Polo Match

 I have an extensive Bucket List as many of you many know and seeing a polo match is near the top.  When we lived in Utah I did my best to find a match to go and see and while there is a polo team, I could never find when they played.  Each time Josh considered a job in a place, I would immediately look up polo in the area.  I was thrilled when we moved to Atlanta and found that there were actually numerous polo teams and field that we could choose from.  The bad thing about polo is that it is mostly played on Sunday and as it isn't my kind of Sunday thing to do I was once again foiled in my attempt to see a match.  Imagine my excitement when I found a polo group that played Tuesdays, Thursdays AND Saturdays.  Yep, I was thrilled.  

 The match was held in Atlanta which was a ways from us, but I thought it was worth it to cross another item of the list.  We got there and saw the surroundings and it was every bit as beautiful and picturesque as I had hoped for.

 I am sure we are going to go to MANY polo matches.  It was so exciting and I adore horses which made it even better for me. 

 Little discussion with the ref.

 We sat by a lady whose husband was playing in the game.  He also enjoys fox hunting and his name was Winship and I'm pretty sure he was right out of an English novel.  

 The box we sat on was 2 stories and I loved to see these little feet dangling from the above level.

 Scenes like these are the ones that fill my soul.  

 Lincoln found a polo ball that had been hit out and was told he could keep it (because one can always use a polo ball...).  It was definitely a highlight for him.

 Hunter we determined that he get a polo ball too.  He patiently waited for another one to be hit out.  It didn't happen and he was a little disappointed so we definitely need to go back :)

 We brought a picnic lunch and truly just enjoyed the afternoon.  Palmer had decided by the end of the match that if soccer doesn't work out for him, he would like to play polo.  I thought it was cute that he even made sure that he wore his "polo" shirt.

Definitely a memorable day which I hope to repeat often!

Character Tea Party

One long summer day we decided to have a tea party.  I am a tea party fan so I was happy to acquiesce.  I made some blueberry lemon scone and egg salad sandwiches, along with some mint herbal tea and hot chocolate for those who aren't herbal tea fans.  

 I thought it might be more fun to make this tea party interesting so I told the boys to go and find a costume and they had to come as a character other than themselves.  They would come with one thing or two things on and I had to okay their costumes.  We finally ended up with George Washington (we had just finished reading his biography), complete with a yarn braid. 

He made the braid all on his own and it was pretty great.  He also used my floppy hat to turn into one of the time period.  

 As the World Cup had just finished, Hunter wanted to be Tim Howard (seriously Amazing USA goalie).  He found Josh's USA soccer shirt for the costume.

 McKay was a hybrid policeman/Crocodile Hunter.

 Lincoln loves Pokemon, so he was Ash.  

 My character was the host of a tea party.  They tried to stay in character for the whole tea party and it ended up being pretty hilarious.  This id definitely on my list to do again.

Farmer's Market

I love Saturday Farmer's Markets and so I tried to find one as soon as we got here.  There just happened to be a wonderful one not too far away from us, so Josh and I headed there on a little Saturday morning date.  It was huge and had so many different things to see and taste. 

 I finally got some Basil to grow, it is definitely a work in progress...

 The crepe booth was a must that is for sure.  The Nutella crepes were so yummy that i was regretting that Josh and I were sharing one.

 There were so many cute little old people who were selling yummy treats and I hate to say it, I bought pretty much anything that looked good from any cute old person.  I couldn't help it and I didn't regret it.

Amicolola Falls

 We went one weekend with some wonderful friends up to Amicolola Falls.  We were so excited to see more of Georgia and explore.  We fell in love with the thick beautiful trees everywhere on our drive.

 We had a wonderful picnic full of yummy things to eat that everyone brought.

 We then proceeded up the stairs to the falls.  It was such a beautiful hike, although McKay was sure that he'd never make it. 

 Amicolola Falls was so beautiful, I took a million pictures of it.  

 This old car had somehow wrecked and gone down the mountain running into a tree.  The tree had started to grow around it.  

 We made it to the top and saw the most beautiful view! 

 My boys truly love Brother and Sister Coffey, they are such loving people.  

 This tree grew so crazy!

 At the end of the hike in the gift shop there were cases of bugs and snakes and the boys were in heaven.

 The forest service held a watermelon seed spitting contest in honor of it being Independence Day weekend, which we were happy to participate in.

 Spitting the first seed...

 We all did pretty well and got some little gorillas for our awards.  Such a fun adventure!