Yay! Its officially the first day of summer...fall is coming! LOL!!! We had a wonderful amazing Father's day! I felt horrible because I didn't even get Brian a card or have the kids make him one, but he said he gets cards and letters and pictures from his kids and me every day of the week and that isnt whats important to him, he said he would have rather had the day we had yesterday than anything else on earth...and at the end of the day I told him I would have rather have been on that river with him and the kids than anywhere else on earth. The river was great! The kids did an amazing job and were so funny! I am so glad we waited til Laci was over 3 before going, we seen too many kids way too young on the river screaming in fear or misery or both. The river was a lot more difficult to get down than I remembered as a kid, lol, and by the end of the day me and Brian were exhausted and sore, but we laughed big heavy laughs out loud and the kids had a great time and I was shocked that in one of the deep areas Christopher hopped out to swim for a few minutes...Laci wasnt swimming, it was too cold for her liking, but she did great too, almost falling asleep multiple times...even people floating by were amazed she was half asleep holding on to her float handle. It was great! We did have a loss though...we came to the "tree of lost soles" that had flip flops nailed all to it that had been lost over the years by floaters and I went to get my double ziplocked bagged camera out of my carry on bag and pulled out a double bag of water with a camera floating in it. I was crushed! I tried not to let it ruin the day for me and smile on anyhow, but I am still very upset that I got no pictures on the river from our first time on it together as a family. I am still pretty upset this morning, but at least I have the memories of it and Brian said we will go again in a few weeks. The drive we thought would take 2.5 hours only ended up taking me an hour and 15 minutes and we only used a 1/4 tank of gas there and back, so really it is a very doable couple time a year event! :) We didnt waste time at the shops and stuff in Helen bc it was 98* and we just headed home after our picnic lunch under the big trees (trees that were shedding yellow and orange leaves....gotta love the GA Mountains...its always fall!) and then swam in the river for a few. On the way home we stopped at Dairy Queen for some ice cream, and then came home exhausted! Me and Brian were in bed by 9:30 and the kids by 8:00. It was a great day!
Saturday was fun too, we decided to do some errands in the morning, and then Francis called and asked if we were home bc they were in our area, so we headed back home and had a spur the moment BBQ and let all the kids play in the kiddie pool. They stayed til almost 6:20 and we had a wonderful time.
All in all this has been an incredible wonderful memory packed weekend that I couldnt have made any more perfect if I tried. I am so glad I have Brian and the kids and my perfect little family. I am always happy as long as I am with them. <3
Happy first day of Summer!!
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