NaCoMe

Another great weekend at NaCoMe.  When we left Bo said "Why would someone not come to NaCoMe?"  That sums it up- especially for the kids.  Next year I am going to check them out of school early so we can get there earlier!  It's over so fast:(  We had a great group of folks (kids outnumbering adults), and made lots of memories.  It was complete with the usual - campfire with smores, canoeing and hiking (or running for me), board games (with the added fun of "Carcasonne" thanks to the Gregory's this year - ha!), plus some new things like a scavenger hunt and a slack line! It was really warm this year - which I liked, but most everyone else wanted jacket weather back! Looking forward to 2014!

Can you say...slackline?? More interesting games from the Gregory's!

Scavenger hunting

Carcassone or "Roads and Bridges"

Bo meets the Braves

Ms. Georgia and Bo went to St. Louis in August to see a couple of Braves games.  By chance, they were staying the the Braves hotel!  I so wish I could have been there to see this little guy meet his baseball idols! (the pictures are fuzzy because they were taken with Ms. Georgia's phone). 

Freddie Freeman (and some boy Bo met in the lobby)

B. McCann

Dan Uggla

The Beach

We can't go too long without a just us getaway...so last spring I booked us a trip- we didn't really care where. When planning a trip, one thing I will spend hours on is finding the best deal on hotels- we have in common the fact that we like nice hotels!  I found a great deal through my credit card on the Ritz Carlton in Ft. Lauderdale.  So that's where we went- and we did nothing but lay at the beach and pool and go out to eat! (I swam a lot of laps in that little pool getting ready for my sprint triathalon that was coming up and we did visit the exercise room some).  We did go out on a sailboat on afternoon and visited millionare's row- where the rich and famous live!  Can't wait for our next getaway!

This iguana was right beside our table at lunch!

Bo's Backyard Baseball party!

I think this was one of the most fun parties any of my kids have had yet.....we set up a make-shift fence in the backyard and had a "scrimmage game."  Bo had been working for weeks on line-ups and positions- it turned out perfectly.  We had a concession stand that the girls ran with lemonade, chips,  and hot dogs.  After the game, we set up a homemade (tarp) waterside to cool them off!  We may do this again!

scorekeepers

concession stand

the fans!

the umpire, "Uncle Chad"

strategizing...

sandlot crew

Bo,

I can't believe you are 8...it seems like yesterday you were 8 months old and I thought you would never stop crying!

It's hard to put into words all of the things I love about you.  Somehow, God knew that life would be great (and interesting) to give me a son, with so many characteristics like me. you are so easy to love (most days, except when you are in a pouting mood...don't know where you got that).   

you are a little tenderhearted, you want to be "cool", you love to be with friends (especially sleepovers with Lincoln and Jonah), you like to play outside (baseball, basketball, football, ride scooters/bikes, run...), you LOVE the Braves (and the Tigers and the Grizzlies), you love pizza and hamburgers (and you can eat more than me), and you love to ask question about God, your creator and I love you hear you pray.  Last night you prayed "Dear God, Thank you for the beautiful weather outside today.  Thank you that I got to play with Jonah, and thank you that I got to play football with mom and dad (because usually they are working in the yard).  I'm glad we got to spend time together.  Thank you for this food and for our family." Amen.

Summertime night

Complete with a homemade waterslide and outdoor bath....