Monday, June 1, 2020

School's Out!!!


School's out for summer!!
Woo hoo!
Everyone did GREAT and made it 
through a different kind of 
wrap up to the school year.

Cul-de-sac celebration with our neighbors!
water balloons, silly string, and snacks

He was on a mission!

Reminder....wear your hair in a bun or
wear a shower cap to a silly string war....
it does not come out easily! 
Faith had quite a collection!

Cole's sweet kindergarten teacher
Mrs.Green came around to each 
student's house on the last week of school!
We were so thankful for each of the 
teachers we had. Loved them all...
they made the challenge of online
learning fun and doable! 
Thank You
(Mrs. Green & Mrs. Payne) K
(Mrs. Harris) 2nd
(Mrs. Keck & Mrs.Crouse) 4th

Chanler found a condo in Hilton Head
for the weekend and
invited me to join her and Michelle!
What a treat!
Such a fun reunion with my roommates from
the last year of college and first year 
out of college! 

We stayed in such a pretty area called
"Palmetto Dunes"
We got to run, walk on the beach, ride 
bikes on the streets lined with live oaks
and spanish moss, relax by the ocean, take
a dip in the pretty pool, eat seafood,
 talk, and catch up! They also introduced me to
Downtown Abbey!

Sunset bike ride
pretty streets

Brandon held down the fort at home
with Faith and Cole....
and they all had so much fun...
they said they did a "24 Hour Challenge"...
"Dad can't say No!"....so, they had 
Dunkin' Donuts, got to go to the 
Dollar Store, and made slime! But, 
the next day the challenge was
"Kid's can't say No" and they helped 
with some chores! :)
*Milla got to go to Gran Mum's for 
the week

Cole had his 6 year check up!! 
Wt= 50.8#  (75%)
Ht= 49.38 inches  (97%)

3 of my friends at work have seniors
so we made signs to celebrate them at work...
Mary Lou's son Christian
Tiffany's son Jake
Denise's son Mikey

Faith and Hannah

balancing on our neighbor's slack line

Milla was still gone at Gran Mum's...
but her sweet small group leaders from 
church stopped by to say hi to the girl's in their
group and brought candy and hand written 
letters! 

Faith and I drove to Charlotte
(the halfway point) and
she jumped in the car with
Gran Mum to head to her week of
fun in New Bern, N.C and I got
to pick up Milla after 
she was there for a week
making memories! 
Cole is going to wait until he's 
a little older to go stay a whole 
week....but he is looking forward 
to doing something special with
Gran Mum next time she is in town.

Miss each little lady when she is
gone but so excited about all the
neat things they get to do!!

More Time For All the Things We Love Outside


We got to hike Stone Mountain for 
Mother's Day!!!
Clear day for the pretty, wide view!

Proud to be their Mom!!!!
(and SO thankful for my Mom)

Family mask picture....
Cole pretty much ran up the mountain
and then got to the top and started doing
burpees, push ups, and jumping jacks!!
The hike and view exceeded the girl's 
expectations....and they had fun 
people watching (at a safe, "social distancing"
distance away)

One of us! 

"Beach Day" for Faith's
class meeting

Bike riding
A lesson in laundry! 
The girls were a HUGE help!
We wanted to wash all the comforters, sheets,
towels, and some other big items that are
hard in our washing machine....
Spring cleaning...we did 
11 loads and had a blast! I couldn't have
done it without them! 
A trip down memory lane to our old stomping 
grounds....we got to take the kids down to
The river park and ride bikes from 
Columns Drive to Powers Ferry
Taking a break in the shade
watching people tube down the
Chattahoochee River
Stopped by to see our cousins....
We had to try out Hope's new birthday
slip and slide
Hannah's drive by Birthday parade!
It had a police escort...sirens and all!!

The ice cream truck made a 
drive through our neighborhood!

We are getting use to masks all the
time at work!

Bible Study...
outside....6 feet apart!
So nice to see everyone!

Laney and Faith catching 
up on the front porch

picnic on the driveway with the
Giffords

Cooling off in the creek

Everything Outside

"Stay as rare and radiant as a
Rhododendron"

Faith
Milla
Cole
(He asked...."Why do I have to have 
flowers in my pictures? That's what girls do!)
Eight, Six, and Ten
I'm Lucky
Tough Guy
(had to do some push ups after
pictures in front of the flowers)
Milla on her beach cruiser
Making 3D shapes.....
"These are the 3D shapes
that I Love....
a sphere, a cylinder, 
a cube, and a cone,
....and a pyramid"

*Catching Tadpoles*
We brought 13 home and watched
them grow for a few days...
but then felt like they should go 
back to the creek so we set them free

"The Edge of the World" Trail 
Dawsonville, GA
Pretty water rapids

The water was cold....
but that didn't stop anyone!

A spot off Steele Bridge Road that
teenagers were lining up to jump off and 
take the plunge into the river

A hike on the Steele Bridge trail that
led to your own personal spot on the
creek to fish and swim
Sun shining on the water
Brandon and Cole fishing
Clear water, Cool breeze, Warm Sunshine
Fun with the Muscharas
Smores 
riding dump trucks
Meeting friends in parking lots to ride bikes!
Mimi and Papa Ray stopped by for a 
driveway visit
lots of puzzle putting together
Making deliveries
Roses

Milla and Isabelle
riding bikes