Mom and daughter Savannah went to a birthday party at Chuck E Cheese for two of her friends, and this is us using up the tokens.
Immigration Day Carson's school has 'Immigration Day' every year for the 5th graders. Every student must dress as an immigrant from whatever country their heritage comes from. Carson went as 'Joao Morais' from the Azores, and he brought Panettone as his food, since it would be
Last-Minute Visit to Nashville we went straight to the Parthenon replica, it was built in the late 1800s for a World's Fair type thing and then was renovated in the 20s inside, they built this huge 40-foot statue of Athena, in 2002 the Frist art museum. We did not go inside,
Savannah's 5th Birthday Party We started out the party with pizza, then played Pin the tail on the mermaid Jon Paget and the Mowris family came over to celebrate with Savannah The kids couldn't wait to hit the pinata! the Costco cake was delicious Savannah is so glad to get Elsa slippers
Covered Bridge This covered bridge is about 20 minutes north of Warm Springs; built around 1840 I think I look terrible in these two pictures, but I show them anyways (blah) cause the kids look so cute and we all look cool as a group in front of the bridge Black Rat
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
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
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
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
