On the River

Buying a boat was the best thing we could have ever done for our family. We go out on the Tennessee River as often as we can. The kids are getting really good at knee boarding, skiing, tubing, and our newest purchase... wakeboarding.

Our newest game is what the kids call battle-tubing. We hook up two tubes and they try to knock the other one off their tube. They will jump from one to another while going and then fight. They have so much fun!

Ahhh, I am a summer girl at heart. I love all the seasons but summer is my favorite. I love the water.

Graduation

My second baby has graduated... sniff sniff. Where did the time go?

I am very proud of my son. He is allowing God to reign in his life and I just like the young man that he has become.

Still makes me sad to see these milestones pass, knowing he will one day leave my home.

Isn''t he handsome?

Way to go! I love you and know you will have many opportunities in the future that are going to bring many blessings to you and our family. So proud of you and what a great kid you are.

Snow Day

We got 8.5 inches of snow on our patio table. I have heard people in our area with measurements up to 10 inches, so I don't know the official reading, but we got some good snow! Out of school, out of work. We used our knee board and tube from our boat and went to the hill next to our house for some tubing and kneeboard sledding. Lots of fun!

It is in times like these when I am overwhelmed with just how wonderful my life is!

Helen, Ga day 2

Along the road leading into Helen from Atlanta there is a grist mill and winery. We went to tour them and look around a little. We eat grits all the time but have never had fresh ground grits. They taste totally different than store bought grits! We bought a big bag to take home and we also bought some porridge mix. I have never had porridge. It is a mixture of white and yellow grits, rice, and ground wheat cooked and then it had suger, brown sugar, butter and salt to flavor it and it was SO good.