This was a georgous rainbow at the house last week after an afternoon thunderstorm.

Tucke was pooped.

A day at the pool

Maddie at the pool. She loves the water, but she refuses to go past the ladder. She will not get her head wet. We really have to work on that.



Maddie and Uncle Tony at Katie's Lulal party. Aloha!
Grammy, Tucker, and Maddie. Tucker LOVES the water.

HAPPY FATHERS DAY!!!!!!!!!!!!

Happy Fathers Day Brent!!!!!!!!!!!

Thank you for being such a devoted and loving husband and father. Even though you were working and could not be here Fathers Day, you were in our hearts. We love you!!!!!!!
Julie, Maddie and Tucker




Brent and I the day before Brent became a Daddy for the 2nd time.
Brent and Tucker just hours after he was born
Tucker was sick for the first time and wanted his Daddy
Tucker and Daddy on the "Mo-Mo"
Tucker and Pawpaw Satch(great-grandfather)

HAPPY FATHERS DAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Happy Fathers Day Brent!!!!!!!
I could not ask for a more devoted and loving husband and father. We don't have any pics from this fathers day because Daddy was at work. He was there in our hearts though.


Brent and Maddie @ 1 year old

Maddie and Pawpaw Burl

Maddie and Popaw

Our Big Memorial Day Weekend!!!!!!!!!!!!

Tucker and Mawmaw Lib

Maddie's Great-Great Grandmother(on my side) lives in North Carolina and When we went to visit Granny Fowler this really nice man came down the road with his team of horses and offered Maddie a ride. She loved it.
Maddie and Katie, one of Maddie's cousins.
Maddie and Pawpaw Satch
Tucker and Pawpaw Satch
Maddie and Mawmaw Lib

"Mommy Connie"

As some of you know Brent's Mother died of lung cancer. Brent and I talk to Maddie all of the time about her Mawmaw Connie, but Maddie insists on calling her Mommy Connie. Maddie is named after her and so is Tucker. As soon as we drove in the driveway at Mawmaw Lib's house Maddie said "Yeah, we are at Mommy Connie's House". We had to explain that Mommy Connie lives in Heaven with Jesus, and we promised that we would go give Mommy Connie some flowers while we were there. I think that Maddie loved this more than anything else about our trip. We hope that "Mommy Connie" is one of Maddie's angels that is with her all of the time. We miss her so much and know she would be so proud of both of her grandchildren.


Mommy Connie's new flowers. Aren't they georgeous!

Maddie and her Uncle Tony. I have to say there are times when I don't know if she loves him or me more. She LOVES her Uncle Tony.
While we were in North Carolina for Memorial Day we also had a family reunion on Brent's side
This is all of the grand-babies and great- grand babies on Brent's Mawmaw Lib's side.(Brent's Mom's mom). In all There were about 75 at the Hatley Family Reunion and 35 of them were our family.

Uncle Tony, Aunt Blue, Hannah, and Katie

Memorial Day in North Carolina

Tucker Finally pulled up all by himself on the dishwasher... YEAH! One step closer to walking.

Here are both of my Cheesers! Aren't they adorable!
Maddie painted flower pots for all of the great-grandmothers in North Carolina to take them for our visit.

Here is the finished product.