Great American Backyard Campout

Last night, along with people across the country, we took to our tent for the National Wildlife Federation’s Great American Backyard Campout.  We joined the Chattahoochee Nature Center‘s group, pitching our tent at their registered campsite along with a slew of other families with young kids.  Here’s how our inaugural family camping experience went down…… Read More

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PandaMania & Pandamonium

PANDAMANIA Last week, a whole pack of fun-loving pandas invaded our church for Vacation Bible School!  The PCP spent his mornings singing, playing, crafting and praying in a wild celebration of God’s unconditional love. The highlight of the week for John was bringing home a color-changing water bottle craft.  Some concoction of oil, water and… Read More

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Ripe For The Picking

Along with sorority big sis H and her three littles, we headed back down to Southern Belle Farm for a fun filled day convening with nature.  Having completely od’d on strawberries, this time we brought home two gallons of gorgeously plump, super sweet thornless blackberries ripe for the picking! As is standard operating procedure when at… Read More

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Brother Club

When the littles begged and pleaded for a playset in the backyard Honey jumped right on that project.  You see, this great neighborhood has one pretty major flaw – no playground!  There are a couple nearby, but nothing in walking distance.  So, we watched the sale flyers in the Sunday paper until we found an… Read More

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Decked Out

We’re starting to gear up for Independence Day around these parts – hanging flags and gathering up all things patriotic.  Yesterday I swept up the remnants of our latest hail storm and decked out the deck in red, white and blue. And the reward for my efforts – dining alfresco (albeit on a spur of… Read More

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Dad’s Day

We had such a fun and exhausting day doing everything Honey’s way for Dad’s Day! At the request of the honoree, we kicked off the festivities with McDonald’s sausage & cheese muffins (which the PCP immediately declared smelled and tasted like poop…and I could neither disagree, make him eat it nor punish him for the… Read More

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