We had a wonderful time with Jason's extended family at the reunion. I was playing with my camera settings while the kids swam. I caught one of the cousins midair jumping in the pool.
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My daughter played with the girl cousins and swam while my son played with his scooter.
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The kids got all the tractor time they could stand. My son prefers the lawn tractor to the actual tractor. I think it is because the adults were bush hogging with the big tractor and it was loud. He is not a fan of loud. Here are my daughter and Jason on the tractor.
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We made a side trip this year to Chattanooga. We visited the Chattanooga Choo Choo and The Tennessee Valley Railroad. There is not much to see at the Chattanooga Choo Choo. Little man is sitting on the front.
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We got to ride on the Tennessee Valley Railroad. That was a lot of fun. We rode in the narrated air conditioned car down the track and the non A/C car on the way back.
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They turned the locomotive on a turntable. We posed for a photo right before they did.
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We toured the machine shop. I loved this sign.
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At the Chattanooga Choo Choo, my sweet daughter had to rescue this frog who was attempting to drown in the fountains.
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Another day, we drove through Guntersville State Park. They kids could not resist getting in the lake. They were supposed to wade, but it turned into much more.
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They went home to pull ups and a spare t-shirt that Granddaddy had in the van. We drove around the state park a bit before heading back to Grandma and Granddaddy's house.
Grandma and Grandaddy found this for my son.
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He was very sad not to bring it home. He'll get to play with it lots the next time we visit. We had a really good visit. The weather was wonderful which was a nice break from the oppressive heat where I live. The kids picnicked outside for lunch at least one day. There were outside constantly. I enjoyed sitting on the porch. A couple times I worked on a hand quilting project and watched them play. I'm working on a paper pieced quilt for Jason. I started it in 2001 or 2002. I work on it during long car trips or when the mood strikes. I might be 1/8 of the way finished with piecing the top. I had NO IDEA it would take so long. Maybe I'll finish it one day.
The day before we left we went to the river/lake. My brother-in-law has a boat. His motor quit the week before, so he borrowed a friend's pontoon boat. The boat was a lot of fun. Everyone could be one the boat at once. We explored the river. We also pulled a tube. My son didn't like the tube his first time out because the water kept splashing him in the face. I convinced him to try again at a slower speed and he enjoyed it. My brother-in-law and I also knee boarded. My daughter wanted to as well. We decided to let her try. The first time the board just went underwater and didn't pop back up, so she had to fall off. My husband got on with her to weigh the back of the board down. Once she was up, he fell off. My brother-in-law also did it with her.
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She loved it. I enjoyed the knee boarding as well.
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We returned from Alabama with a bounty of veggies. Yes, we ate them all.
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After we returned, we celebrated my son's birthday. We got him a glide bike. It is a bike that is small and has no petals or training wheels. He loves it. We let him ride it all over the house.
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He borrowed sister's knee pads for the first ride, but he is now going without them. These bikes are very popular in Europe to teach kids how to ride a bike. It teaches them balance. Once they learn balance they can jump on a petal bike and ride. My daughter is riding it as well. We hope to take her training wheels off soon. My daughter finished July by taking a theater class.
Now we are gearing up for the first day of school. We had the backpack and lunch box. We have the uniforms. I plan to buy the supply packet at school. Violin starts in another week when her teacher returns from teaching Suzuki Institute classes out of state. Tomorrow holds one more play date with friends. My daughter is very excited about going to Kindergarten. My son is excited about starting his Homeschooling. I am praying for my daughter's teacher and class. I'm excited to see what this year brings.
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