Exploring the South...

Last week, the Nason Clan went on a road trip. Being the great explorers that we are, we had to see a little more of the South than we were able to enjoy on our way here. We left on Monday and came home on Friday. We visited some friends in Knoxville, TN, drove through lots of neat old towns in Georgia and visited a couple antique stores. On our last day we went down to Andersonville, Georgia to visit the museum there.

Andersonville, if you aren't sure what that is, was a Confederate prisoner of war camp holding Union soldiers that were captured. Robert and I had learned about it watching the PBS Civil War series and also watching the movie that was made, Andersonville. It was a pretty good movie, I recommend it.

This is a staged area of what it may have looked like during 1864. I have to say, being there and seeing the site made me feel sad. I think it is important to have these memorial sites to keep history in perspective, lest we forget and make the same mistakes again.


This is a picture of Justin helping Katie up after he tripped her and made her fall down. I am glad that he tried to make amends, he is tough and sweet all rolled into one lovable boy.

She's a Suds Angel....

This is a testimony to how much Robert loves his Katers. He took these pictures of her during her bath. He is so funny.

After the bath. Katie is so clean and well groomed.

Another cute face.

There's a smile!

Baking and Kids...

Justin and Katie have really been great play mates lately. Justin teases her unmercifully and she yells and screams. It is a great sight to behold and hear.

Brendan likes to ride his bike around the block in our neighborhood. It was too hot today to make him go run, so a bike ride was just what he needed for some exercise. Robert and Justin have been running together in the mornings. The girls like to put music on the piano and dance. I think they are a well-rounded bunch.

I went to the grocery store and they were selling blueberries at a price that I couldn't resist. Brendan suggested that we have blueberry pie. I think he had a great idea and we have already eaten more than half of it. I think that Robert and I will have to have a midnight snack.

This little frog was caught by Justin and observed by all. He was really cute and tiny and we watched him in this glass measuring cup for awhile. Of course we let him go. There are lots of little frogs and lizards around. While we were in Ketchikan we never saw any frogs and in South Dakota I don't remember seeing any.

Happy Birthday Day Katie!

Today is Katie's 4th birthday! I can't believe that she has grown so much. Katie was born in Ketchikan, Alaska and now she is in Florida. Could she get any farther in the USA?

We tried and tried to get a real smile out of Katie. Justin decided tickling was the answer. It looks like he was right!

I found these really cute Gumby and Pokey figures at a local toy store. I thought Katie would really like it.

So far I was right. She couldn't wait to open them.

Oh, well, maybe I should have bought them for Robert....

Happy Birthday Rebecca!

Rebecca turned 9 yesterday and she had a great birthday. Since we haven't lived here long we only had a family party, but it was still a great time. Rebecca told me at the end of the day that she had a great birthday. She is growing up so fast.

This is an apron that I made for her birthday. It fits her perfectly, and she didn't take it off for a long time. It came in handy when it was time to make the flower pots below.

I found a great website http://thepioneerwoman.com/ that had this recipe on it. Rebecca and I had a great time making them and finding the worms as we ate made for an interesting time.

I am so blessed to have such a wonderful daughter. Thank you Lord.

Kennedy Space Center....

We went to the Kennedy Space Center yesterday and spent the whole afternoon exploring and learning about NASA's space programs. There were lots of rockets on display in the Rocket Garden, things for the kids to climb on, and space dots to eat. The space center also provides bus tours to the rocket launch pads, but we missed the last one. The Imax theater had a really interesting movie about all of the Apollo missions and the famous astronauts that were the first
to land on the moon.

Katie was so cute trying to eat her space dots. It is a difficult task for one so little.

This is a great picture that Robert took of one of the rockets in the Rocket Garden.

The kids climbed in and got into position to take a ride. Katie kept saying she wanted to ride in a rocket and go to outer space. I wish I could have given her what she wanted, but, alas it wasn't to be.