Time for a Vacation

We had a wonderful relaxing vacation revisiting our favorite island (so far, anyway), Jekyll. For almost a full week, we enjoyed the sunrises and sunsets on the beach.

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Jump Back to June

We opened the pool in June and enjoyed some jumping and diving. I worked on teaching Tboy how to swim and float.

Then, while he was at camp, we bought a City Pass and visited . . .

 

                                            CNN Center

 

                              Georgia Aquarium

                               World of Coke

                                   Zoo Atlanta

                                   and

                                      Fernbank Science Museum.

Whew! Theron had taken the week off so we could spend some time together as a family. I did get sick with a bad cold before we made it to Fernbank. We ended up going the following week and taking a family friend.

Also in June, we had our FCFE End of Year Celebration.
It was also our last month with Tboy. After his return from camp, he moved back to his previous foster family who wish to adopt him.



What We Did on the 4th

Just in case you were wondering, we went to Six Flags. I bet you're thinking it was crowded. No.
I bet you think we paid alot of money. No. I bet you're thinking it was too hot. Well, uh, it was kind of hot.

Fun Friday at Rock Ranch

I guess this Smilebox tells most of the story. What started out as an overcast day, got pretty hot before we left. The good thing is that it was not at all crowded.
It may take a while to download, because there are alot of pictures on this one.

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Our Day at Six Flags

The kids took part in Six Flags Over Georgia's Read to Succeed program this year in order to earn free tickets to the park. It was their first time going and quite fun for mom and dad to share this experience with them. Our first time as a family!
The day started out hot, but then we had a heavy rain and thunder storm that stopped the rides for a while. After the rain when they started back up, there was no wait for most rides and some you could ride multiple times because no one else was waiting to get on.
The favorite of our family seemed to be Thunder River, which was closed the first part of the day, but opened up after the storm. Theron, Hannah, and Josiah rode it through three consecutive times without getting off. Hannah also loved the Dahlonega Mine Train and Gotham City Crime Wave (a big swing). Wile E. Coyote's Canyon Blaster was also a blast with Hannah.
We had a fun, full day and left the park wet and tired and talking about next year.

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Celebrating the Fourth

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Hope everyone has a great 4th of July weekend.

Have you ever been to The Newport Aquarium?

We had a great time on our first day of vacation, getting up close to the penguins, petting the sharks(yikes!), and taking a walk across the bridge to Ohio.

A Boy, a boat, and a dog . . .

goin' for a ride

in the good ole summertime!

Family Celebration for . . .

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Since my birthday is in the summer, it's fun to have the family over and enjoy the pool (let the kids enjoy the pool). My mom made a delicious red velvet cake, which has always been my favorite. She makes the best!
My actual birhday is July 23rd. From now until then, I am going to try to post 48 things I'm thankful for. . . starting now!
1. My wonderful Savior
2. My caring husband
3. My delightful daughter
4, My super son
5. that God is in control
6. that He loves me
7. a home
8. food to eat
9. clean water
10. Jesus, my Shelter from the storms
11. Jesus, the Bread of Life
12. Jesus, the Living Water
13. Music
14. Little voices singing
Just listen to this. . . . my neice's daughters, Mai and Allie, and my two

The candles on the cake were lit and I think it's so cute at the end when Allie says, "Blow it out, blow it out!."

Fun Friday Game

Every year, the kids get a prize for learning a new swimming skill.
Tonight after dinner at Bambinelli's Italian Restaraunt, we stepped into Kroger to pick up a few things. We noticed they had a 50 percent off sale on all their summer stuff, so we let the kids select something as their promised award.




We only ended up spending $5 each on them, which I was very excited about and Hannah was able to get what she had mentioned she wanted.
So here is where the game comes in. Can you guess what they got?

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Pre-4th

I picked up some fireworks at Kroger and the kids had a blast!
If you do this, you might want to go over the rules of safety with your kids before you start.
Sometimes we think our kids know something and they don't or they forgot since last time we did fireworks. Be on the safe side.

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Have a Happy and Safe Fourth!