SO. MUCH.FISHING.
Thanks to Dad for being the best Co-Fisherman.
August Birthday Dinner at Cheseapeake's, courtesy of GG.
Even more fishing-this time with Bop, Mom and Moose on Labor Day!
GG picked this 6th Grader up one day after school and took him for ice cream. Look at his little airpod-so grown.
Pup Cup from Smoothie King for the Bines. (Stopped to get A one on the way to get him from football.)
Visiting football practice.
SO, SO much football in the month of September.
Just a lot of football. Love every second.
Bines always goes with me when I take the boys to football trainings and he gets to explore wherever we are.
UT vs Kent State!
Love the cousins.
Finally got a new couch!! The other one lasted 17 years, so it was time!
Always, always Bines.
He goes with me to all of their games and practices and took a little nap after a 4 hour/2 game outing.
Max spent the entire month of September fishing with every friend he could find.
Tailgate before the FHS/Bearden game.
Learning how to grill
NEW COUCH!
Always a lap dog.
Grand Opening of Knox Walls-Curtis did an amazing job, as always!
Visit to ETSU over Fall Break
Max & Diesel at Knox Dough over Fall Break
Wonder Works for free teacher day over Fall Break!
Bines at the vet.
SOOOOO much more fishing.
He caught his first bass!!
Dollywood with Lily, Max & Nelson over Fall Break!
Putt Putt with Noni & Bop.
More Dollywood fun
Max, snow tubing over Fall Break with John.
Buying bait for more fishing.
Anderson & Bop
Ice Bath after Fall Break
One of Anderson's games with Bop.
UT v. Alabama with cousins!
We just hung out around the stadium for 5 hours while they were in the game. It was actually really fun.
We won & they obviously went down on the field! I am so proud of them for remembering to get pictures for us.
New toy for his birthday!
After Anderson's 1st Varsity play!
Middle School Basketball started!
Homecoming 2024-so handsome and grown and all the things.
And, yet again...more fishing.
Another bass!
Halloween-I drove to Dunkin' at 5am to get the Dunkin container of doughnut holes. I also made Max pose, even though he was basically still asleep.
With Graham at the FHS game on Halloween.
Practicing the driving
Tried to make a ghost cake and it failed.
UT vs KY with Dad & Diesel & Coach Jay
We won!
Walking Moose during Anderson's 7on7 tryout in Chattanooga. He literally goes everywhere with me, all of the time.
ELECTION DAY!!!!
I got in line at 7:15 and was # 20ish so we were in and out really quickly. Favorite day of the year!
It was a crazy election. Trump won by a large margin and it was a big surprise.
Pizza and cookie cake and Electoral Maps.
Random pic of the outside of our house.
Conference with Denise in Nashville
FaceTiming Max from Bass Pro Shop. He is so into fishing.
Noni & I went to Lily's game to watch her cheer! She did such a great job!
Moose found some random trash while I was waiting for Max to finish practice one day.
Visit to Wal Mart to test out fishing stuff.
ReachThemto Teach Them with some GMS people!
UT field trip with GMS students!
We surprised NONI for her 70th birthday! She was really surprised and everything was perfect!
Really, really perfect!
Amanda did an amazing job with all of the decorations.
We had Hibachi for dinner. It was delicious and festive.
She so deserved this!
Grateful, grateful for this family.
Noni always brings some random gift that everyone loves-this year it was these tops. Brandon perfected his.
Amanda let him destroy all of the pumpkins. He was so happy.
Bop, bringing back the balloons!
Cookie decorating tradition.
We snuck away on Thanksgiving to fish, but no luck.
Anderson and I did find this random work out equipment, that we tried out.
A boy and his cousin.
Meanwhile, back in Knoxville!
Lily, always coming through with fun games.
Lottery ticket tradition!
George.
The boys and Zack went to Hawks game and had courtside seats!!
They met this rapper named Metro Boomin.
So, so cool.
We went fishing in the COLD and Max caught a huge bass! He was PUMPED!!
I am so glad I was there to see it.
We let him use his money to buy a monitor at Best Buy for his Play Station. Such a teenager.
It was a crazy election. Trump won by a large margin and it was a big surprise.
Pizza and cookie cake and Electoral Maps. 
Random pic of the outside of our house. 
Conference with Denise in Nashville
FaceTiming Max from Bass Pro Shop. He is so into fishing. 
Noni & I went to Lily's game to watch her cheer! She did such a great job!
Moose found some random trash while I was waiting for Max to finish practice one day. 
Visit to Wal Mart to test out fishing stuff. 
ReachThemto Teach Them with some GMS people! 
UT field trip with GMS students!
We surprised NONI for her 70th birthday! She was really surprised and everything was perfect! 
Really, really perfect! 
Amanda did an amazing job with all of the decorations. 
We had Hibachi for dinner. It was delicious and festive. 
She so deserved this!
Grateful, grateful for this family. 
Noni always brings some random gift that everyone loves-this year it was these tops. Brandon perfected his. 
Amanda let him destroy all of the pumpkins. He was so happy. 
Bop, bringing back the balloons!
Cookie decorating tradition. 
We snuck away on Thanksgiving to fish, but no luck.
Anderson and I did find this random work out equipment, that we tried out. 
A boy and his cousin. 
Meanwhile, back in Knoxville!
Lily, always coming through with fun games. 
Lottery ticket tradition!
George. 
They met this rapper named Metro Boomin. 
So, so cool. 
We went fishing in the COLD and Max caught a huge bass! He was PUMPED!!
I am so glad I was there to see it. 
