South of the Boarder

They were very many billboards advertising this event. We all wondered why it was so big. It was just south of North Carolina (i think). It had funny characters and a big Mexican hat on a pole right outside.

I wonder why they would be so big about Mexico in North Carolina.

Hmmmm.......

Kingsland, Georgia and Alabama (more good vacation spots)

We went to Alabama. Macy had been dying to go since she was like 3 and we had never talked about Alabama in our house. No one we know live there. But Macy finally got to go! We got to see a giant peanut with a bird perched on it in front of the Alabama Welcome Center.

When we went to Georgia, we got to see my Mom's Uncle Chuck and Aunt Rosemary. They had a bunch of dogs because some were theirs and some were someones that they were watching. They fed us a bunch of good food.

Between Alabama and Georgia we saw a church that look like a really old castle. We also got to see a road called Peeples.

Next we went to Kingsland, Georgia. That is where my some of my cousins are. We loved getting to feed the chickens, turkeys, and their goose. We also got to bottle-feed their baby goats and milk the mamas. When we first got there, there was a frog sitting right on the window!

On one of the days we went to the beach. There were huge piles of shells everywhere and they were hard to avoid. I felt kind-of bad crunching on all of those shells. The tide pools were warm and they were nice to relax in since they were shallow. When we were there we also got to buggy board in the water. I would wait for a nice big one and then cruise to the shore. The only thing we were sad about is that we didn't get to see the alligators since there were too many fires in that area.

Paradise! (Panama City Beach, FL)

Panama City Beach, FL was definitely a place for a vacation. 1. It had white soft sand that tickles your toes. 2. You could just relax on the sand in peace. 3 It was not a really loud beach. 4 It was a good place for shell hunting. 5 We could just enjoy time with family. It WAS the prefect vacation spot.

We also got to see my Aunt Ronya, Uncle Craig, Ben, Julian, and Samantha. Also, we made nice and chewy chocolate chip cookies. They were delicious. Frozen yogurt was extra good because you could make your own and add toppings. I chose Blood Orange, Strawberry, and Plain. And of course I added fruit on the top.

The sunsets and the palm trees were very pretty.

So now, go and enjoy Paradise!

Tennessee

After flying to Illinois we rented another car to go to Tennessee. (My Dad drove the rental car back to UT and then met us in the Chicago Air Port.) In Tennessee we went to the Discovery Zone, swam, went to a splash pad, and we also went to the Catfish house for dinner one night.
It was nice. We also enjoyed swinging on their porch swings.

Mark's Graduation Party (Chicago)

On Saturday we drove in the sparkle van and a car from Gram's house to get to Mark's Party.

It was super fun! We played P-I-G, H-O-R-S-E, S-H-E-E-P, and S-E-A. Carly made the sea one up. We also got to play bags, swing in the hammock, and of course eat good food. (They Always have that at big family parties.) Wall-Ball and football were also played.

My dad made a hat card for Mark and Carly made a scroll.

Camp Grammy at the Thim's River

Camp Grammy at the Thim's River was a big hit.(as usual) We got to ride home in Grampa's big Sparkle van. During that week we went swimming, played with Avery and Maren, had Reese's Pieces in ice cream sandwiches, went to church, went to The Sparkle Works Factory, made cute hair bows, and went to Marks Graduation.(that will be a separate post). And we also got to see Tom, Sue, Em, Tom, T, and Baby Mike.

Oh! And don't forget the juke box and the annual dance!

Montana

After ID, WA, and OR, we went to Montana to spend time with my mom's cousin Lucy and her family. While we were there we enjoyed their swing, bouncy horses, good food, toasted marshmallows, good food and of course the excavator. We also tried to go on a safari drive. I went with Andrew and my Dad and the rest went in their van. Sadly, we only saw a squirrel. No sign of a bear or even a deer. But of course we had fun!

Now have fun!