Life Lately

Just trying to stay caught up with all we have going on around here.......

On Fridays, Rebecca gets out of school at 12:30, so we decided to go out for

lunch. We drove to a place called Fish Tales, that I had heard a lot about.

It is a restaurant on Lake Lanier and you can drive your boat right up

to the restaurant. We sat outside because it was a pretty day.

After lunch we drove to our local fire stations to drop off some cookies.

The MOMS Club that I have been a part of has done this for years.

Rebecca managed to get herself a private tour of the station.

Saturday mornings are once again reserved for soccer games.

Some very excited fans.

Saturday night, Raphael and I went to Alpharetta. We had dinner and

then over to the Amphitheater for a night of music by the Atlanta

Symphony Orchestra.

It was our first visit there and we had a perfect night. I bought seats

on the lawn and it was nice and relaxing. They played music from

John Williams and he has written music for lots of movies,

including Star Wars.

Sunday after church we drove to Atlanta to see the Falcons play.

It was opening weekend for the NFL and it is also the last season that

the Falcons will play in the Georgia Dome.

It can get a little loud. The Falcons started off strong, but the Tampa Bay

Buccaneers were better and won the game.

The current Dome with the new one being built in the back ground.

Rachel continues to have bad luck with her teeth.

We were at the dentist to get a tooth pulled.

Rebecca earned the honor of bringing home a little black stuffed

animal dog from school on Monday. She wanted a picture with both

of her dogs.

And that is it for now!

Labor Day Weekend 2016

For Labor Day weekend this year, we decided to take a quick trip to the beach. But then Hurricane Hermine came to Florida, so we changed our plans and headed up to the North Georgia mountains.

Our first stop was at BrassTown Bald, which is the highest point in Georgia at 4,784 feet. We took the shuttle to the top and learned about the Blue Ridge Mountains and the surrounding area.

By then it was time for lunch and after we went to our hotel for the weekend.

We took the girls swimming and later walked all around the Resort.

Each night they build a fire and provide all the supplies for smores.

I woke up early to run and the morning was so pretty.

The next day we started at Lilly Pad Village and we did fishing,

gem mining and mini golf.

We had lunch and then drove over to Helen to get ready to float the

Chattahochee River. We floated the river a few years ago, but it was

time to try again now that the girls are older and more independent.

It was a hot and sunny weekend and there were hundreds of people

 floating the river with us. The river was low and we got stuck a few

times, but it was still a lot of fun.

That night we did more smores and played games in the hotel lobby.

The hotel had a very rustic/hunting/outdoors kind of theme.

Our last morning we surprised the girls with a visit to The Chunky Gals

Stables for horse riding adventure. We all were able to ride our own horses.

The girls did great. I was a little worried and did some serious praying, but

it all went smoothly. I tried to take a few pictures, but it is tricky to ride a

horse and take pictures at the same time :)

Our last stop was at Helton Creek Waterfalls.

We managed to pack a lot into just a couple of days!

And with that we said good-bye to the mountains. It was a good weekend

away and nice to be outside a lot.

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Photo from Google

Well, today is the first of September! Not sure how that happened?? Summertime

went by way too fast. It seems that September means the start of fall to lots of

people, thankfully in Georgia it is still nice and warm and the trees are still green ;).

The girls and I are taking full advantage of the sunshine and we have

been swimming at Lake Lanier and at  a pool in Gainesville.

We were able to watch the Olympics and swim at the lake at the

same time.

Amy started a job working at a grocery store. So the girls and I went shopping

and stopped in her checkout line,

Miss Lola celebrated her 15th birthday!!

Anna and Rebecca

Rebecca's new school had a family picnic last week, so we were able

to go and meet many of the families. The girls had a fun night!

SnapChat filter fun while we wait in the car rider line at school.

We all went to see the movie Kubo, it was pretty good.

My car got hit in the parking lot at the gym, so I had to file a

police report.

Fall soccer season is back!