Kiehl Family Vacation, Norris Lake, TN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Kiehl family gathering took place this year at Norris Lake in Tennesse which is just north of Knoxville.  It was beautiful and a lot of fun.  All 37 of us under one roof!  We finally got a picture of the whole crew and then I love the one of just Grandma and Grandpa surrounded by their 23 grandchildren.  It's quite a crew.  Charlie and Bode were best buds and grew brave enough to actually ride on the tube in the no wake zone (which means we were going very slow).  The girls liked getting up the courage to jump off the famous jumping bridge...Meg stood up there and just stared down for very long periods of time and never did it.  It was very scary!  I jumped off to try and help her and my body did not appreciate it!  Ouch!  The girls had so much fun together.  Meg was in heaven!

We love this week each year, when we are able to see everyone.  We wish the country was smaller and we could see everyone more often.  We are so grateful to Grandma and Grandpa for providing this for us! 

Outer Banks, 2012

 

 

 

Our family loves the beach and we have been so blessed to be able to go with my parents and Tom's sister Jen's family the past couple years.  This year was a little windy and hard to go to the beach the last few days we were there, but it was still beautiful and the kids loved it!

Our new house!

So, this isn't the best shot (I hate that the garage door is open) but you can't beat the fall colors and they only last a couple weeks, if that. 

We got new siding, trim, gutters, garage door and coach lights.  Plus we had all the lava rock removed and new paint on the stucco.  It feels like a new house!

Henry's 1st day of preschool and more!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Henry stated pre-school this fall.  He goes twice a week for a couple hours and really likes it. 

Once a month, Charlie's class gets to walk over to the nursing home and sing and visit with the residents there.  I have a couple photos of Charlie and his buddies throwing up their 1st grade gang signs. :)

The rest are some cute photos of Vivien and Grandma watching Charlie play soccer! 

Charlie turns 6, first day of school, etc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

These are just some cute photos that cover a couple months.  Our camera was out of commission all summer, so summer photos are missing and I will try to add some of those in next.

Meg got her first shiner!  She played softball this year and really liked it.  Tom helped coach the team which was very fun to watch.  The girls really loved him.  But, when warming up for practice one day, Tom was tossing the ball to Meg and the "pop fly" missed her glove and hit her right in the eye.  It was very sad!  And think she liked sporting a shiner though. :)

Charlie turned 6 at the end of May and wanted to have a Mario party.  We had a lot of fun making up games, etc for the kids to do.  I had the "cake lady" make the cake and even though she didn't know who Mario was, she did a great job!  We are very proud of our Charlie.  He is a sweet, sensitive, and smart boy.  His best friend is his little brother.  They are so cute and love each other so much.  We are so grateful that Charlie is a part of our family.

There are a few boat photos.  We only rode the boat a couple times this year, but the kids had a fun time (as long as were weren't on there too long! :)

Meg started 3rd grade this fall and has Mrs. Boeckman.  Her friend Macy has been in her class every year so far!  Charlie started 1st grade and has Mrs. M&M.  Our little neighbor, Patrick, is in his class.  They are great buddies.  Things have been going well for them.  It has taken Charlie a little time to get used to being there all day, but he loves the fact that he gets to eat lunch at school (probably because no one is there to make sure he is eating all the things he is supposed to).

There are some pictures of a fun day at the zoo and come cute ones of Meg and her friend, Quin with Vivien at the piano.  Love these kids!