Fall Days at Serenbe

After Homecoming at church today, we decided to take the girls to Serenbe to spend the afternoon.  It was too gorgeous a day to stay indoors!  We all had a great time taking a walk around the grounds and visiting with the animals.  We had the foresight to bring a bag of carrots with us, which turned out to be the best dollar we've ever spent.  All the animals enjoyed our gift!  After some glass bottle sodas from Fern's, we headed back home.  What a great way to spend a fall afternoon!

Soimeone left the henhouse door open and all of the birds were on the loose!

Today was the day for escapee animals - the donkey was out of his pen, too.

Turtle watching!

Learning to skip stones with Dad

Walking the labyrinth

The trampoline is always a highlight of a trip to Serenbe.

Time for a rest!

Throwback Time!

A few photos from the White House archives....  

Happy 8th Birthday!

Our little girl turned eight on August 31 and celebrated with a slumber party.  Yikes!  I brought three little girls home from school with us and settled down for a night of giggling and mayhem.  We ate pizza, decorated pillowcases, ate candy, made lava lamps, ate popcorn, watched a movie, ate more candy, told ghost stories, packed in a bit more candy, and finally settled down to sleep around midnight.  I apologized to their mothers for their sugar intake when they were picked up in the morning!  Overall, I couldn't have asked for three sweeter houseguests.  First slumber party = success!  By the way, y'all love my rockstar photoshopping, right? Gotta protect their identities - what happens at the slumber party stays at the slumber party!

Rise up, Falcons!

On team shirt day, Emily and I were proud to support our Falcons, even though they didn't exactly rise up against the Saints.  Better luck next time, Birds!

Welcome to third grade!

This year, I walked my little girl down the hallway to a third grade classroom and could hardly believe that I was doing it.  How in the world did she get so grownup so quickly?  She is in love with her teacher and having an excellent year so far.  She loves going to recorder club every morning, has set a goal of reading one million words over the course of the year, and has joined the Pay it Forward community service club.  We're so proud of what a conscientious and kind-hearted girl she is!

Happy 90th Birthday, Nanny!

On July 23rd, my sweet Nanny celebrated her 90th birthday in style with a big party at the Palmetto Train Depot.  Over 100 people came out to share the day with our family.  Thanks to everyone who helped pull off this big event!  Hope you enjoy the pictures.  

We arranged for some special transportation to the Train Depot.  What a great car!

Mayor Boddie presented Nanny with a proclamation that July 23rd is officially Susie Parrott Day in Palmetto.  Y'all remember to add that to your calendar!

Looks like she's telling Jace a secret.

This is what 150 cupcakes looks like.

Sweet Bobby, the newest chef at Bacchanalia in Atlanta, with Amy.  

Love this picture of Mimi with Nanny

Nanny and her four children

Beautiful flowers courtesy of my aunt Vickie and cousin Shea at Shamrock Florist

See the picture of Nanny in the center of the table?  She had that one made for Papa while they were dating.  It's signed "Your Susie" at the bottom.  So sweet!

The Train Depot is a beautiful venue.  There's also a museum housed inside with all kinds of interesting local artifacts.

Great grandchildren!

My sweet girl is looking way too tall here.

Just for fun

Here's another one from the archives.  This is what Emily's hair looks like in the morning if you don't braid it at night.