Trip to Tennessee...Finally--June 18-25, 2011

Finally...Here are few pictures from our trip to Tennessee for our Hershberger family reunion. We had a really great time, even though the drive was a bit of a chore. These are just a SMALL fraction of my total pictures, so if you would like to see a few hundred more, go to

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Eli and Oliver on our 17 hour trip to Tennessee. Oliver did GREAT! He mainly watched movies and ate tons of food. Eli did okay...that's a long time to be strapped in a carseat!

Viv (Grandma), Pat, and Eli on a small hike in the Smoky Mountains

Oliver and his friends, the tree frogs

Oliver getting set to ride Kate's bike...a HUGE highlight for him!

Happy boy!

The Hershberger family

Mike, Oliver and Ashley doing some yoga...another highlight for Oliver!

Eli and Great Grandma

The Jaberg cousins...Oliver, Kiara, Eli, Ashley

Kiara, Rachel, Eli, Viv, Ashley, Oliver

Oliver and Eli at the aquarium in Gatlinburg

I'm trying to get up to date!!--July 6, 2011

I know I've gotten really behind again, but I'm trying to get back on track! I made a few posts about stuff from last month, but I still need to post photos from our trip to Tennessee. Keep checking back...hopefully I'll have those up in the next day or so!

Oliver's tennis camp--June 17, 2011

Oliver has participated in several camps this summer (and we still have a couple left.) A couple of weeks ago he went to a tennis camp and really liked it!

At the end of the camp, they had a tournament and he and his partner got 3rd in doubles!

Trip to Kansas City--June 11-12, 2011

A couple of weeks ago, we drove to Kansas City with some friends to spend a day at Worlds of Fun! The boys were more than ready to get on the road!

Oliver with all of his traveling gear...a hat, sunglasses and a neck pillow!

Oliver thought Eli needed the same!

The babies (who really aren't babies anymore) waiting for the big kids to go on a ride.

Huey Pankratz, Otto Pankratz, Aubrey Stuckey, Eli

Abe and Oliver

Eli and Aubrey playing with Snoopy

Eli, trying his best to stand still for a picture

This is the Mamba, the very FIRST roller coaster that Oliver ever went on. It just happens to be the tallest and fastest roller coaster at the park (going 78 mph). Let's just say it was Pat's idea to take him on it, not mine! Thankfully, he actually liked it and wasn't traumatized, like I thought he would be! This was our conversation after he got off the ride...

Me: Oliver! How was it??

Oliver: Awesome!!

Me: Do you want to go on it again?

Oliver: NO!!!!

Afternoon nap

Eli feeding Aubrey grapes, okay more like shoving grapes in her mouth, but she didn't seem to mind!

Tyler and Oliver after they rode on the Flying Dragon

This is how the boys spent the first 15 minutes in our hotel room...rolling around on the bed, wrestling with each other! Oliver was so excited about our day spent at Worlds of Fun, and Eli was so excited to be out of his car seat and stroller!

All of the kids