Splash

We headed to PC Wednesday morning for one last summer rendezvous. E rode with MawMaw and Poppa Dale, so Luke was solo for the ride. He was pretty good the majority of the time:).

After five long hours we finally made it!!

Since Luke is early to bed, late to rise he and Daddy

stayed upstairs while E and I checked out Splash!

See my girl swimming like a fish? Let me tell you a story. We were headed to the hot tub (so I thought) when, y'all, the girl jumped right into the deep end of the pool! I was in a complete panic, when what did she do other than swim straight  to the side? I guess those swimming lessons paid off...although we do have to work on cautiousness:).

Day 2

Cheyenne and Luke playing after breakfast...

It was a rainy/stormy day so we started off at Margaritaville...

Finally, Luke is introduced to Splash:)

Wild Man thinks he's big...running with the big boys!!

Daddy and E floating in the lazy river...

Day 3

It was another rainy/stormy day, but we

did get to enjoy the beach after naptime:)

Most of our room time was spent here...

That night we got all dressed up...

and headed to Angelo's:)

We ended the night with a train ride...

and a snooze in the best bed ever (according to E:).

Day 4

Our last day was, you guessed it, rainy and stormy! We did manage

 to get back out onto the beach one last time in between storms.

I attempted a pic of all the kids. This was the best I could manage

if that tells you anything, ha! Maybe next year (or in 2023:).

That night we went to eat at Sharky's. We sat outside, and for once,

 we were thankful for the rain! It was breezy and very comfortable.

The kids enjoyed the live music...

We ended our last night with ice cream...

Bye-Bye Beach!!

We can't wait to see you again next year! :)

Imagination Place

A group from church headed to Gadsden today to the Imagination Place. Everybody had a blast, and I will definitely be taking the kids back again. I wish we had something like this closer to home!!

When we first got there we went to the "art room" where they

read The Very Hungry Caterpillar to the kids and helped them

create their own mess-free butterflies using paper and paint.

Then we headed to the turtle races... 

Next we went to the Imagination Place!!

After lunch we headed back to the "art room"

to paint with Koolaid and finish our butterflies...

We are off to the beach tomorrow!!

She Said Yes

Last summer the kids and I flew to TX to spend a few days with Nana. While we were there Uncle John introduced us to his new girlfriend Carrie (aka Cherry:). We fell in love with her immediately, and we were so happy when we found out that Uncle John was going to pop the question a few weeks ago. Today a card came in the mail...

It just so happens that we got to visit with Uncle John

and Aunt Carrie for a few hours this weekend as they

were passing through on their way to PA. We are so happy

for them and can't wait for their wedding in December!!

Softball

We've spent a lot of our summer at the ball field watching Daddy.

Luke may or may not have taken over Josh's lunch;).

My personal favorite thing about church league ball

is that it wears these two down like nothing else!!

This girl knows that the shoes (and socks) can make an outfit...

America's Favorite Pastime {Go Braves!}

When I was 3 years old my grandmother took me to my first Braves game at Fulton County Stadium. She lived south of Atlanta, where I spent all of my summers. Many of my childhood memories with my grandmother include the Braves -- not always attending games but always watching! We spent many afternoons at The Varsity eating hotdogs and watching them on TV.

I have always hoped to make similar memories with my own kids someday. Since E played t-ball this year and has really gotten into watching the Braves with her daddy on TV we decided to go. She was so excited that she couldn't sleep during naptime, so she rested up on the ride there...

We got there in time to take a few pictures

and watch the pitcher warm up in the bullpen...

E cheered for her two favorite players (mainly because

they were the only ones she knew by name:)..."Chipper

Chapper Jomes" and Jason Heyward. Her daddy and I were

glad we got to see Chipper play one last time before he retires.

About 4 innings into the game there was a rain delay.

We debated whether to wait it out or not, and we're glad we did...E

 got to meet Eddie Perez (former Braves catcher and current bullpen

 coach). When she told him she played t-ball he gave her a ball!

The Braves beat the Marlins 6-1:)

Sweet Summer Days

Today we went to the park to play with Sarah and afterwards

stopped by the bakery for a cupcake. I love summer days...