Sweet Caroline...........she is 11 and in middle school

This is the month of Bass family birthdays. The youngest Caroline turned 11 this July. She is a sweet tenderhearted young lady who loves her family. She loves pound cake, strawberries with cool whip also. She is a specail gfirt from God to all of us. She will take care of David and I one day I am sure! We are very thankful for her!
David brought this "chair" hammock from Mexico for Caroline for her birthday.
We have taken pictures of the first day of school in front of this tree for many years. This is the first time there is only one in front of the tree. Caroline is in middle school with no siblings to watch over her.
First year with a locker and changing classes every 50 minutes!!!!!

It is hot in Tennessee

Well, after leaving Alabama I told David that Tennessee was so much cooler. The humidity followed me all the way to Tennessee so I could eat my words. This week, only a dip in a pool ,was the only reason to be outside! So we traveled with another family to the state park and tried out the pool with two very bouncy diving boards. Above is Jason catching a football in mid air! Below Katie Ann and Caroline are enjoying the water.
Another diving board shot. Jason is front while Stephen is close behind him.
Here is the swimming pool gang after a day at the pool.

South Alabama Visit

We spent a few days in Evergreen Alabama visiting David's family. Above the girls are with their cousin Gracie at other cousin's house. It was humid hot visit. Below Stephen and David are fishing in the middle of the day but managed to catch a few.
A giant slip and slide has become a tradition. This year the crowd grew.
David's dad assembled this wagon to be pulled by a horse. We were all able to take a ride in Warrior Creek Alabama.

Checking off the List

Bell Buckle Tennessee hold a RC Cola and Moon Pie Festival every year. We have lived here for 8 years and I thought it was time to check eating a moon pie with a RC cola off the list of things I would like to do before I am ??.

Summer Sport at the Bass House

Our new sport for the summer is badmitten on a string. No net. There are good reasons to have a string instead of a net: 1. It does't fall down. 2. You don't have to move it to cut grass 3. You can have several different size courts.

Summer Project

Every summer I have tried to save up for a project on the house. We are on the 7th year here and we still have things to do. This year we changed the flooring downstairs. I don't have a before pictures so only you who can remember what our family room looked like can appreciate this. This room was a garage so we had to work with concrete on the floor so laminate hardwoods was the choice. We had to tile the stairs from the kitchen.
Some people think is makes the room look bigger but I think it is the echo from the change of carpet.

End of May

End of May trip to Alabama consisted of riding cousin Jordan's horse and a trip to Jim Bob's which is a chicken place we use to go to when we lived in Auburn.
Back in Murfreesboro, we ended soccer season for Caroline. Below Stephen and Katie Ann are watching as Caroline made her only goal of the year. There are no shots because we got so into that she may score, we forgot to take a picture.
Below is Stephen eating at a pool gathering with school friends. The humidity in Tennessee has doubled so we are spending some time in the pool.