1.11.2011

happy thanksgiving!? (part 2)

i feel it's only natural,
since my last post was our october family photo,
that this post would cover thanksgiving.

i shared with you our thanksgiving (part one)
soon after experiencing it,
but then got swept away into the world of cousins, friends and family
that atlanta contains for us.

it was a super fast, fun roller coaster ride.

we took off from mobile, al,
heading for a quick stop in columbus, ga to see my mom.
(one day i'll stay there longer and actually visit with dear friends!!)
we were there barely over 12 hours total~ most of which we were sleeping.
and then off to my dad's home.
he and his wife live in good hope, ga.
on a beautiful piece of land.

(don't you love the name of small southern towns?
good hope is located right beside social circle.
both names suit me just fine.)

i love bringing my kids here to experience a taste of country living.
my dad has them driving tractors, riding horses, and shooting guns.
yep. let's just say, my urban city kids get pretty psyched to "live on the wild side" for a bit.


it was beautiful to have all of the cousins in one place!
beautiful and action packed~ as you can imagine.
i also LOVE getting to see my brother and sister.
it doesn't happen enough.

after staying with my dad and karen for a few nights,
we headed to spend the night with dear friends from college,
including a parents' night out to farm burger in decatur, ga. yum!

next stop was to my sister's to visit with her family.


we played games, went bowling, visited the american girl store, ate our fair share
of kentucky derby pie (if you don't know what that is, i feel sorry for you.),
 watched movies together and gathered for good times.
my mom joined up with us again at my sisters:
 one of our last days in atlanta,
we visited my sister's neighborhood park, snapped loads of pictures and
ended our time feeding the ducks on the chattahoochee
as the sun went down.
it seemed the perfect ending to a perfect visit to our family.



i love my family.
i don't see them enough.
at all.

(thank you all for hosting us so well. xoxo.)






5 comments:

Jean Joiner said...

lovely post...i'm even more sad now. love you guys so much. your visit impacted little camille the most. she misses her abi!

keri said...

i'm thankful we got to share you during your family time. we are family anyway, right? we enjoyed every single rainy moment.
and i adore that pic with your mom and the grandkids. did u print that one for her?

Brian Prentiss said...

really cool, love these pics

Dado said...

Isn't it great how pictures can take you right "back there"?? All the good feelings feel good all over again.
Lots of great pictures, great family and great memories.
P.S. - I know just how Camille feels.

Susie said...

Love all these pics! Sad I didn't get to see you in ATL, but I know you were sick for half your trip and had plenty of snafus... camera in the dry cleaning basket, etc. Would love it if our paths would cross again someday! In the meantime, I think of you when I participate in your family's life, like the baptism of little Liam. What a precious little guy!! Blessings to you!