Yes, there actually is a place called Bumpus Mills in Tennessee and yes, before you ask, its in the middle of nowhere!! Mom & Scott have their "weekend home" on Lake Barkley and we love to go there to visit. Shane & the kids love it just a bit more than I do - I prefer to go to their "city" house in Nashville - hello, Bumpus is so remote, I can't even get a fountain Diet Coke! But I have to admit, the view is gorgeous and it is pretty fun riding around on the Kabota all-terrain & the four-wheeler...the kids stay outside the entire time and are absolutely filthy but boy are they havin' fun getting dirty! Gramma Cindy always has a "project" for them too so they look forward to that...this weekend we decorated halloween cookies and had a rock contest. The rock contest was for two reasons...1. Mom had cute little "1st Place" ribbons & some $1 bills burning a hole in her pocket so she was looking for a reason to give them to her grandkids and 2. Her rock garden was needing some more rocks!!! This apparently is going to be an on-going thing since she's given them each their own space to fill w/ rocks each time they come :)
Mom & the girls before "rock hunting"
Cookie Decorating
The rock contest winners!
The boys all went fishing Saturday morning while us girls went to the local Piggly Wiggly (love it!) to get the fixings for the cookies. By lunch time, the boys were home and we were making "mummy dogs" - hot dogs w/ breadstick dough wrapped around them - another "crafty" idea Gramma found in a magazine. Scott & Shane gave another secret fishing spot a try after lunch while the rest of us went on our rock hunt. 20lbs of rocks later (that's a guesstimate on the weight), Mom & I enjoyed a much deserved beverage while the kids cleaned up their rocks.
After the big boys got home, we had a pretty competitive game of wiffle ball that was, thankfully, injury-free for us old folks!
After dinner & showers, Hannah & Katie played checkers w/ Grampa Scott while Nick & Emily played "Go Fish" w/ Gramma Cindy...Shane & I just sat back & watched all the fun going around us! It was a nice break from having the be the entertainers :) After breakfast this morning, we packed up & headed home. Its always great to visit family, but its always good to get home too!
We had a visit tonight from my other parents (Beth & Dad) - they stopped by w/ Halloween bags for the kids - very little candy (thanks!!) and some "fun" stuff like Floam & Silly String (no thanks!!) - Beth is paying me back for the years of me giving my brothers "fun" stuff like Play-doh & finger paints!
At last, its quiet in our house...w/ the exception of Shane's comments to the TV re: the poor calls by the umpires in the World Series game. What is it about men talking to the TV like the people can actually hear them?! Like if he says "Bad Call!" loudly enough, the umpire in Philadelphia will look up & say "My bad"....must be a guy thing!
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Sounds like fun!! I've never heard of the place, but it looks like you all enjoyed the outdoors. You are very blessed to have such wonderful parents/grandparents!
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