Stump House Tunnel and more fun!

On Friday, it didn't rain! So, we went to the Stump House Tunnel! That's one of my favorite places ever! It's this big tunnel they were building for the railroad to go all the way through SC up to Ohio or somewhere. My great great great granddaddy helped to blast that tunnel, so it's extra neat to me! Anyway, the money ran out and then the war between the states took over and now here it is - a part of Walhalla's history! They have closed most of it, but it's still cool and the boys liked the echo.

Isaqueena Falls!

It was a beautiful day for outdoor family fun!

The boys loved the fresh air!

They loved playing on these bridges!

And looking at rocks and nature stuff!

We also went and visited some family that live in Mountain Rest! My Aunt Kay's new house is beautiful!!! Sorry, no pictures. I had not seen it since they moved in! That was fun, and the twins loved their dogs!

Nana helps Carson and Suzi sit at the dining room table.

Suzi, Cade and Carson read books on the porch!

Carson loves to read!

Cade, Suzi, and Carson enjoyed their pretend meal much more than real dinner!

Nana and Suzi shook the jingle bell while everyone sang Jingle Bells! Of course, you know who went next and other next (or "I turn!" as Carson calls it)!

Nana leads Suzi and Cade in Ring Around the Rosies! Carson and I had fun with that, too, but the fun for him ended when the camera came out!

That night Kevin and I went to a nice dinner after the children went to bed! I have such a wonderful husband to put up with all this family time and away from home time and at such a time when Nana and Bopa had just cancelled the ESPN package on their satellite! He was so great all week! More pictures from the end of the week to come!

Triplets?

All day with three little ones was extra- extra-special! Started out with breakfast on the Mickey and Minnie plates!
Then an ABC movie which one of the little ones was into watching.

Off to the mall! No pix of that, but they did so great with the twins in the stroller and Suzi holding my hand!

Lunch split by three!

We enjoyed lunch with several of Mommy's high school friends and here is our little friend - baby Tanna! She has the prettiest curls!

After riding around on the tractors, the boys decided to push theirs! Then we all went for a golf cart ride - no pix but tons of fun for the children!

Carson is about to throw the ball back to Big Papa!

Cade hugs GG goodnight!

Cade, Suzi, and Carson talk with Nana and Bopa about Minnie kissing their ears!

Cade peeks around Carson while riding on the pony before bed tonight!

Our day!

A fun boat ride this morning!

Suzi came over to play!

We went to visit baby Zane and Suzanne after putting the little ones down for nap at Nana's!

The baby needed a diaper change!

Baby Zane loves Uncle Kevy already!

I love sweet baby Zane!

Then we took the twins to visit GG and Big Papa! Oops, no camera! And the battery died after this picture b/c I have not charged it this week. (It's charging tonight.) So this was Great Grandmama Viv, Nana, Suzi, and Great Granddaddy Bob at the Steak House for dinner tonight!

Zane Cooper Dobson is born!

Suzi checks out her baby brother!
Baby Zane weighs 7 lbs, 1oz. He is 20 3/4 inches long! He is precious! Oh, and he was born at 8:28am today! Hooray!

Isn't my little nephew so cute!

Here's the Dobson family of four!

Uncle Ned and Suzi are texting everyone they know!

Suzi checks out the baby boy!

And she gives her little brother a kiss!

Sweet baby Zane's feet!

And here's what Zane's sister and cousins did after getting home from lots of waiting at the hospital!

Christmas with "Us"!

The boys are changed after church and ready for fun Christmas activities at Nana and Bopa's(They've always written "Us" on the from part of gift tags, hence the blog title)!
Carson and Daddy sit for a minute!

Then Carson tries his trick riding skills!

And here's the little daredevil standing on the pony!

Cade throws his ball down the stairs!

And he's so excited that Daddy went to get the ball!

Carson and Cade enjoy the pony ride!

GG and Big Papa enjoy watching the little ones with their presents!

GGD Bob gets a big hug!

Great Granddaddy and Great Grandmama enjoy the children!

Suzanne will have our nephew in 2 days!

Bopa reads from Luke Chapter 2 in the Bible!

The children have handed out all the gifts!

Cade and Carson open the first ones - it's these fun trucks from Uncle Ned, Aunt Suzanne, and Suzi!

Suzi takes a picture or two!

The children crowd around Nana and her new toys!

GG and Big Papa are excited to get a 2009 calendar from the twins!

So are their other great grandparents!!

Bopa is opening fun gifts that the grandchildren love!

Carson loves Bopa's Mickey Mouse sippie cups - Bopa got 3 of them and Nana got Mickey and Minnie Mouse plates for the grandchildren!

Suzi is pushing Carson in his new dump truck!

Daddy shows Cade and Carson their John Deere stockings full of good books and DVDs!

Carson and Suzi run for the tractors from Nana and Bopa! Cade was already on his because he ran so fast - the crazy little tractor-loving boy!

Cade and Carson were so excited!

"Show us how to make 'em go!"

Suzi figured it out as soon as she got on!

Cade, Carson and Suzi love their toys!

Here we go!

Daddy keeps us on the path!

Time for 3 kids in a tub!

Cade, Suzi, and Carson are so cute!

Bopa plays with Carson!

Nana and Bopa just gave us this last Christmas present - cute penguin pjs to match with fun furry Elmo slippers!!!

Suzanne and Ned one more time before the baby comes Tuesday!

And Cade and Carson show off their cool Tonka trucks!!!!