A trip down memory lane...

Aren't they just the cutest pair you have ever seen? So many of my childhood memories include trips with them. I used to come to their house in GA at least once, if not twice, a year. We waded in our undies in the freezing cold lake and Dad Dad let us wear his HUGE boots so our little toes wouldn't go numb. Coursey and I used to take turns spending a summer vacation with them in Baltimore at Mom Mom's brother's house. When it was our turn we were spoiled rotten...shopping sprees, eating seafood and crabs for dinner many nights, and riding Great Uncle's horses. It was on those trips that I learned to eat tomatoes like apples on the back porch and saw a real boomerang work. I worked puzzles and Dad Dad drilled me on my fractions and basically bonded with these wonderful people. Now, I am fortunate that my children get the chance to know them and even vacation with them!


This is the freezing creek we'd cross to go on our little adventures in the woods with my mom! Once we even crossed water by scooting across a fallen tree...so cool for a kid!




This was the bridge in the back of their property. There used to be a ladle hanging so we could get ice cold drinks!


Under the porch is a patch of red clay where doodle bugs buried. We used to sit under there and dig them up with spoons! My grandmother planted the Ivy and I think it looks awfully nice.
This is as close as we went, but my mom trespassed and snapped some pictures in the back.

Here we are at the front gate. It is funny how when you are small you see things as much bigger than they are. This driveway was rocks when we came up and it was SO BIG and NARROW! I remember closing my eyes so I didn't have to watch. Now, it is nothing but a small hill...funny.