Georgia State Fair

Soccer Star

Strawberries!

Nana and Gramps arrived late on Wednesday night and their visit has already been packed-full of activities! After the kids got out of school on Thursday we went to Elliott Farms for strawberry picking! There has been Jordan Family Nature Trail hiking, paper airplane flying, trampoline jumping, book reading, and all around fun-having!

Office Nameplate

Here is the sign I found outside Evan & Alex's bedroom door. It took me a while to figure it out:


Originally, it only said Evansoffas and Alex's name with an "X," but I told Evan he needed to include his brother on the nameplate, as well. Although Alex's "oofas" is now noted, it still has an X! Ahhh. brothers.

Early Summer Days -- in April

The kids had such fun in the pool. After about 15 minutes their lips were purple, but they didnt care. The water was icy, but the air was warm! No bugs, no wind, hot sun. Perfect.

Evan's Class Picture

5 years later

The last time our big azalea bush bloomed was when Evan was 6 months old. Five years later, a lot has changed. (We finally had enough rain this year for all the flowering plants to bloom. What a treat!)

Jordan Family Nature Trail

In our backyard, there is a 30-foot deep strip of tangled brush and trees that separates our property from Tatnall (and keeps their football fans from peering into our rear windows). Aside from serving as a privacy "fence" and containing a small drainage ditch, this rearmost section of our property--running the entire width of our lot--is totally neglected. After a couple of recent forays into this area (including one with Bapa that uncovered an ancient artifact . . . er, old tin mug) the boys decided that it was time to get serious. On Saturday, Will spent three hours hacking through the underbrush to create a trail that runs the entire width of our property. With adult supervision, the boys can now enjoy North Macon's wildest nature trail. There are adventures aplenty (Indian raids, wolf attacks, sheer cliff faces, and the occasional foul ball from Tatnall's baseball field . . . well, at least one of those is true). The boys also have special names for different sections of the trail (e.g.: "The Valley of Wonders," where they found an old metal pipe and decaying carpet square; "The Tunnel"; "The Ant Tree"; "The Tricky Part," and "Bird Poop Junction").

The top two pictures are from one of the trail's two entry points (there is a third, "secret," access point, but we're not telling). The next two pictures were taken from the middle of the backyard towards the only place where travelers on the trail can be seen (as the weather warms, the growth of the underbrush will completely hide it; can you see Will standing beside the boys?). The last two pictures are taken on the trail itself--approaching, and then inside, "The Tunnel."

I suspect that Will and Evan have been through the Jordan Family Nature Trail 25+ times in the last two days, with Alex at about 15. They love it! It is about as far away from civilization as you can get while staying within 15 feet of the mowed confines of your backyard.

Washington Park Pictures

Here are a few pictures we took after Church today.

After pics and a pot roast dinner, Alex crashed! It is hard work hunting eggs and eating candy!

Happy Easter!

Happy Easter!

The bunny left a plethora of eggs in the front and back yards.
The kids are going wild.Faces and hands are pressed to the windows.
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We are back inside. Alex said, "Best Easter Egg Hunt... EVER!"
We are glad he felt this way, especially since Evan tripled Alex's egg collection.

Whoa! The Bunny nibbled our carrot!

And last but not least... as the kids played "egg factory" with Will (cleaning slugs off the plastic eggs!?), they sang this song:

Church Egg Hunt