343lb deadlift

So while I am gathering up all of my other pics from last week, I thought I would brag about my super strong hubby. Most of you know we do Crossfit. Well the goal is always to try and get new PRs(personal records) in your workouts. Whether it be that you finished the same workout 2 minutes faster, or you lifted 64 lbs more than you did last time. That's what Miguel did this week. He was able to deadlift 343lbs vs 279lbs last time he attempted it. Isn't that a great improvement? And not only that, but we really think he could have lifted more. So, good job Miguel and keep on truckin'. I am sure that next time you will blow this PR away.

"That beautiful season the Summer! ...

...Filled was the air with a dreamy and magical light;
and the landscape
Lay as if new created in all the freshness of childhood."
- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

So my goal for this week is spend everyday outside as much as possibly. Simply because the weather has been absolutely perfect, except maybe a little chilly in the mornings.
They, finally, after over a year of building it, opened the sprayground at the our local park. Very exciting stuff. ;) It was a little cool when I took the kids yesterday morning, but I know with August coming and as hot and sticky as it normally is, the kids and I will be regulars at the sprayground. And as an added bonus, the sprayground is literally like 10 feet away from Kate's favorite playground. Then after that we went Aunt Shell's and Katie enjoyed the pool, well mostly. She got a splinter in her hand that Aunt Shell had to console her about.











Then today we went to meet Ben, Robin, Caleb, and Claire to Poole's Mill and played in the river and at the park. Caleb was so sweet with Katie today, pushing her on the swing and holding her hand because she was scared as they slid down the rocks.

Blueberry Picking

Yesterday we went to Berry Patch Farms to go blueberry picking. More just for fun, than we really needed blueberries. It started out great, Katie finding blueberries for her bucket and Sam running around free in the rows of bushes/thickets.



After this, it quickly took a downward turn. It started to get unbearably hot, Katie pricked her finger on a thorn, and it turned out was allergic to something she came in contact with. So I quickly packed both kids up and headed home with my measly 1 1/4 lbs of blueberry. I think the trip would have gone better had we done 2 things. 1) Gone early, early in the am to avoid the heat and 2) Made sure that Miguel went with us. So maybe next year we'll attempt it again, and I'll be at the ready with the Benadryl.

Before I forget or move onto something else....

...I thought I would post a few pics from what we've been doing over the past week. They include: eating tons of Popsicles, playing in the driveway in their police car, watering the vegetable garden (and themselves :) ), painting canvases for mommy to hang up, and rolling money from Katie's piggy bank (all $53.40 of it!) to be taken to the bank for Katie. So enjoy the pics, it's taken me almost all week to get them together. :)










Katie's Happy Forest Painting


Sam's First Canvas Painting


Katie's outerspace Painting


Katie's Painting she did with her feet, plus some paint splatter.

Last minute escape to Hilton Head Island

Last week we decided on Wednesday evening to head to Hilton Head early Thursday morning. So after some quick reservations, laundry, and packing, we drove the short 4 1/2 hour drive down there. We, of course, had to stop at Cracker Barrel for breakfast. Nothing like lots of fat and starch when you're on a road trip. :) It really was a great 3 day trip. The beach and hotel were B-U-S-Y, but it was still very enjoyable. Katie enjoyed herself the most, although Sam fair loved the beach and pool too. He wasn't fond of the waves as they broke, but as long as he was at the shore line or actually in the water past where they broke, he was fine. Sam can actually doggy paddle if you hold him under his stomach. It is quite a thing to behold, watching this little 14 month old paddle around the pool. Kate, as you will notice, will not go in the water without her floatie and floatie vest. But she does quite well swimming around the pool by herself. Even being so brave as to swim around the deep end by herself. Yay Katie!!!We took the kids swimming at night after dinner, spent all day on the beach and by the pool, watched movies before bed, and had a couple of snacks out of the mini bar. Sometimes that $4 pack of M&Ms just hits the spot. Oh and on the way back, we stopped at this gas station we've stopped at before where they let you feed their animals. They have a bull, a cow, a couple of ostriches, a llama, goats, geese, and a donkey. :) So anyway, here are some pics from the trip, and a couple of videos.

Happy Belated 4th of July!

This is late getting posted, but we took an unexpected but much enjoyed last minute escape to the beach, which pics I am still working on and are soon to be posted. So we came back from the beach Saturday afternoon just in time to see the fireworks put out by the Cherokee Country Club or wait that might Chattahoochee Country Club, that we can see from our front yard. I know, we're lucky ducks. Anyway, we also bought some ground fireworks like spinners, tanks, parachuting men, fountains, and chickens. Katie, I think enjoyed those more than the big fireworks. Which I am happy to report, neither of my kids were afraid of. Yippeeee!!! Sam was, however, afraid of our small ground fireworks. Somehow being that close to flame and sparks scared the living daylights out of him. Go figure. LOL. Anyway.....here are assorted pics and a video of Sam screaming at a tank we set off.