Breath of Fresh Air

The North Georgia Mountains are not far from us...if you head up 400 you can be in Dahlonega in no time. We decided to drive up and get a breath of this fresh fall air and take a little hike.

We get to load up our packs with a little something special these days!!!
We hiked on a little bit of the Appalachian trail off of the Dockery Lake Trail.

We took turns carrying this sweet little lady! She LOVES riding in the pack---she cries when you take her out!!!
Beautiful Views!

Got to have a reunion with some of my high school friends and their babies at Max Dasher's 2nd Birthday party!! Molly is holding Luke (and has another boy on the way in Feb.), Brittany with the Birthday Boy Max in front of her with blue icing all over!, Heather holding Anna (and has another girl on the way in just a couple weeks!), Me holding Milla, Allison holding Elizabeth Grace, and Blakeley up front with Mia. The party was FUN--they had face painting and a lady making figures out of balloons!!

We got to go to Elise's Minnie Mouse 2nd Birthday too!!! Here is a picture of the cute cakes!!

They had little Minnie and Mickey ears for everyone to wear!

Here is ELISE...the Birthday Girl!!!

Milla climbing up the slide to JUMP!

Wonderful Wedding Weekend

The wedding weekend got kicked off with a "meet the families" dinner at the Crim's house. Brian's family all came in from Missouri. They served a delicious Italian Meal catered by Ippilito's http://www.ippolitos.net/ .

Kelli and Brian...Looking excited about all of the upcoming events!!!

Brian's brother Justin and his wife Camille. They have a sweet little daughter named Aubrey.
Brian's other brother Jeff and his wife Angelia. They are unbelievable...they have 6 children!!!! They have 2 biological children and 4 adopted!!
Deon,Evan,Monae,Tre, Taylor, Aubrey, and Milla (Rachel is the oldest..but she was in the other room when we were taking the picture!)
Kelli and Mrs. Crim at the bridesmaids luncheon on Friday afternoon.
Kelli and her new mother-in-law Linda!

Kelli and her Matron of Honor and long time friend... Stacy!

Brian & Kelli with Mr.& Mrs. Crim at the rehearsal dinner at Chastain Horse Park by Chastain Park in Atlanta. http://www.chastainhorsepark.org/ -- they served great food-- a really good barbecue meal...my favorite side was the fried green tomatoes!!! YUM!!

Me and Brandon

The Bride on the Wedding Day!!
So Pretty!
October 2, 2010
at The Kellett Chapel at Peachtree Presbyterian Church
www.peachtreepres.org/WeddingsVenues.aspx

Mr. and Mrs. Crim dressed to a T...so excited about their daughter's special day!

Beautiful Flowers

My Mom HELPED US SO MUCH with Milla the whole weekend!!! She held Milla during the ceremony since Brandon and I both got to be in the wedding party. She almost made it through....but, I heard a pacifier drop and an "ahh ohh" from the back of the chapel...so, they excused themselves!!! She did great though!

My Grandma Dunnington and my Dad got to come down for the wedding too!!! The reception was at Dunwoody Country Club. http://www.dunwoodycc.org/ . It was a really neat location and the weather was PERFECT!

Brian and Kelli dancing their first dance to Elvis singing...
"I Can't Help Falling In Love With You"... one of the best lines says ..."take my hand, take my whole life too!"

The elegant cake.....white cake with almond icing...trimmed with orchids and midnight blue ribbon to match the bridesmaids dresses.

Kelli and Brandon's Grandmother and Granddaddy.
They won the "anniversary dance" for being married the longest....I believe it was 67 YEARS!!!

Christian and Becky were at the wedding..and were so sweet to help keep little Milla entertained!!!

we could not keep this little dancing machine off the dance floor!!! She LOVED it!!!

Here they are... Mr. and Mrs. Brian Kochs!!!
They made their exit through an array of bubbles and left in an antique, white Rolls Royce to head on to their honeymoon in HAWAII!!!!

Up in the Air

Brandon wanted "an adventure" for his 30th Birthday...so, I got him a gift certificate to go Hang Gliding. He has tried to go 3 times..but it had to be cancelled due to the weather--and of course you don't want to take any chances with the weather when you are up in the air in a glider at the mercy of the wind! Well, the gift certificate was only good for 2 years and would expire this November--so, we had to get to Chattanooga to make it happen.

The Hang Gliding company is located on Lookout Mountain
http://www.hangglide.com/
There are different ways to take off when hang gliding--- some people run off of this ramp at the top of the mountain!!!

The hang gliders ready for flight

Brandon got to take off by being pulled up by a plane to 4300 feet and then released!!!!

This is a picture of Brandon's glider (yellow and white) being pulled with a rope by the plane!

Beautiful Views!!

Milla, Hank, and I got to watch all the excitement from the field!

An added bonus to our trip was that we got to stay with Lana, Ben, and Samuel.
This is a picture of us trying to teach Samuel and Milla "If you're happy and you know it clap your hands"

Even if they aren't clapping...I think they are HAPPY...and they know it!!!

Will's Fire Truck Party

The Inman's house was THE PLACE TO BE in Dunwoody today! Cars lined the neighborhood roads as we pulled in to Will's 3rd Birthday "Fire Truck Party"!! Here is a picture of the Birthday Boy about to blow out the candles on his cake with fire trucks, ambulances, and helicopters!

The fire truck was the main event! The kids got to climb on the truck, look around, and even take a ride around the block!! The truck was called "Red Hot Fire Truck" http://www.redhotfiretruckevents.com/ .

After investigating the fire truck---they pulled out a big fire hose and sprayed it in the yard while the kids played and played.


The grand finale was a fire truck pinata...it was a tough pinata...everyone got a turn to swing!

Bachelorette Party for the Bride to Be

Kelli and Brian are counting down the days...their wedding is in 1 week!!! I got to join Kelli and some of her girlfriends on a weekend trip to Seaside, Florida. (It was my first time being away from Milla over night!..I missed her like crazy..but, she and Brandon had a WONDERFUL time together!)

Kelli wore all white and the 8 other girls wore all black. (I don't have any group pictures on my camera because I was taking a bunch on Kelli's camera) We got to hit two local favorites for dinner. Friday night was my favorite meal at "The Red Bar" http://www.theredbar.com/ . Then, we had another great meal and a fun time with music on the porch at "Bud & Alley's" http://www.budandalleys.com/ .

This is the INCREDIBLE house that we got to stay in!!! It was right by the beach!!!! We lucked out because prices dropped after Labor day and we were splitting it by 9 girls!! WOW!! A great website to find rental properties is: "Vacation Rentals By Owner" http://www.vrbo.com/

On the Road

Milla and I jumped on the invitation from Anne and Elizabeth to join them for a quick trip to St. Simmons!! St. Simmons is such a neat beach---the beach is so BIG-- there is a lot of room--Milla wanted to crawl on each square inch..FREEDOM!! I also love that you can bring your dogs on the beach!

Milla and Elizabeth playing in the sand. Elizabeth was so cute in her sweet little blue and white bubble bathing suit with her white sunglasses!!

Milla is so good at standing--she gets really proud of herself when she gets up..it is hilarious! She has taken about 4 steps..just on the verge of being able to walk around everywhere!!

We got to go to Chattanooga to celebrate SAMUEL's first birthday with the Peppers!!!

The whole party was decked out with a "Monkey" theme!!!
Monkey Cake-

Monkey Cupcakes-

Monkey's hanging from the ceiling!!

Samuel pondering about how he wants to dig in...

Party on the Porch of Lana & Ben's beautiful, new craftsman style bungalow!