THE BIRTHDAY KIDS

we have not one, but TWO birthdays in the month of september.... Annelies and Oliver celebrate their big days only 2 days apart, so it makes for lots of CAKE! i didn't think i would ever say i would be sick of cake, but september just about kills me. i have learned to get creative and switch up the deserts a little and the kids don't seem to mind. HAPPY BIRTHDAY ANNELIES AND OLIVER.

THE AQUARIUM

with the kids back in school, Ollie and i have had lots of fun times out and about.... one of my good friends Brittany and her little man Zack invited us to the GA aquarium. we had so much fun looking at all the fish and even petting some of them. it is so fun to spend one on one time with my little ollie! he is getting so big.

THE FLOOD

The rain in GA has been merciless!! our backyard turned into a lake and practically got washed away. we are working to repair the damage, but have a lot to do. the kids thought it was pretty cool to have a "pool" in the backyard until they saw that many of their toys were GONE, their trampoline was wrapped around the trees, the fire pit was GONE and all of our yard furniture was buried under lots and lots of dirt. i have never seen anything like this as long as i have lived in GA- (28 years). it was amazing to see the damage A LOT of rain left behind. we still have many roads around us that are closed and plenty of repairs being made around us. it will be a long road to recovery.... and the rain is still falling!

                

DANCING IN THE RAIN

due to all the GA rain, we have had lots of opportunity to dance in the rain! the kids LOVE it.

THE HAIRCUT!

As most of you know, Oliver's hair is a hot topic at our house. should we cut it? should we keep it long? he looks like a girl..... so, we finally decided to make his grandparents happy and cut the BOYS hair! Oliver was not in agreement with this of course and most people did not recognize him when they saw him. i have to say- it took us quite some time to get used to it and at times i miss his curls. 

FORTS

My kids are really into building forts lately. in fact as we speak there is one under construction in my family room. they use every pillow, blanket and chair that they can find. before school started back, they would build forts and have spend the night parties. it's so fun to be a kid.

SUMMER IN TENNESSEE

Our family LOVES to go to Tennessee and "play" on the farm. we take the four wheeler and the mule. we bring the dogs, we ride horses, we swing on the hammock, we jump on the stacks of hay. my kids are so happy here (especially nico, he is a different kid!) Nico is totally in his element here and loves everything about it. i cannot wait until we own our own land and have our own rolling hills to run on. ONE DAY!!