More Summer

 This is the 2nd post of the day-

Cousins came to spend the night-we take our ballet very seriously around here!  The girls were doing ballet along with a teacher on a dvd.

 Play dollhouse and reading books

 We take our dressing up very seriously too!

 Life at Grammy's always has a song to go with it! and sometimes guitar, piano, or trumpet accompaniment and I won't comment on whether or not the singing is on key or how accurate the words are!  If you have been there, you know the answers to those!

 Splash park fun!

 These 6 all love each other SO much and are a blast to watch!!!!


The big kids lasted a little longer so we did the playground too

 and had ice cream!  Spiderman

 Tweety bird

 and any kind that is pink!

 More dress up-Abby Jane is wearing Emily's purple sequined ballet costume from when she was a girl

 and yes nutty Aunt Katherine and Mommy even wear crowns while preparing dinner

 oops a playground picture jumped out of order-a cool place to hide and be in the shade-so it can feel like slightly less than 100 degrees

Blythe being shy when Aunt Katherine is trying to help her with dinner!

 The boys went to Bible School at Grammy's church so we had some fun girl time!

 Feeding the ducks is always popular

 The boys took taekwondo this summer for the first time and enjoyed it so much that they will continue at their club after school

 Playing in Grammy's basement

 I ran away one afternoon and played by myself-visiting the Gone with the Wind Museum

 and eating a delicious cupcake at Miss Mamie's in Marietta

 The pretty square ready for the 4th-below an important Marietta landmark we went by!

 My cousin David got married this summer-so happy we were here to see him marry his lovely wife Kristy and get to see my other cousins William, far left, Janet and her girls Bailey and Brianna and my cousin James in the Navy uniform on the right

More pictures that got added out of order

Playing in Norcross

 Time in Norcross-some people may find this a little odd but I wanted to do something with the children as a remembrance of GG and GreatMommy so we bought balloons for my parents and grandparents and tied them onto the vases at their markers at the cemetery.  We had fun at Publix choosing a balloon for each of them.  Grandpa Allen whose favorite color was red got a red balloon and then Ryan decided he should have the red one with white hearts.  GG got gold and blue for the sand and the water at the beach.  GreatMommy loved flowers so her balloon had flowers on it and my Grandaddy got the yellow one with the big smile.

After the cemetery we went to one of the children's favorite places in Norcross-the train park!

 Then we went to play in the fountains

 and our patience was rewarded with a train to watch go by.

 watching someone at the park who had a remote controlled helicopter

 a spur of the moment dinner at Burger King with Becki

 Fun with popsicles and cousins

 Crafts

 Eating at the Varsity!!!!

 So good to be with family we hadn't seen in a whole year!

 Another top outing in Norcross!  Riding the tractor with Uncle Alvie!

 Uncle Alvie and Aunt Lynda were my 2nd set of parents growing up and have been there for me at every important event in my life-the good and the bad!  So it is very special to me to see how much my children love to be with them!

 catching butterflies and smelling flowers

 Uncle Alvie has ridden these 6 MANY miles!

The whole gang-on the left Aunt Ann-who is Aunt Lynda's sister and lives in Colorado-Joy, Katie, Sally, Scott, Ryan, and Ashley-except for me-well someone has to take the picture