Almost Heaven . . . West Virginia!

Today we decided to take a drive to our neighboring state, West Virginia. We drove 2hours to Huntington, which is just over the border into WV. They call it the Tri-State area because Ohio, Kentucky and West Virginia all meet there. It was a beautiful day to walk around and enjoy the scenery. We went to Marshall University depicted in the movie "We are Marshall",




ate pizza at Uno's within the Pullman Square area (shopping district)








and we finished it up by going to Ritter Park. It is supposedly one of the top 10 playgrounds in the country, but I don't really think that is right. It was definitely different since there was only concrete, not plastic, but there was WAY too much sand for my liking.

As far as Marshall University, Randy Moss, Chad Pennington and Byron Leftwich all played football there and went on to play in the NFL.

Bowling Fun in St. Louis

Almost every time we visit St. Louis we go bowling. Here are some fun photos from this trip. Karla kicked our butts.

Fun in the Hummer

Today Uncle Luke came by to take us for a spin in his new ride. It was so much fun. The kids loved it almost as much as I did! Good times for sure!

Carving Pumpkins 2008

Today we spent the afternoon cleaning and carving our recently purchased pumpkins. I think we did a pretty good job considering we are rookies!






Here are the finished products.

Park Day in Chesterfield, Missouri - Part II

Here is a video of Matt doing one of his many tricks!

Park Day in Chesterfield, Missouri - Park I

Today while Brinley was napping at Grandma's we decided to take the boys over to a local park. It was a real fun time. Enjoy the pictures.

Clayburn Family Reunion - Gatlinburg, TN

We just returned from a fabulous week long vacation in beautiful Gatlinburg, TN. We went there to celebrate a family reunion with Matt's family. It had been 3 years since we had all been together. They rented a 7 bedroom cabin for the big event. It was absolutely wonderful. We did a lot of fun activities including going to Dollywood 2 days and to Splash Country. We can't wait until 2010 when we will reunite again . . . in Cocoa Beach, FL. Thanks Dennis and Carolyn for the great time!