Pump It Up Adventure

It rained on our last day together. So we sought to do some indoor fun with our morning, and headed to the local "Pump It Up" location for an hour of exhaustive fun.


The children had a wonderful time sliding down the giant slide that sent them careening into the bumper at the end. The obstacle course was quite a challenge (especially for Jack who learned to use his chin as a brace when scaling up the climbing walls).

After a full hour, Jack was dripping in sweat and red faced, while the girls had a healthy glow. Faith enjoyed her catnap in the sling while the world whizzed around her with squeals of delight.

Photo Finale to Nana's Visit

All interested suitors, you will be able to find this available, beautiful blonde darling on the UGA campus in a couple of years. Psst! Look for her on Facebook. (I knew the 15 year spread between me and my sister Sarah would come to haunt me...oh to be this young again!)


Nana's last Faith fix on our southern porch. Once Sarah jumps on the idea of UGA, we're hoping Nana will follow. Then our evil plan to con all family down to Georgia will be almost complete, except for you Uncle Jeff. All in due time...

One Last Day With The Ladies

All this time Alyssa has been visiting, we just realized that she hadn't had an opportunity to sit down and hold Faith. These pictures are just the cutest. Faith is in major bubble making mode these days so now it is really hard to get a photo of her sans bubbles and tongue.

Today is our last day with the "girls" and even Jack is broken up over it. Any Aunt who is cool enough to play video games with him is an Aunt worth forming a crush over. We've tried desperately to convince Aunt Sarah to move down to GA and go to UGA when she graduates. Uncle Christian and Aunt Kristy took her for a day long tour yesterday, and she bought a few college T-Shirts. We're hoping that is a good sign! We'll keep the pressure on. Everyone do us a favor -- if you see her touring another college, please tell her how much you wished you'd gone to UGA instead.

This morning we plan on heading out for one last jump around at a party zone place with large jumping equipment, before everyone parts ways. It has been so nice to have the ladies here.

Nana's Here!!!

...and Aunt Sarah...and cousin Alyssa!!! What fun the kids have been having over the last few days. We've been staying busy, hitting the park, going to a hockey game, shopping at the mall, game playing, LOTS of pretend play, and doing movie marathons for the adults.

Aunt Sarah mugging it with little Faith. Two generations of princesses!

Alyssa sharing funny made up horse stories with Grace. (When Alyssa visits all pretend play is "horse" play.)