In the garden

April 18 - Another beautiful day got us outside. Each day is a new adventure of growth in our garden. Here Shellie waters some of our flowery plants. Steve returning from a bike ride. Oh yeah, check out the flowers!

Martial Arts Advancement

April 17 - Steve, Deron and Prestin have been learning Martial Arts and loving it. The American Black Belt Academy has such a great feel and uplifting environment, though pretty tough! Saturday they received their gold belt with one blue stripe. The first of many more to come!!!

Prestin

Deron
Steve or poppa bear as some at the academy are calling him!

Botanic Gardens

April 17 - A beautiful spreasd of waffles before a big day at the Botanical Gardens. See for yourself! Lots of color!

And lots of photos!Stopping inside for a more tropical look! Jasen had such a great time! More color!

Jasen just chillin! And really getting into the pose mode!Lots of walking....
...to awesome lookouts! Jasen at lookout!

More walking!

Then more color!

A very successful trip to the gardens!

Family night

April 16 - Just another to hang out at Ken & Pam's place! Here's Shellie, Stef, Coleen, Jenny and Pam!

Exploring Athens

April 15 - Coleen (from Flipside) joined us for a few days so we took her to downtown Athens for some exploration and good food! Eating at The Grill on College Street

Aunt Pam & Jasen

Shellie & Coleen

Downtown Athens Such a quaint downtown area

Grandma enjoying the front garden

April 12 - Another beautiful Spring day in Georgia. Grandma enjoying the blossoms in our front garden! Oh yeah, this is what she sees out her bedroom window!

Monopoly

April 10 - Late one afternoon Jasen & Steve played a game of Monopoly out on our deck! Oh yeah, Jasen won! Actually Shellie had started the game but had to go in and finish dinner prep so Steve relieved her! So Jasen actually beat both of us!!!

Walking the neighborhood

April 09 - A beautiful day for a walk through our neighborhood. We all took turns pushing grandma! And the trees were so colorful!

And bursting with greenness!
Did I say color?

In front of our place.

A snowball sort of flower

Lots of pink

How many shades of pink are there?

Another batch on its way!

Fort Yargo

April 09 - Kyle texted me saying they were heading out the door to go riding at Fort Yargo. What was I doing and did I want to go? Well I did have a few hours, and I would felt honored to be asked to share part of his birthday with him. So I caught up with Kyle & Ryan and off we rode! The green is from the rain yesterday washing all the pollen to the earth! It's kinda gross looking!
Kyle & Ryan riding into the forest!

Oh yeah, Kyle turned 49 today. Happy Birthday bro!!! Here he stopped to enjoy one of his favorite flowers, the Dogwood. He really wasn't angry about the photo, but I did catch him mid sentence as he explained the spiritual significance of the dogwood! Good on you Kyle!