Camping: Shady Grove

On our second camping trip with the camper, we headed up to Lake Lanier again. This time we went to Shady Grove campground in Cumming. The campground is a very nice one, but the spot we got wasn't so great for setting up a camper. We made it work though and had a great time! It was a cooler and windy weekend, so we sat by the fire and bundled up quite a bit. 

The beautiful view from our site.

I thought this tree was neat. 

Shelby found a seat. 

Shelby getting dangerously close to the water. I kept telling her she better not fall in!

Sweet Shelbs.

Shelby and Paige playing on the beach. The sand was COLD!

Paige buried her feet.

Shelby did too.

Jon sitting near the lake.

Jon warming himself near the fire. 

My goofy girls playing Slap Jack. Paige got one!

Jon reading to the girls.

More view from our site. 

The trees above.

Shelby bundled up in her chair with her blankie.

Paige

Being goofy again!

Walking along the rocks near the water.

Shelby just chillin' with her doll. 

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Paige reading to Shelby in the camper. They both went in to warm up for a little bit.

Cheyenne playing with the fire and keeping it going.

Yes, Clayton was there too! I'm not sure why I only got this one picture of him!

Cheyenne playing near the water.

Shelby crashed in her chair!

365 in 2015 - End of Week 45

While I have been (relatively) keeping up with my 365 posts, I'm dreadfully behind with my other posts! It's so daunting to think about catching up at this point, that I'm not sure I ever will. Anyway, hopefully one day I'll get around to those as well. For the month of November though, I thought I'd go with the traditional idea of things I'm thankful for. 

Bible Study: The new month started a new little Bible study that gets delivered to my email every day. This month we are studying Romans 8 and it's so encouraging to know that there is now NO condemnation to those who are in Christ! 

Sewing: My sister pulled me back into sewing during the father/son campout, when she helped me put together the back for this quilt that has sat in my closet for the last five years or so. It really renewed an excitement for the hobby and I look forward to working on more projects too!

Dress-up: I love how much they love to dress up and play together. For Halloween they wanted to all be Avengers, but I didn't want to purchase four new costumes (at new prices). After Halloween though, we stumbled on a very large sale at Walmart and all their costume were $3.75! I went ahead and got these and the kids have enjoyed playing together often.

Church: I'm so incredibly thankful for our church and the faithful preaching we hear there every week! It's been a joy to belong to such a family as this! 

God's beautiful creation: We stopped at this little lake on the way home from our ladies retreat. The reflection on the water was just crisp and clear, so we just had to stop!

Sweet notes: This was hanging on the wall in the living room when I got home from the retreat. My sweet Chey wanted to leave a little note for me when I returned! 

Jon: I'm thankful for this kind and loving man that God brought into my life. He's a great husband and father and seeks the Lord's help in being what God called him to be! (This picture is actually from October, but one I haven't posted yet and one of the best pictures I have of Jon.)

365 in 2015 - End of Week 36

I finally seemed to get a slight bit more motivation to take pictures. Not sure what changed, but I noticed myself picking up my camera more than I had the past few weeks. 

Clayton rearranged the letters to spell our last name! I didn't know that was possible with the letters on those blocks.

My two girls heading to American Heritage Girls. Paige was so excited to be joining Cheyenne as a Tenderheart this year! 

Shelby and Cheyenne playing checkers at the barber shop.

Clayton watching the logging truck pick up our neighbors trees they had cut down.

Clayton made a fair ride with his Legos. The black box just spins and spins...fast! I'm not sure why the word puke-a-holic came out of my mouth, but Clayton ran with it and made a sign for his ride.

The next day Clayton made a ferris wheel with his Lego technic pieces and gears. It really goes around! 

Today is Cheyenne's birthday! We celebrated by letting her open her present a day or two early. Can you tell she was incredibly excited?

Tree Painting

I saw an idea online somewhere about soaking chalk and "painting" trees. One day when the girls were wanting something crafty to do, I decided to use up one of the many boxes of chalk we have to let them paint the smoother trees we have in our yard. The girls had a fun time painting them and got thoroughly messy in the process! Clayton joined in for a little bit, but quickly decided that wasn't something he cared to do.