June 2016

Alicia's parents' backyard pool, soo awesome  ::  with Christa and her kids too 

Wednesday, 6.8.16

it's Summertime!!!  Jumping-into-the-pool pictures are so much fun!

 Cousin Stratton visits!!

 Friday night, closing ceremonies and skits at Ryan's Cub Scout camp

 6.13.19 - the beach on Lake Allatoona!    it was a perfect day, so much fun!

the lake with seven kids  --  Lyla, Dylan, Ryan, Seth, Abs, Caden, Chloe

 Wed, 6.15.16 - open practice at the Falcons training camp!

Friday, 6.17.16 - afternoon and sleepover with Lyla and Caden

Henry, Aunt Lolly, and Grandpa came to visit!  When they left, they took Ryan home with them to Florida.  We followed a few days later to spend some time down there and bring him home.

Granddaddy and Grandma Jo-Ann!

We enjoyed a nice dinner and lots of playtime with the kids, thanks for visiting!

 Lots of Florida fun crammed into a long weekend!  Weeki Wachi Springs, celebrating Aunt Lolly's birthday, sandhill cranes, playing catch with Grandpa, swimming, running, etc.... :)  

6.28.16 - Happy birthday Sonia!!

Such a fun girls' night out to celebrate

Hide and Seek day camp!  

last day of camp for these two, they had a blast! 

summer church shirts!

End of School pictures!

Chloe finished up in the 3 day 3's class.  Her bestest buddies were Couper and Alice.

What a great year - we loved Ms. Dorothea and Ms. Terry!

Abby at the end of her Kindergarten year.  Parapro, Ms. Tara, was awesome! 

Bestest buddies were the boys! :)  Brendan, Jackson, Benjamin.   

And Ryan at the end of a great second grade year

His bestest school buddy was Aaron, also pictured are Jackson and Luis.

Last day of school slip-n-sliding with Lucas!

sweet little sibling Chloe - always so well-behaved 

and loves going to Ryan and Abby's classes!

by May, we are wore out!!

A thirty minute nap in the swing after field day :) 

May 2016 highlights

 Chick-fil-a playdate with Ella Grace and Couper

these three were buddies in Shannon's 2s class

 a Friday afternoon 'hike' with all my babies

 you know, this is what's real, and I love this picture!

 the soccer girls - Larsen, Abby, and Lyla

 2nd annual Kentucky derby party with Coleson's co-workers

 Mother's Day!  UGA baseball

we picked a great game to go to....  a 2out grand slam! followed by another homer

Dawgs were up 10-0 when we left

date night!  walking off PF Chang's at the Alpharetta Greenway

Thanks Mom and Dad for the birthday giftcard and watching our kiddos!

Strawberry picking on Dylan's birthday!  

Happy birthday!

Swimming at the Brands'

-with Jacob and Ariel

 little mommy bag lady is ready to go

 Sawyer, Ryan, Cooper, Abby

we met Cooper E through Ryan's baseball team and their three kids line up with our three kiddos

And then they moved in just down the street from us!

Coleson helped the guys move, and I watched the kids.

They played and played, and then we went to the McD playplace for lunch

Doktor Kaboom!

a fun science show [well, Chloe might disagree]

helping Grandpa and Grandma load the truck to move to Florida

will work for pizza?!

Dylan, Chloe, Seth, Dalton, Lincoln, Abs, and Ryan

last dinner before Mom and Dad move to Fl :(

La Parilla

Abby's 6th birthday!

how is she six already?!

Birthday dinner with the family

Cousins Steve and Howard

Birthday Party day!

Max, Chloe, Brendan, Larsen, Zoe

Dylan, Jackson, Abs, Naomi, Levi, Seth, Lyla, Ryan

April 2016

 It's Spring Break!!!!!

Kickin' it off with a trip to the general store in Ball Ground for ice cream and candies

 now this is a fun wheelbarrow load

I love a weekend spent outside working hard

hiking Anna Ruby Falls with the Conleys

Abby's first sleepover!  Lyla Stone  

Make your own pizzas, yumm

 sweet friends - they all three play together so well.  

Chloe says all the time "Lyla my friend too" :) 

the girls did awesome with their real first toe nail painting

Girls Night with Alicia and Christa