Tuesday, July 23, 2019

Cumberland Island Take 2


We were so blown away by
HOW BEAUTIFUL
Cumberland Island was when we
went for our anniversary last year
that we went back this year to
celebrate our 16th Anniversary!!
Once again it did not disappoint!
It was peaceful, simple, and refreshing.
We cleared our minds and breathed it all in!

Soaking up the views of the water and
the marsh on the ferry ride from
St. Mary's to Cumberland Island.

Made it to the island

All packed up and ready to ride
to our campsite.

First we stopped at The Dungeness Ruins
(was a winter home of the Carnegie family)

Wild horses roam all over the island

Our Campsite at
Stafford Beach
(Brandon is the best person to camp with...
he knows everything we need and how
to do it all! He makes it easy!)

one of the most sought after spots...
relaxing in the hammock

path to the beach

Fishing

Brandon caught a fish pretty much
every time he cast! 21 fish total!

I got a double...2 on the line at once

!!! Loggerhead Sea Turtle !!!
It was amazing!!! We were riding our bikes
down the beach and saw something big from
a distance...it ended up being a momma
turtle headed up the beach to lay her eggs!
SO neat!
**It was a wonderful trip!
Time slowed down...
We escaped the crowds...
So glad we got to go!

Monday, July 22, 2019

Red, White, and Blue


Fireworks with Cousins!
We got to see the fireworks
at Mt. Paron North on July 3rd

They had rides, food trucks and music
while we waited for the sun to go down so the
fireworks could start
(Hope and Milla having fun!)

Papa Ray and Mimi were happy to have
everyone at their church

Gran Mum taught everyone patriotic songs
throughout the week...
*"This Land Is Your Land
This Land Is My Land"
*The Air Force Fight Song
"Off we go into the wild blue yonder"
and
*"God Bless America"

Brian, Kelli, Lydia and Hope

Proud to Be an American

Me and B

Me and Mam at
The 50th Peachtree Road Race!!!
My Mom has run the Peachtree over 20 times...
so, despite her hurting knee (that she had surgery
on due to a torn meniscus about 2 years ago) she
wasn't going to miss it! She got a cortisone shot on
Monday at the Ortho and was raring to go on
Thursday to be part of the 6.2 mile celebration.
We were in the midst of the festivities and
just started the race....when her knee took a turn
for the worse and all of the sudden couldn't
bear weight!! She waved me on and said we'd
meet at the car and then started on her adventure
to get back to the car as she described it
"the best case scenario for hurting her knee"
A police man name "Hank" helped her to get
assistance....the Grady ambulance gave her ice
and a place to sit...then helped her get to a
place where the road wasn't closed that
she could catch Uber....she had a sweet
Uber driver "Eva" that prayed for her knee
and helped her into the car!
What an Adventure!!...
and that was just the beginning...
next stop was the airport for her to catch
her flight back to NC!!! From the nice
lady that pushed her in the wheelchair to the
sweet gate agent and the helpful flight attendant
she was very grateful for kindnesses
along the way!

Fireworks in our Cul-de-sac with
neighbors on the 4th

Dream Come True....
Horse Camp!!!
https://pamelotfarm.com/

Goats on the loose!!!
At the end of camp one day Faith and
Milla were showing me and Cole the
goats and they got out of the gate and
ran to the tack room!!!

The bunnies

nuzzling

can't stop cuddling

Fun times with Laney

Panera!

Excited to have Elizabeth over
and dog sitting for Sophie!

This is how Marley and Milla woke up!!!

Faith and Hannah...
the guilty party!

Faith lost a tooth!!!

then...the next night lost
another tooth!!

Eloise invited Cole over for a playdate!!!

Maddie and Faith at Tennis

Headed to the first day of
CAMP KERUSSO!!!
https://www.campkerusso.org/

Faith, Elli and Adalyn

Elise, Milla and Keris

Emily, Faith, Kara, and Annie

While the girls spent all day all week at camp
Cole played with cars...

Went to see Brandon at his office and
took him to lunch downtown Roswell
(The Fickle Pickle was closed....so we went
to Big Ketch)

Bike Riding at Central Park
(after riding up a hill I told Cole he had
strong muscles....then every so often
he would stop...flex and feel his arm muscles!) 

excited about a new toy her ordered
with a gift card he had gotten from a friend
for his bday!

So much fun having the Overturf Family
over for dinner!! Harper and Stella were
adorable.  Twins are amazing!

Faith holding Stella

Milla bringing the fun!

Gathering in Gatlinburg (Mountainpalooza)


After years of FARMAPALOOZA
last year took us to Destin for
BEACHAPALOOZA and
this year took us to Gatlinburg for
MOUNTAINPALOOZA
CC and Booda from Indiana
Gran Mum and Cappie from North Carolina
Kyle, Staci, KJ, and Reagan Grace from Texas
Ben, Ragan, Gatlin and Eme from Florida
and us from Georgia

Family pics

Dollywood here we come!!!

9 going on 16
Milla can't wait to drive!

Faith wanted to ride everything!

Frozen Lemonade

cousins

About to Saddle Up

Family Horseback Riding
smokymountainridingstables.com
It was a beautiful ride through the
mountains of the Smokey Mountain National Park

Milla

Faith

TLC for the horses

fishing in a mountain stream

Proud of what he got to reel in

Let the activities begin!!!
Ober Gatlinburg

Ski Lift to the Alpine Slide

Faith flying down the mountain

Getting set for the Mountain Coaster

up up up
(Milla and Faith both said this
was their favorite thing!)

pretty views

Mini Golf

Pro in training

Pretty little ladies
Reagan Grace...8th grade
Milla....4th grade
Eme...7th grade
Faith...2nd grade

Wow!! Growing Boys!
KJ...11th grade
Gatlin...9th grade
Cole...Kindergarten

Thankful for my Mom and Aunt Connie!

Delicious meal at The Alamo Grill

Uncle Bob and Aunt Connie
(aka Booda and CC)

Mam and Me

Kyle and Staci

Ben and Ragan

Brandon and me

boxing lesson
"give me the one two"

KJ had JUST gotten his license the week
before... so we had to have him take us
all on a spin! He did great!

Dinner at Blake Shelton's Restaurant
"Ole Red" they have live music and
fried green tomatoes!
***The trip was a whirlwind of
fun and packed with priceless memories**