Ryan (age 4): Mom, Do you know what Dad wants for Christmas? Mom: No, what does he want? Ryan: He wants Peace on Earth. Mom: Really? Ryan: Yeah, but Santa's elves don't make Peace on Earth.
And...it's soccer. He and Avery (seen here) pretty much spent all their time on the field together holding hands on their own little play date. At the end of this season, Ryan decided he was done. He said, "I like the snacks and the high fives but not really the soccer."
We had originally planned a trip to Perdido Key Beach, but after the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, we changed directions and went to the Great Smokey Mountains instead. While we were in the Pigeon Forge area, we also went to Dollywood.
We stopped in Alabama on the way, and the kids got to be in the Prattville, AL 4th of July Parade with G-ma and G-pa Huff!