A Day out with Thomas

Gabby got to call up to Thomas to see if he was ready to turn around.

We went to Snoqualmie, Washington on July 10 to spend a Day out with Thomas. The kids both love Thomas so it was a good trip for both of them. I think we did everything there was to do - tattoos, play tent, videos, coloring and stamping, Sir Topham Hatt, bounce house, puppet show, musicians, the small work train, and of course, we rode Thomas. It was a beautiful day and we all had a good time.

Hundreds of Dollars' Worth of Toys...

...and they play in the box. We had a box of clothes from Aunt Laura waiting on us when we got home. I unloaded it. The kids played in it. Silly kids.

Fourth of July

We were busy on the Fourth! We took the older kids to Home Depot to do their Kid's Workshop. Then we took them bowling and to lunch. In the afternoon they painted their creations and played a while. Then we went to the pool to swim and to Aunt Harriette's house for supper (we were going to eat at the pool but the gnats were too bad). After we got back to the Hilliards' house we decided to ride back to a spot to see the fireworks from town. We watched for a little while and then went to bed. Gabby had Sam saying "amazing" and "awesome" during the fireworks. It was so cute!

Diving Board

Here's Sam going off the diving board in Camilla. He would have jumped on his own but Grandmama couldn't stand that. He wasn't going to let Sissy do anything he couldn't do, though.

Fun in Camilla

Sam and Gabby had fun riding in the golf cart and swimming at the pool in Camilla. Sam did NOT have fun with the gnats. You can see him rubbing is face in the golf cart photo. He called them "buggies" and they made him cry. They were really bad this trip and I can't say that I blamed him.

More Lake Seminole

Things that make Sam happy.

Seminole at sunrise.

We spent the night at Seminole and spent a little time there in the morning before heading back to Camilla.

Lake Seminole

Riding on the lake!

Our last stop on our vacation was a visit to Robert's parents in South Georgia. We went to Lake Seminole and spent a night in the lake house that they are finishing the remodel on. It was a really hot day but we had fun riding in the boat they rented. Late in the day we went to the beach at the state park and swam.

The last picture is of our new little friend that lives in the cove where the house is. He's cute and little now, in a few years he won't be so cute. He got used to the crowd being there and would come out and see us when we would go down to the dock. He got a little TOO interested in Sam, turning and watching him whenever Sam moved around. I think he thought Sam was the only one small enough for him to take!