Calloway Gardens

Callaway Gardens is just over an hour from our home and we decided to go check it out for Memorial Day.

It was a neat area: great bike paths, beautiful flowers, big lake, and a climbing area. We didn't bring enough money with us to go the tree climbing, but we will next time. 

Terrific place to take pictures. 

At Christmas time, I hear they have a great light display and I would love to go and see it then.

Love to all!

Another video from Jake

Here is a commercial that Jake and his buddy made at the summer camp. They had alot of fun doing it. I think he may want to do another one next year.

(P.S. There is no virus with this video. They thought it was funny though.)

Jake's Summer Camp Movie

This is Jake's stop motion video he made while he went to the summer camp at Kennesaw State University.

We really appreciate Aunt Audrey and Uncle David having Jake stay with them while he attended. I know it was probably a crazy time because Audrey, Nate, and AJ had just gotten home from their trip to Idaho.

Enjoy the movie!

Finally a new post

We found it!

What we are hoping will be our new home!

It is a bit unusual for us, as it is finished and we don't have to do major work to it! It is ready to live in now!!!

It is 3 bed/2 bath on 2.5 acres.

Jake and Kyler will share a bed, but we are hoping that we can save enough money in a couple of years to add on a room or two.

I love this home!! I am really excited about it!!

The pool is beautiful! It starts around 4 ft and gets deep enough for a diving board.

Front entrance (above and below)

I was sad when I first saw the kitchen. Look how small...=(

Living room (above)



 Entrance and Dining Room

Enclosed front porch



 Upstairs boy's room





The following is the rest of the kitchen! It made me happy! (And then Russ was happy that I was happy!)



Some of the awesomeness of this home is a newer roof, windows, AC/heating, the pool is in great shape, and the furnace is newer. This home is ready to live in.

We have a purchase agreement, and will hopefully have a contract next week and then we will move forward with the other paperwork. It will be about 2 months before it's all said and done.

Hip, Hip, Hooray!!



New CAR!!

This is our new VW Passat!!

We love it!

Fun, fun, fun to drive!

(I even like it in white!)

It is a 2010, and still has 18 months of warranty left on it. The kids like it and fit in the back quite well.

WOO HOO!

Getting dressed

Zoey is a funny little thing. She dresses herself most days and she does a cute job. The first two pics are from Dr. Suess day at school--wear your favorite hat. First Zoey wanted to wear her Dora hat, but her hat has gotten too small for her to wear, and she was sad. But then she found a Santa hat and that was just fine!

Notice her knee high socks? Those have the Loc Ness Monster on them (and they are mommy's socks).

(The hat has to be just right for pictures!)

This is the poodle skirt mommy thought she could make cheaper than the ladies mass producing them. (Mommy was wrong though, but only because she added the rhinestone leash and flowered belt.) Oh, and mommy picked up a size 7 pattern and it was WAY too big. Was the headache worth it? Yes, I think it was. She still wears it every now and then too.

Camping

On Tuesday Zoey wanted to make a fort, but it was almost bedtime and I didn't want to get started playing so close to bedtime. Therefore, I promised I would make them one this weekend. Before Zoey and the boys arrived home from school on Friday, I had this fort ready for them. Kyler and Zoey were quite excited, and I believe Jake was too (he just doesn't want to seem impressed by things Kyler and Zoey like).

I solved the saggy middle problem by using some bamboo pole we have hanging around. I wanted to use our electric camping lantern to keep it lit inside, but the batteries are dead, so we used flashlights placed strategically around so it wasn't spooky.

And because we were camping, we needed to have roasted marshmallows.

After we put the fire out, it was time to settle down for bed. Kyler and Zoey had their sleeping bags and such ready, but then they became a little scared and decided to wait in my bed for me. I found this out by following the trail of lights left on and there they were--asleep. (I didn't feel like moving them, so I squished a pillow inbetween Kyler and I so I wouldn't get pushed out of bed.)