Natchez Trace Parkway Trike Trip 2011

Jan and I left on the 7th of April for Cherokee, Alabama. We stayed in Tuscaloosa the first night and then went on up to get on the parkway the next day. The weather was nice and sunny most of the time. Once it sprinkled a little, I was glad it never really rained. We had planned to spend the night in Cherokee, get up the next morning and begin he journey but there was no hotels there so we got on the parkway and headed south.

November at the beach

The weather in Dayton during the month of November was great for the beach. Me, Jan and the girls, plus Jonas, spent a little time going to different restaurants.
Some of our favorites were: Aunt Catfish's, Bubba Gumps and Inlet Harbor.
Of course I can't forget the most important event in November and that was Jonas' 2nd birthday. We had a party for him with cupcakes and balloons. We got him a John Deer tractor and trailer. January and Patrick decorated the fence in honor of him.
Of course both of his aunts were there to help celebrate. Which reminds me of my new granddaughter, Austen Avery. We are waiting patiently for her arrival around May 8, 2011.

Oct, Nov. and December 2010 catching up

I have not posted since Septmeber so I am going to try to catch up a little. We made our fall trip as usual. We drove the truck and trailed the trike. We stayed in our time share in Seviervill. We rode the trike through Cades Cove and saw some pretty color. I love the fall colors and we had nice weather which was great. :)
When we left Sevierville we went to visit my niece, Stephanie, that lives in Minneapolis, N.C.. She fixed us up in a little cottage that was so cute and cozy. We loved it.

Labor Day weekend 2010

We had a huge yard sale on Saturday morning. It went well, we sold furniture, clothes, shoes, nic-naks?, and lots of other stuff we needed to get rid of. We made about $600.00 or more so I think it turned out pretty good.
After the yard sale Beka, January and myself went to Tonya's wedding in Jacksonville. It was reallly pretty and the reception was great. I just wish they would cut the wedding cake earlier. We got home late that night.

Sunday we went to church and then to the river. I stopped to visit with Kathy Ray at Aunt Olean's house. Most of mom's brothers and sisters were there. I haven't seen some of them in a long time so it was good to see and visit with them for a while.

Jan, Beka, Patrick, January and Jonas were already in the boat. We cooked and ate supper and Beth came in about 10 or so. On Monday morning I cooked pancakes for everyone. Tim, Susan and Kyle came down and ate with us. We had pancakes with fruit toppings & bacon. It was really good. We took the boat out for a long ride down river. Jan, Jonas and all us girls rode almost to the Santa Fe. Oh, Patrick had to leave and go to Thomasville for baseball camp at the college. He helps players improve their skills. Brad had to work on Monday so he wasn't able to be there either. Later in the day January and Jan decided to test the skis out. They both skied great. Jan felt so good he decided to barefoot, which he hasn't done in several years. here are a few pics of the weekend activities.

August 23, birthday for ME

Manatee

This is what the Manatee looked like when we first saw them..
I wish I knew the trick to posting the pictures with the right words.

Weekend at Indian Pass Campground

Well we went to Indian Pass Campground on August 13th for the weekend. We drove the motor home because we needed to help the economy. ha:) It really burns a lot of gas but it hasn't been driven in a while and its not good for it to set up for long periods of time. It's kinda like our bodies, they need exercise and activity. :)
I thought the campground was closer to Apalachicola but it was like 23 miles west of there. We had a beatiful campspot looking out over the water. We were able to see lots of dolphins and birds.

We drove into Apalachicola on Saturday and shopped (mostely window). We ate lunch at the Owl Cafe, really good. We also loved "The Tin Shed", so much stuff to see. I bought some wind chimes and shells. Rod and Robin were camping at Ho Hum and they drove over and we walked around with them for a while and got ice cream at one of the ice cream shops. I got a neat picture in front of "She Dreams of Apalach". cute
Rod and Robin called us after they left to come see some whales that were in the water just over the bridge. I was snapping pictures of two gray humps in the water and then Robin comes to tell me they are Manatee. :(( not whales. I lost my enthusiasm after that. I did get some pretty neat pictures of the Manatee though.