We had time today for a bigger adventure, so we hauled ourselves off to the nearby hill of Granite that goes 10 miles into the Earth. We’ve been to Stone Mountain many times, but that’s about all I remember of the Sky Car “tour,” other than being able to fit two school buses on the…
Category: Travel and Outings
McIntosh Reserve
We spent our afternoon today wandering around McIntosh Reserve, in Carroll County. After church, the boys had run behind the church playground and were climbing on some rocks, so we were looking for a place the boys could do some more boulder hopping. The boys all climbed on the first stump they saw. I think…
Free at Callaway
Saturday, we played hooky from church and took advantage of the last free weekend at Callaway Gardens. Here are a bunch of pics, that don’t require much explanation. Ian came fully-prepared for…something. Come on, Mom! Join us in this illicit trek through this roped-off area! Sharing gum on…
Beware the Finger
While eating our picnic lunch on our family outing today, our five-year-old Ian informs us, “What I was planning for this adventure was different.” Of all the whines and groans he could have uttered, I thought this was a pretty fun way to express his opinion. So, we cleaned up and redirected our activities. He…
Bendy Bones
In a previous post, we started a chicken bone and vinegar experiment. The boys hypothesized that the bone would get soft if the vinegar dissolved the Calcium in the bone. The picture is a little gross, but here is the result after 3 days: The…
What Babies Gotta Do
“Mom, I was building and accidentally dropped some pieces, and I got down and looked all around, and finally said, ‘nevermind’ really quiet like that and went back to building, ” Ian just informed me. He found my Nanoblocks. They are eensy teensy weensie Lego-like toys – more like a splinter to step on. This…
Sunny Fun Photos
We spent almost two weeks in Florida for our Christmas vacation. Here are some photos from the trip, when we weren’t doing anything in particular. We helped a gopher tortoise safely cross the street
MO Memories, Part 1 of 3 – The MO I Know
Upon consulting my photo album, where I file away a large part of my brain, I find our Missouri trip next in line for the “Last Two Months’ Adventures Series.” I found out a while back that my parents and sister were going to Missouri for my Aunt’s 75th birthday party. I didn’t think tagging…
MO Memories, Part 3 of 3, The MO He Knows
Concluding our Missouri trip, we drove back through time a bit to Commerce, where Dad’s family lived in his younger years. Benton High School A stop by Oakdale Cemetery Bea Skinner is mentioned here. …
MO Memories, Part 2 of 3 – It’s All About the MO Jo
Continuing with the recount of our Missouri trip, we then went to check out the party venue where Aunt Joanne’s 75th birthday party will be. Here we entered the birthday party set-up in progress. This is Penny giving me the “I’m not Jill” face, I think before the door closed. That’s a running joke around…
S.A.H.M. Hill 