St. Simons Lighthouse

This summer Abigail and GranMom are taking off for about a week to St. Simons Island, Georgia for an adventure on Three Barrier Islands: St. Simons, Jekyll, and Sapelo. Abigail has been studying in preparation for the trip. She is sooooo excited. Part of the trip includes visiting the St. Simons Lighthouse.

Can you tell where this is going?








This was the end of day one.


Day two. Please excuse the hair...field day at school today and it was a million degrees with 300% humidity.


Penciling it in...gotta be "just right"


Outlining is her least favorite. I love the way she's practically lying down.


Whew.


Bigger paintbrush = happy Abigail.


Ta-da!

Country Best Farm Strawberry Adventure

What a great place this is! We've stopped in a time or two over the last couple of years but I had no idea how big this place really is. Thanks to a strawberry picking field trip with EG's school I came out of there with a new favorite place for produce.

Several acres of fresh fruits and veggies. They grow peaches, satsumas, squash, onions, potatoes, and of course strawberries just to name a few. They also do cakes, pies, chicken salad and homemade ice cream...chocolate, vanilla, peach, strawberry and blueberry...and it is GOOD!


I love this...the honor system. Ahhhh a wonderful place. We will be getting all our fresh produce here from now on...well all the stuff we don't grow in our garden that is.


The girls were ready to get started!


Filling those buckets. Well Layla was anyway. Get a look at the expression on EG's face. She makes me smile.


Layla really liked this particular strawberry....it was a funny shape.


EG did some picking for the bucket....and a little for herself. (pesticide free folks)


A few more for herself...


Mmmmmm, juicy.


With full buckets in tow we headed back to the main building to pay for our haul...and get some of that wonderful homemade ice cream. EG was tired.


This is Wes.


And his twin brother, Wyatt.


A really great group of kids. :)


For those of you who live locally you can (and should) visit this place. Country Best Farm is located at 1711 Moates Rd. Enterprise, AL 36330 (334) 393-7224. It's just a couple miles off the circle headed toward New Brockton on hwy 84.

I love it when she paints

Several months ago I made a request. I asked Abigail to paint me a sunflower, a big sunflower. I wanted it to hang in the water closet under the stairs.

I missed the sketching of the flower and came on this.


She used the rug from the room to get the color "just right"


This part took her a looooong time


A Really Long Time


She let it dry between classes and came back to it yesterday. Another coat of blue....


And now that it's finished EG has decided it would look better in her room. She's probably right. So much for MY sunflower....but I do love it when she paints.