Tubing in North Carolina

We hit the sledding slopes at Wolf Laurel yesterday, it was a blast!

We had a ton of snow last night---almost 3 whole inches!!!!!!!!! School was cancelled and the boys had a great day.

Merry Christmas To All!

Christmas, New Years, and Basketball

We had a great Christmas visit from Grandpa, Grandma and Uncle Gregory from Kentucky

Game Time

Christmas was extended by 2 days when we all went to Greenville on the 27th. The boys are checking to see if Grandpa's beard is real.

Granny getting the business from Huddie



Go Gamecocks!

Lunch with John Lawrence and Aunt Kim

New Year's sparklers

Huddie eating his favorite food --Banana Bread

Sam's first basketball game

Live action shot

Getting ready to apply some "D"

We had a fantastic time over the Thanksgiving break. Uncle Mike and Laurie made the trip from Denver to spend time with all of us. It was great getting to know Laurie but we never figured out how Mike could land such a wonderful lady. It could have something to do with his new-found romantic side.

They boys were showing off for both of them so it was a wild few days but a lot of fun. Hope to see you both soon! Here are the Dupler Boys crashing after another round of Thanksgiving leftovers Sam's class had a "Dress Up As A Book Character" day. He is the Spaceman.
Sam getting cozy under the Night Before Christmas quilt that Granny and Grandpa made for them a few years ago

The boys with their cousin, JL

Here is a picture from the bridge over Lawson's Fork Creek

Sam is starting Upward Basketball!!!! Games start in January so there will be many more pictures to follow.

Here is Sammy working on his casting at Thanksgiving in Greenville

Random Videos

I have a few random videos to show now that it is easy to post them. Here they are......

Pirates part 1

Pirates part 2

Sam's Hole In 1

Karate Kids

Sam's First Award

Today Sam was given the "Terrific Kid" award by the Kiwanis Club. The Terrific Kids program provides teachers with a tool to reward students for special achievements that may otherwise go unnoticed.

TERRIFIC is an acronym meaning:

Thoughtful Enthusiastic Respectful Responsible Inclusive Friendly Inquisitive Capable

We are so proud of him! That's his little head in the middle row on the left.

Here are a few pictures of the boys on a hike we took on Sunday. We hiked along Lawson's Fork Creek near our house with our neighbor, Mr. Mike.







Here they are on a huge granite slab that we explored for a long time. You can see how narrow the creek is on the left. Mr. Mike told us that in the early 20th century, there was a trolley that traveled over this stretch of the river. Why was there a trolley? It took the mill workers from their homes to downtown Spartanburg. You can still see some of the metal bolts sticking out of the bedrock.





Also notice the boys with the walking sticks that their Grandpa made for them.




Hangin' around at the Chesnee Elementary Fall Festival

Long Overdue Update

It has been way too long since we updated the blog. Here are a few random pictures since the last update:

2 Power Rangers!

Power Rangers with face paint!

The boys at a Fall Festival

Making cookies with Granny at the Duplers' Annual Halloween Party

Hudson loves making cookies

Power Rangers at the Greenville Boo at the ZooHudson taking a ride at the Fall FestivalMore face paintingThey look like futuristic cowboysHudsons' class at the Pumpkin Patch
Sam and Hudson on the first day of school

Best Buddies

Sam with Ms. Duckett and Ms. Parris

Granny and Grandpa came to school for Grandparents Day Breakfast
Avery's birthday at the Nature Museum

This is from our last camping trip of '07

Slugger
Little Slugger
Panthers Training Camp

Panthers Training Camp

Great day at football practice