Tullahoma Visit and the Pledge

I have been planning to go visit Tullahoma the past two weekends.  Since one of us has been sick every weekend for the past month we have had to put our visit on hold.  Everyone is on the mend around here and the weather is perfect so we decided to go today.  Mom and I took the kids.  It also gave Paul a great opportunity to do some things around the house and study.

We surprised Nanny.  I did not want to tell her we were coming and then have something come up that kept us from going.  There was a recent tornado right in Nanny's area so we were able to see all the devastation.  She really is lucky to not have been injured.  Her roof sustained considerable damage so she had a new roof put on.  Some trees that were over 100 years old were uprooted like saplings.  The weather really is amazing.

Thomas entertained Luke most of the day by going on wagon rides and reading books. Luke also surprised us by saying the Pledge of Allegiance!  Luke found a small American flag at Nanny's.  He started reciting the Pledge and did it almost perfectly!  Mom said she wished she had a camera to capture the expression on my face - my jaw was literally on the floor.  I had no idea he knew the pledge!  It makes me wonder what else that little guy knows that we have no idea about.  He acted so nonchalant about it. Katherine enjoyed herself to.  She took a nap and seemed to enjoy all the attention.

We got home just in time for supper. Paul had smoked a chicken and cooked some vegetables. It was great!