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Warm Springs, GA

We saw a movie called 'Warm Springs' on Prime a few months ago and it made us want to visit Warm Springs, GA, since it is about an hour and a half drive from Atlanta. It is a cute little town with a lot of history. The movie

Tucker's friends

Tucker at school with friends, Noah, Reed, and Coleman

A Day in Downtown Atlanta

We finally went to Piedmont Park, in Midtown cool playground there lots of people walking their dogs, this one was just a puppy and I asked the owner if we could pet him. He was so cute, he didn't want us to stop! cool swing bench The Varsity

Ruby Slippers

There was an auction on ebay for one of the pairs of the Ruby Slippers from the Wizard of Oz, so I bought them for Savannah! and they fit her perfectly! I guess Judy Garland had the feet of a 4 year old! Just kidding...... $3 at Walmart. But they

School year 2015-2016 begins

7am, off to the bus stop with their new backpacks friends/neighbors at the bus stop. Carson has Mr. Morris, and Tucker has Mrs. Bain. The first day went very well and the boys really like school and their teachers.

Rubiks Cube Nationals, Hilton Head

Carson has been interested in Rubiks cubes for about a year now, and has been practicing and getting really good at solving them. Keith found that the Rubiks Cube National Convention happened to be held this year in Hilton Head, so they made plans this summer to go, last minute.

Backpack service project

Keith's company participated in a charity event that gave filled backpacks to needy schools in the Sandy Springs area. Keith went and bought all the billions of supplies and then we all laid them out in the living room and systematically put them in these backpacks. Certain things

Handstands

Savannah took a gymnastics class this summer and found her inner strength Even in the heat of summer, she'll go and put on a sweater and button it all the way up

Another creature

Garter snake. Snakes and frogs like to hang out by our trashcan, this one was underneath it! Guess they don't need much room to stretch out

Birthday shorts

Tucker in a pair of snazzy new shorts from Grandma Bea and Grandpa Gene

Tucker's 7th birthday

Tucker wanted a similar birthday party, so we invited a few friends and did the same thing!

Carson's 10th birthday

Carson had a few friends over and we all went swimming at the Club, then went home for cake and ice cream

Turtle

a couple of days ago, Tucker noticed a turtle underneath the car on our driveway! It's a box turtle, but it looks like a tortoise, with a round, high shell. I wasn't sure if it needed to be near water, so we put it near our

Refinish, finally

After many years of abuse, we are finally refinishing the table! Fourth of July evening waiting to watch the neighborhood fireworks

Savannah roasting

Lego Mindstorms

Carson and Tucker put together a Lego Mindstorms snake

Jarrell Plantation and Juliette, GA

We went to the Jarrell Plantation, which is about an hour and a half southeast of Atlanta, near Juliette, Ga. The Jarrel family owned the plantation and then donated a large portion of their land in the 60s, so that others could learn about the history of the land. In

Georgia Aquarium

I didn't really think much of going to the Georgia Aquarium, which is why we haven't gone until now. It was amazing! We went to 'River Scout' first, seeing freshwater fish and other creatures. Albino alligators Piranhas Jellyfish curved tank with waves and music

Tucker's last day of 1st grade

Tucker's class after putting on their group plays Tucker and Gryffin Savannah, wearing the mask Tucker wore for his play Alan, Mrs. Smith and Tucker

Keith goes to London

Dropping off Dad at the airport

Spring Break trip to Edisto Beach and Charleston, SC

On our way to Edisto Beach, we stopped in Augusta, GA. James Brown grew up there, and this is his statue on Broad Street. Broad Street is the old downtown area of Augusta, and is now mostly vacant, except for a few shops and restaurants. Savannah standing next to her

Christmas throughout the month

There was a Christmas party at our neighborhood clubhouse last week and Santa was there! We have a tradition of opening gifts throughout the month of December - this is the first present-opening night. The fake smiles are cause the kids just want to open the presents already.

Oh yeah, it was a FUN RUN

Mt. Bethel Elementary had a Fun Run a couple of weeks ago. There were half-mile, 1-mile and 5K runs, and Carson and Tucker ran the 1-mile. They each got a medal for participation, along with their Fun Run t-shirts. They did a good job running and keeping up. The school

Pumpkin Carvin' (finally)

What do you know, we finally get around to carving a pumpkin - on November 2 Notice how it all looks like the same pumpkin? It is; each picture is of each artist's carving (on each side of the same pumpkin). We're in the pantry cause

Trunk or Treat

Miss Savannah was a pirate girl Tucker was a fireman, and Carson was a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints They had marshmallow-roasting, and smores-making stations a parade and trunk or treating fishing game You can see the kids' decorations in and on our car.