Our favorite game....

Quelf has been a huge hit in our house this last year! I highly recommend it for families with older kids! Hayden and Kayla always wanna play when they together at our house. They have a website so you find where to buy it. www.quelf.com
Let me know how you like it....

Below is an example of stuff that was going on:
1) Hayden couldn't use her hands
2) Kayla had to keep a snorkel in her mouth the rest of the game made from something in the house hence the straw
3) Brent had to keep pointing to pretend objects on his forehead and asking if anyone knew anything about them
and 4) Brent and Kayla had to hold hands because they were sharing a space on the board
These are just a sampling of the crazy stuff you do!

Day Trip...

We took a trip to Helen, GA yesterday! It's a neat little German like town in the foothills of the Appalachian mountains.
Picture 1: a windmill

Picture 2: part of the village of shoppes

Picture 3: The purpose of the trip..to "tube the hooch"
(Chattahoochee River that is)
All of us at the beginning...ready to get on...it was the last time we were all together! (until the end)

Picture 4: Pete chillin....he was tethered to his Mom!
It took us 2 hours to ride down the river...it sure was fun!

The family band...

Hayden and I got Brent a Wii and Rock band for his birthday and he brought it to Charlotte so we could try it out with the family. There are 4 connected instruments but as you can see we had a 2nd singer in the group (Pete). He was using his snorkel. :-)

You know your home from vacation....

when have to mow because the deer won't be by for dinner!

More day 2....

Picture 1 - My nephew Pete going down the water slide at one of the pools.
Picture 2 - Hayden's turn!
Picture 3 - Me! :-)
Picture 4 - Hayden and Pete ready to go back to the house on golf cart #1.
Picture 5 - James and Henry (brothers and my nephews) riding on golf cart #2!

Day 1 beach pictures...

Picture 1 - The kids coming up from the beach...I am standing on the balcony!
I LOVE this picture...they are all smiling!
(This is Hayden and my nephews)
Picture 2 - This was one of the three deer in the yard Friday night when we arrived!
Picture 3 - A baby laying in the shade trying to stay cool!
Picture 4 - A Blue Heron just sitting on the side of the road!
Picture 5 - YES! It is real and I was about 3 feet from it...it was young and small!