Family Snapshots

 Tim's parents have a cabin about an hour away from us, and while his aunts and uncles were there, they drove down the mountain to Rome to visit. We took them to Berry campus where I snapped a few "sisters pictures" and more. These are a few.

Fall Break Zoo Atlanta Trip

The next day, the kids and I headed down to Atlanta to meet my friend Jen, from BYU. A lot of the animals were pretty close to where we could see them, so we loved seeing the Pandas (though one walked up to the glass right after this picture was taken and Lucy screamed and started crying), Tigers, Elephants, and Giraffes.

Fall Break Aquarium Trip

 Ty had a whole week off for Fall break, so we made the most of it by exploring cities near Rome. Our first trip was 90 minutes north to Chattanooga, TN where we had a blast at the Tennessee Aquarium. Caroline, Tate, and Joise came too!

 Ty has some scuba diver Legos and was stoked to get to talk to the diver and ask him questions! We were there for a Q&A session and he actually talked and interacted with the audience while underwater! Ty asked what it is like to be a scuba diver and he said it's a lot of fun, especially because fish have different personalities and you get to know the fish.

Ty and Tate laughed and laughed at the penguin in the picture below.

 The museum wasn't crowded at all, and we just took our time in the fun areas and didn't stress about seeing everything in the "boring" areas, so it was a lot of fun!

Growing Kids

We're certainly making the most of Rome. Here are a few random pictures from the past few weeks.

Below: We went to a BBQ cook off and got to try several yummy options!

I've been focusing a lot more on yoga the past month and Lucy, apparently, is too. She's the cutest! In fact, we finally made it to her 18 month appointment and she weights 20 pounds, and is right on target. She has just barely started stringing two words together, but when she does, she pauses extra long between words and even between syllables. It's adorable.

Also in the past few weeks, Ty has suddenly become an artist. He's drawing "people" and cars and coloring on any papers he finds. It's a fun (and often mess-creating) development.

I went to Nashville one day and Atlanta another. Tim had some fun on his own with the kids. Here they are at the Home Depot craft:

And shakes before dinner:

We've been to the Rome Eco Center three times now. Our favorite time was when the volunteer (a Berry Student!) let us pet the turtle!

Berry Buddies

Rather than having a Homecoming, Berry does Mountain Day (Weekend) which involves a parade, games, and a carnival. Last Friday, we went up to campus to get in on the action, but the parade only lasted about 5 minutes and the kids weren't interested in watching the college students play any of their games. Instead, I snapped a few pictures of these cuties.

Mid-jump!

Beautiful Berry Campus

Last Friday morning, Lucy and I tagged along on a hike Tim was doing on Berry Campus. It was mostly just a dirt road up a mountain, but it ended at the "House O Dreams," which was a house the Berry students had built for Martha Berry. It had beautiful views and landscaping that made for some pretty fun and artsy pictures!

 Of course, I had to get a few pretty yoga poses too.

 The Eco Center in Rome is a fun little place to visit, so we went there with Ty after school on Friday. The people who work or volunteer there are always happy to chat with us, and even give us special treatment to pet the animals!

On Saturday we checked out the Cave Spring Pig Out BBQ contest. We taste tested all of the entries and gave our input, then bought more BBQ just because! 

That night we went to our first Berry College Football Game, but I didn't get any pictures. I wish I would have, because it was pretty cool to see cows just beyond the stadium!

A Mighty Fine Loot!

Yesterday was "Talk like a Pirate Day," so Krispy Kreme Donuts gives away a free box of donuts to anyone who comes dressed up. We took advantage of it and re-used our costumes from FOUR years ago! I'd call that a treasure! 

Halloween 2012