Lake Acworth (Allatoona)...

We decided to take a picnic to the lake today, not sure why we don't go more often, we used to before we got the pool though. There are many "beach" areas around Lake Allatoona and they have restrooms, beaches, picnic areas, playgrounds, marinas, etc... We went today though...

Taylor and Karen building a sand castle...

Why people feel the need to cover themselves in sand, I will never know... :)

Ditto...

Of course Tanner took the cake for letting them cover him up so much!! Wow! I could never do that!

We all had a good time though, and of course now everyone wants to go back... We might take them to a different area later next week... I would have taken more pictures, but my camera started messing up and would not work, sigh. At least it happened now so I have time to find a new one I like BEFORE we go on vacation week after next!!

More Fun...

The guys love their "machines"... So does Taylor though, at least the gokart anyway... It's a struggle for me to keep that gokart running. It's currently held together with metal straps and bolts...

The latest pet Chance has... Sigh... He loves it though, so whatever...

They chase each other around in their "vehicles" and have a great time, so it's all worth it... :)

Summer Fun...

My neighbor took Chance, Tanner and TJ to Whitewater the other day, they had a great time! Then they were going to go tubing up near Helen, GA, Chance decided he did not want to go, so Tanner and TJ went. Chance is kind of a homebody, like me... :)

Ride at Whitewater...

Ditto...

Tanner and TJ tubing near Helen, GA...

Dinner in Helen, GA...

Needless to say, they had a great time and are looking forward to vacation here in a few weeks... Of course we are still deciding what the destination will be: Destin, Panama City, Myrtle Beach, etc... The winner will be wherever we find the most reasonably priced condo... :)

Activities...

Yeah, I think I took about 15 pictures when Andy and Petra were here... Not sure why I didn't take more, I guess the camera is always on my desk and I don't feel like fetching it... :)

Anyway, they pretty much spent their time swimming, riding the dirt bike and "hunting"... The kids that is... :)

Hmmm...

Has it been another week already?? I suppose it has... Yeah, just have been trying to get some projects completed around here and visiting with family... For some reason, I've taken almost zero pictures?!?!? I need to work on that...

This is pretty much how the kids have been amusing themselves, swimming, riding the dirt bike and hunting squirrels...

Yesterday the kids were setting off fireworks most of the day, Petra and I each happened to have our cameras out on one of the rare occasions that we actually took pictures... :)

Matthew came over for about an hour yesterday, but then had a MUCH more exciting event to go to... :)

The kids finished grouting that flagstone for me as well, but I don't have an "after" picture... I ran out of flagstone, obviously, so I'll have to get another pallet of that and finish it sometime...

I have zero plans today, and plan on doing pretty much nothing... Hope everyone had a festive Fourth of July!!