Wordless Wednesday: Flower Girl

Molly turned 1 and got a new collar...

Nikki at Coley's Collars made this amazing kitty bling!

Welcome to Kennesaw: Blogtrotting

Hey there, y'all!

We hope you enjoy your stay in Kennesaw, GA, this fine day.  There's lots to see,
like Kennesaw Mountain (and its civil war "souvenirs"), the locomotive museum and
McCollum Airport...plus this sweet city is one of the tops to call home, according to
Family Circle magazine!

We certainly love all-things-Kennesaw, especially the downtown area, which recently 

saw a HUGE revision in the form of a tunnel under the tacks.  There are so many downtown 

events along the train tracks that it was necessary to add the tunnel...and it's awesome.  

Complete with history about our city, as well as The General, a train that was stolen from
Kennesaw in 1862.

  

A big city that feels small

More than 30,000 people call Kennesaw home.  Churches are everywhere and there's always 

at least one sporting event taking place.  We can't forget about the crazy gun law, either.  In the 

early 80's Kennesaw passed a law requiring all heads of households to own a firearm and 

ammo.  (I said it was crazy.)  There are some exceptions to the law.

Kennesaw has some amazing yearly festivals, as well.  The Big Shanty festival in the Spring, 

the Taste of Kennesaw in the Fall, Civil War reenactments and Santa's arrival in a sleigh 

pulled by real reindeer each December, are some of our faves.

A prime location

Kennesaw is only about 20 miles north of Atlanta and in little over an hour, we can be in 

Tennessee.  In fact, we head up to Chattanooga regularly.  (That drive takes you through 

the North GA mountains, which is really lovely this time of year.)  Also, we can be on the 

GA coast in 3-4 hours.

The wildlife in Kennesaw is abundant, including turtles, beaver, deer, raccoon, hawks, coyote 

and fox.  On occasion, a bear will show up, too.  I've said many times that it's awesome to 

live in a city where you only have to drive a few miles to Target, but you'll probably need to 

stop for deer to cross the road.

Kennesaw in pictures

This post was written for BlogTrotting.  To learn about more great cities, click HERE.

i heart faces

This week, iheartfaces.com has "photojournalism" as the theme.  I had to find a 

foto that tells a story...and, for me, it needed to be black & white.  So, here's what I 

decided on...sweet Ella at Kindergarten Graduation.  I was waiting to snap Sam, 

when she stepped out of line, with a smile.

I've always loved it.

Friday Fragments and Fotos

Sam finally lost his first tooth!  Oh, the undeniable joy.

They're filming the Footloose remake in our area next month.  (Come on.  You know you want
to see it!)  Apparently they need a ton of extras so I will do everything I can to get
Sam up on the big screen.  The camera LOVES that boy.

I will host another CSN review and giveaway at the end of September.  Not sure 

what I will pick this time, but it will be good.  Maybe...one of their modern rugs, or 

a  kitchen clock, or even a porch swing.  The possibilities are endless with CSN!

 

Tonight is move night" at Sam's school so we'll be heading over to see Cloudy with a chance 

of Meatballs later.  Pray for rain b/c I really hope it has to be moved inside.  I do

realize that the school won't be happy with that, but we will all be cooler!

We received some of our Halloween "stuff" this week. The excitement is growing!

Here's a little nibble...

Luke went to Chuck E. Cheese this week.  It's the first time he had the experience 

sans Sam, and it was a ton of fun.  I know plenty of parents hate the mouse, but our location 

was revamped a few years ago and now it's super clean, and during the week, it's very calm. 

Plus, you can't beat the cheapness.

Have a wonderful weekend, Matey!

Outside my house...

This week I'm linking up with Beth for You Capture and the prompt is "outside". 
I love this challenge b/c Beth demands that you use fotos from the current week. 
No searching through the 2,874,902 photos on your PC!

So, it's no secret that it's hot.  And, we're just outside of Atlanta...so it's REALLY 
hot...and REALLY dry.  (We're knocking on that drought-door yet again!)  Our lawn 
isn't at its best right now.  The bermuda sod is going dormant and it's covered in
leaves.  Wish I could say the leaves are a sign of fall, but really they mean the big
trees are very stressed.  No fun.

Anyways, here's some of the pretty around my house...

The good Lord knows how much I can't wait to fire up this bad-boy on a crisp night...

Wordless & Creative Wednesday

This wacky capture is for Mama & The Dudes challenge:  Whoops!

That's what happens when you try to snap a pic of your Christmas tree and your son 

plows into you full-speed.  Just in case you were wondering.

i heart faces

This week at iheartfaces.com it's a beach theme!

Love the beach.  Love Luke on the beach.  Love the beach on Luke.

“The Sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever.”

--Jacques Cousteau

Friday Fragments and Fotos

It's time, once again, to look back on the week and smile.


I have a lot that I need to do.  A lot.  However, I'm really just in a crafty mood,
and we love getting crafty around here...

Luckily, Ashley chose the "arts & crafts" theme for this week's photo challenge.

It was fun looking for just the right pic, which by the way, is this one...

Sam's finger-snowmen, 2009

I am so ready for Halloween...or at least, the build-up to Halloween.  The boys are 

going to be so cute this year and I'm kinda going all out.  Sure hope we have good 

weather on October 31st!  There's a bunch of photos I want to snap.

Thank you so much for all of the kind comments and emails about my friends that 

buried their son on Saturday.  It was definitely the saddest and most beautiful memorial 

I've attended.  It consisted of a bunch of letters to the 7-year old and a musical tribute. 

Then we capped it off with a balloon release.  200 balloons, each with a special message

or prayer handwritten by the attendees.  Really lovely.

I dearly love Etsy.  In fact, I don't really go on there much these days b/c I always find 

something I want.  Always.  I mean, how great are these handmade gems...

Necklace     Sweater    Plates

This week I hit 500 posts!  It's hard to believe that I had that much to say and show.  Wow.

Enjoy your weekend to the fullest, and click HERE to read more fragments!

Wordless Wednesday: Block Head

Luke + Lego = Love

Foto: Self Portrait

There's a "Self Portrait" theme going on, so here's me and my biggest-little-man. 

Wrinkles, sun damage freckles, silly-faced-kid and all...

1.  I'm 37 so I have wrinkles b/c I smile/laugh a lot.
2.  I live in Georgia so I get lots of sun.
3.  I have 2 very silly (& cute!) boys.
4.  I have an amazing church.
5.  I love this blog to pieces.