Sunday, August 22, 2010

Time flies

I can't believe the last time I posted was when EG graduated preschool. Now here we are...the last day of Summer vacation. Tomorrow our girls start back to school. Abigail is going into the 5th grade and EG starts kindergarten. Wow, I don't feel that old! Abigail is looking forward to dissecting a cow eyeball this year. EG tells me she's a little nervous about having to follow the rules, she's pretty sure she can't and is going to end up in the principals office. I'm hoping she's wrong.

We started the Summer off with a visit from my seeeester. We actually started Summer a day early, skipping the last day of school to drive to Montgomery to pick her up.

It was a nice quiet visit. We did a lot of long overdue hanging out.
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You know, sister stuff.
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Oh but I didn't let her out of here without taking her picture at the beautiful historic Rawls Restaurant/Hotel
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And the Boll Weevil Monument. Hehe
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It was a nice visit. Too short, but nice. We sent her home after a only 7 days....she did promise to come back though :)

When it came to the day to day we spent most of our time here...
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EG started out afraid of the pool but by the end of the summer she was flying down these. Laughing and announcing "I love these slides" every time she came down.
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Fearless.
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Abigail mastered the art of the rock wall.
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And the diving board.
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GranMom and PaPaw joined the fun when they came to visit.
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Abigail and Dad spent some time at the POW Range this summer working on their shooting skills.
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Up goes the flag. "The range is hot"
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Out go the targets.
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Pile o ammo
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Beautiful in her pink shooting gear
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Letting range control know they're ready to shoot
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Bang!
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25 yards
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She's a pretty good shot!
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While GranMom and PaPaw were here we took a trip to the Florida Caverns in Marianna, Florida.

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EG was a little concerned about going underground. There was a lot of carrying in the beginning.
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The "pokey things" didn't help
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There, that's better
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The "Christmas trees" were a favorite
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Ahhhhh, and the water
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Finally, the ONE you were allowed to touch
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Oh and I can't forget the bat!
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Not THAT one...

This one :)

He was very tolerant while I took picture after picture. Poor little guy.
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Climbing our way out of the caverns
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Another wonderful event took place while GranMom and PaPaw were here. Miss Bevin (A's art teacher) and Clay (the love of her life) got married.

Miss Bevin putting the final touch on Abigail's hair.
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Ready.
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All dressed up and ready for the wedding. Abigail in her flower girl dress. She looks so grown up.
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Mr. and Mrs. Clay Bright
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After the wedding GranMom and PaPaw drove back to Arizona and Brian headed for Mobile, Alabama. He spent a week there with his National Guard unit (or part of it anyway) spotting oil in the gulf.

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Doors off over water. I love this shot!
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The rest of our summer was spent

playing at friends houses
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rescuing Rhino Beetles from the pool (a total of 7 I think)
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They're big
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Gardening
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Enjoying our new grass
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And saying goodbye to friends who moved back home to Florida. We will miss you Dean family!
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We had an awesome Summer. We're ready for the school year. Well most of us anyway....

2 comments:

  1. I love the update! Looks like your summer was filled with fun!

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  2. Thank you for making our summer so much fun! We miss you too Wilkins family!!! Although...I hear that Brian gave a little word at the AL. NG unit and the major contacted Pete so you might not be done with us yet!

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