Fall Fun

Lauren didn't get a Fall break but we have been trying to have fun on Saturdays since the weather is so nice right now. Today we went to Country Fest which is a small town festival that had train rides, face painting, food, and shopping. It was just the perfect size for me and Lauren to do alone since Steve had a meeting all day.

Career Day

Today is Career Day at Lauren's school and she has decided that she wants to be a Fashion Designer when she grows up so she made a little book of designs and wore a bright outfit and hat with a fabric tape measure around her neck, she was so excited this morning to go to school and show off her creations.

A Special Gift

Someone from our church approached Steve with a bag yesterday and told him to take it to Lauren that it was a special gift that she had found for her, so tonight after dinner we let Lauren open it. She had gotten her 2 full Chinese tea sets both with dragons on them, Lauren was so excited when she saw them, they are both so delicate and beautiful. What a nice surprise and a special gift indeed.

Hummingbirds

We currently have 4 Hummingbirds that come and eat out of our bird feeder and they fight over it, the latest thing for us to do is watch it all take place. Lauren and I love to sit and watch these cool little birds come and drink and then take off real fast. Nature has some cool little animals in it for sure.

1st Grade Pictures

Lauren's First Grade school pictures came in yesterday, I thought they turned out cute.(not sure why it's crooked, it was straight on the scanner preview)

Flint RiverQuarium

Since today is Labor Day and everyone in our house is off of work and out of school we decided to take a day trip to Albany, GA to the riverquarium. It was very small but a really cool place,we all had a great time there. The city of Albany has these neat painted turtles all over the place that made me think of Nashville and the painted guitars.

Ocmulgee Indian Mounds

We decided to visit a local historical landmark today in Macon. It was an awesome place, full of history and information. We plan to go back once it's a little cooler and walk the trails on the river, it was so beautiful there but just too hot.







The earth lodge where politicians and religious leaders would meet, the floor is 1000 years old, notice the bird shape for the ceremonial rituals ?

The outside of the earth lodge

1st Day Of First Grade

Today was Lauren's first day of First grade, she loved it. she said they had a good day, ate cookies, played outside and played a few games inside. HA....She said her teacher said this was only a first day thing so the next few days we'll get to see how she really likes it once the harder work starts coming at her. She attends a private Christian school that is pretty small, they have 398 kids total in the whole school so most of her friends from kindergarten are in her class now also.

New Glasses !!

We picked up Lauren's new glasses today, she chose violet ones this year, I call them purple and she corrects me and says they are violet. They are the transition ones again that change into sunglasses and she thinks that's cool.

Disney In December !!

Lauren got her personalized map in the mail today for her Birthday/ Christmas trip to Disney in December, it's going to be her first time so we are going to go to Florida and visit with family at Christmas and then head to Disney from there for a few days on the way back home. She is so excited and it's still 5 months away. We cannot wait to take her and see how she reacts to all things Disney !!

Summer Fun !!

We have had a great but busy Summer this year, We took trips to Atlanta, Helen, Ga and to Blue Ridge, GA. We had vacation Bible school, LOTS of birthday parties, tons of swimming and alot of hanging with friends. School starts in 2 weeks and we are ready, Lauren loves school and is excited about first grade. She is getting new glasses on Wednesday and chose purple frames this year, she is changing her taste so frequently we can't keep up. Her birthday party theme for this year has already changed 5 times and it's still 5 months away, like I said she changes so frequently :)





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4th Of July

We had a great weekend leading up to the 4th of July, we went to Blue Ridge, GA for 2 days and spent some time in the mountains. We went on a train ride, played putt putt golf, had some great food, did some shopping and then came home for fireworks.It was a nice little getaway for sure.