770 May 3- July 5, 2022 Time At Home

We drove from Atlanta to Maryland, taking two days to get “home.” We parked in Kyle’s driveway.

May 7th was Allison’s bridal shower. Mom and I got to spend lots of time together preparing treats for the party. We had lots of fun celebrating the future Mrs. Pearce.

The remainder of the month of May was spent going to appointments…dentist and doctors and lots of other stuff. The Jeep got some much needed work done, including some welding on the rack. We did some jobs for Kyle and Allison as well, sanding and painting and priming and yardwork and centerpieces and curtains and candles and lanterns and the veil for the wedding. We also got to see lots of friends for lunches and dinners and crab feasts and walks and showers and parties. It was so nice to see everyone. We hadn’t been home since September.

I spent time with my mom as well…I really miss her when we are gone though we try to stay caught up during our daily phone conversations.

On May 28th, David and his family flew from Atlanta to BWI. The kids had great experiences on their first flights! It is so rare for all of us to be together in the same place…I was overjoyed!!!

We had to visit the COW for ice cream…nothing like getting up close and personal with the underside of the cow!

On June 1st, we all went to Harryman House to celebrate my 60th birthday. The kids especially enjoyed the warm chocolate chip cookie platter with vanilla ice cream!

We had the rehearsal dinner at La Palapa. It was a lovely evening with delicious food!

On June 3rd, Kyle and Allison were married at the Howard County Conservancy surrounded by close family and friends. The bride absolutely glowed as she floated through the evening! The weather was perfect for their fairy tale wedding. A beautiful party in an incredible venue.

We had more appointments and then we took a quick trip to Crisfield and stayed in the roof top tent.

The following week, we went to Rock Hall where we found a quaint motel near the harbor.

We watched cats and chickens while Kyle and Allison were on their honeymoon in Cancun.

We had a wonderful time at home!

769 April 11- May 2, 2022 Visit In Atlanta

We stored our RV on Monday and then went to David and Andrea’s house to spend several weeks. We took the boys back and forth to school. We took them to swimming lessons.

We had lots of cuddling time and IPAD time too!

We watched after school soccer and took the kids to the playground.

We had an Easter Egg Hunt.

We gave Mama and Dada a couple of date nights.

We spent a night in the driveway in our roof top tent.

We went to the zoo.

We did lots of fun projects and we baked cookies…Easter bunnies and always gingerbread men!

We celebrated Austin’s 4th birthday with a pirate themed party with swords and eye patches and a treasure map and a pinata!

All too soon, it was leaving time again. The boys are older now. They are so fun to be with. They are well behaved and love to tell stories and use their imaginations. They are curious about nature and the world and how things work.

When we are in visiting, we try to be useful. We did some yardwork and mulching and made dinner most nights. We are so grateful that Atlanta is one of our homes.

768 April 8-10, 2022 Stone Mountain Campground With The Littles

Although Oliver was still recovering from his awful GI bug, he was eager to go camping in the RV with us at Stone Mountain. Austin was instantly on board! The two boys dragged their suitcases into the hall and I began to issue instructions: “Bring me 4 pair of underwear.” They each ran to their rooms, proudly coming back with underwear. They dumped them into the suitcase and then ran to get pajamas, then shirts, and so on. We couldn’t forget pillows and favorite blankets and lovies…and books…lots and lots of books!

We arrived at Stone Mountain and the boys were thrilled to explore the RV or our “house on wheels” and our campsite. Oliver had been with us once when he was very small. Austin had never been. We were camped right next to the lake. We took a walk around and then enjoyed some snacks by a campfire.

The boys got showers which they enjoyed tremendously and then we read until they were sleepy.

Saturday morning was chilly, windy, and damp. Luckily, I had thought to get a new LEGOS. Each of the boys has a remarkable ability to assemble projects and we had lots of fun.

We packed picnic food and then went for a hike at the base of the mountain. Oliver thought it was the biggest mountain in the world. We walked as far as an overlook where they could see all of the City of Atlanta far in the distance.

We enjoyed our lunch and the boys played on the playground.

We did more walking and dyed Easter eggs and played and played and played.

Another campfire and more stories until bedtime.

Sunday morning, we took the Sky Ride to the top of Stone Mountain.

We had the very best weekend. It is always such a joy to share something we love so much with the people that we love.