The Weekend

We started Saturday off with football and cheerleading. Ethan got two touch downs this weekend. He is really enjoying football. Sydney did a great job cheering and Addison enjoyed playing in the dirt. She was so dirty I had to wash her with wet ones and change her clothes before she could get in the car. But she had fun. Granny and Papa Tom were able to come and watch the kids games. That was a treat.

Sunday we went to the North Georgia State Fair. It was fun but not as much fun as I remember as a child. It was really hot out Sunday and we were sweltering in the sun. Ethan has been asking me for a long time when he would get to ride a ferris wheel so he finally got to ride a ferris wheel. Addison really enjoyed riding some of the little rides and she also enjoyed seeing all the animals. Sydney thought the animals smelled horrible and couldn't wait to get away from them. She is so funny. Unfortunately I forgot the camera so I don't have pictures to share.

Saturday- Football Day

Saturday at our house has turned into football day. Ethan is playing flag football and Sydney is cheering. They are both having a blast and doing a great job. This Saturday Ethan played a running back position and ran the ball the whole length of the field for a touchdown and then he scored an extra point for his team. GO Ethan. He is so athletic.

Ethan taking the hand off

Sydney Cheering

Addison and Ethan watching Sydney cheer

Fall Break

Last week was the kids fall break from school. I just love our school systems calendar. It is so nice to have some breaks when most families are in school and the vacation spots are not as crowded.

We decided to vacation in Hilton Head, SC at a Disney property there. It was wonderful. The property was really pretty and Disney had some great activities for the kids. Hilton Head is a really nice island and very family oriented. They have bike paths all over the Island and we were able to ride our bikes places. The beach was nice but nothing like Destin. The water was mucky and the sand was brown. It did have the lowest tide I have ever seen which was really interesting. We also found some really great shells and sand dollars. I think we will definitely be visiting Hilton Head again.

New PJ'S

Addison and I had some errands to run today and in the process we went to Babies R US. While there Addison found a Dora nightgown and matching slippers. I put her new nightgown on her after her bath this evening and she is loving it. Ethan noticed she had slippers on and he ran and got his. Kids are so cute.

Labor day weekend

We started the weekend with a grill out with Granny and Papa Tom. We enjoyed Hamburgers and apple pie. Sunday we enjoyed a fire pit with all of our neighbors. The kids enjoyed roasting marshmallows while the adults enjoyed winding down. On Monday we spent the day together as a family and did some hiking. It has been a long time since we went hiking. Jay and I use to hike and mountain bike quite a bit before kids but haven't done much since they came along. We were hoping that maybe Addison would be old enough to enjoy it and actually hike some. She did an amazing job and walked almost the whole time. We did have to carry her out but she was tired and had missed her nap. After our hike we checked out the local lake and it was really nice. We had a great time together. I think we will start doing more hiking together.