Family Time

Lately I have been wondering why I like living here in Georgia as much as I do. I really don't like being so far away from the majority of our family members, and as much as I would welcome the idea of moving back to Utah, I don't think I would be ready for it yet. It is really strange because I pretty much don't have any friends here. Though I like having friends, making friends doesn't come easy for me. So as I have been thinking about all of this lately I have completely come to the conclusion, not that it was much of a mystery to me, that it is all because of my family. I love my little Fox and Jayde so much. They are the highlight of my life. They keep me going everyday. Even though they make me mad plenty, they keep me laughing and loving life so much more. The main highlight of my life is Shawn. He is the foundation to all the happiness I have in my life. I am extremely grateful for the life I share with him. We have so much fun together. We like the same things, we think the same (when it matters), we communicate well, and we respect one another. What more could I ask for. He is my best friend. Our 6th anniversary was on Friday, and what a good six years it has been. I hope he knows how much I love him.

We really have a lot of fun together as a family. One thing that has added to the fun in our lives is our purchase of a golf cart. I know that sounds funny to most people, and it still does to me, but we live in a place that golf carts are a normal way of transportation. Our little town in Georgia is Tyrone and we border a place called Peachtree City. Peachtree City brings a whole new meaning to golf carts. It has over 90 miles of golf cart paths. So you can get anywhere you need to go pretty much. One thing we like to do is go for rides and we find "playgrounds" for the kids to play on. Sometimes we pack a lunch and go for a picnic, other times we go to the grocery store or Target, but most of all we just drive around. It is a beautiful place we live in.

Here is a picture of Grandpa taking Fox and his cousins Corbin, Brityn, and Boston to one of the many playgrounds we have found.

Right across the street from our house is a golf cart path that basically connects us to the Peachtree City paths. There they go up the path.

Jayde and Fox are always ready to go on a ride.

Here are some pictures at one of the playgrounds we like to go to the most.

On labor day we went back to the Six Flags water park and we had a lot of fun. The kid area there is great. I even went down a slide after Jayde. Well, I kept on sliding when I thought I would stop and I ran right into Shawn, who was holding Jayde, and took him out like a bowling pin. Thank heavens they didn't get hurt. It was pretty funny though I have to say. I don't have any pictures though. The last time I took a camera out of the house I dropped it in a cup of Diet Coke, so I don't trust myself taking one any where near water. So we had a good weekend. I like the long weekends, it is just too bad they have to come to an end.

Chuck E Cheese Please!!!

Once upon a lifetime ago, I remember the thrill and excitement I got when we were so lucky to get to go to Chuck E Cheese's. Growing up in Utah we didn't get to go to them very often because, as far as I know, they don't exist there. It seemed like a once in a lifetime chance to be able to go when we went on vacation to California. At least that is what I remember. Well those days are long gone for me, but it is just the beginning for our little ones. Lucky for them we live just 20 minutes away from one, maybe a little unlucky for me and Shawn. No, actually I don't mind. I love to see my kids having fun. What parent doesn't right. Last Friday we went for my neice Brytin's birthday. All the kids had such a great time. We got a few good shots of the kids in action.

Fox

Fox and Boston played a little game of air hockey. As you can see from their faces, they had the time of their lives.

Boston

But watch out, Fox has a little competitve streak in him already. The look on his face says it all.


Jayde has a look of concentration going on. She gets that tongue sticking out thing from her dad. They look exactly the same. Tongue out to the side and all.

Jayde doesn't care that she can barely see. She was just having so much fun.

Pictures of Tammy's visit

Visitors

My sister Tammy and her family finally got the opportunity to come out here for a visit. It was her kid's first time on an airplane and they all flew on buddy passes right at the end of the summer vacation when the traveling seems to be extremely busy. Luckily they got on the first flight they tried. However, getting back was not so easy. They were stuck here a day and a half longer than they anticipated. I was fine with it because I didn't want to see them go. We went to several Braves games (a common thing around here if you haven't figured out yet), Six Flags water park, and a place called the Underground. We went shopping and showed them around our town. We had a lot of fun and I am so happy they finally got to come out here and see where I live. I wish they could come out more often.

Reunions part 2

The main reason for visiting Utah again was our little family reunion. We don't get to see each other all at once very often, and some might say that is a good thing, but all in all we had a good time. I love my family very much and any time we get to spend with them is worth it. Brian and Holly were in charge this year and they worked really hard to get ready for it. So thank you so much Brian and Holly.

We enjoyed swimming, playing in the stream, getting muddy, playing with water balloons, volleyball, fireworks, BBQ, snacking all day, and just visiting. We also took a day to go to Lagoon together. There are a lot of rides that even Jayde can go on so my kids had a great time. I don't know if it is normal, but that particular Saturday was so crowded, and combined with the hot weather, we left the park a little earlier than I would have liked to.

Family reunion pics

Reunions

We have done a lot in the last few weeks. So I will probably have to tell you all about it in a few different posts so I don't bore you all in one long post, or better yet drive myself crazy trying to remember it all tonight. We took another trip to Utah and we spent just over a week there. Shawn worked here a couple of the days so it was just me and the kids for a little bit. During that time I was able to finally see some of my long lost friends. I will start with Cari and Liz. Some of my best friends from high school. I haven't seen them for many many years. Too many. I had such a good time just visiting with them. Although now that I have, I don't know if I feel the need to have another baby to keep up with them, or feel the need to stop because there were 11 kids between the 3 of us under one roof. Crazy is all I have to say, but it was so fun to see all their kids and how completely adorable they all are. I wish we were able to get a picture of all the kids together, but we never got around to taking on the challenge.

Cari, Jenise, Liz

The other very good friend of mine that I got to see is Paige. It hasen't been as long since I have seen her, but it has been long enough. It is always so good to visit with Paige, but this time I finally got to meet her little man Grayson. What a cutie.

Jayde, Grayson, Fox

After seeing so many babies this trip, one thing is for certain, Fox and Jayde want a baby. I couldn't keep them away from Cari's twins or Grayson. But I am afraid that if they get a new baby, they will probably maul it to death.