Bailey Family

Our first day back was Wednesday. Everything is smooth so far. Prayers for a good school year!

Well, summer vacation! Summer heat will be here for quite a bit longer... Some pictures I liked from beginning of summer to end (that the kids didn't use in any of their posts):  I really wanted a hike - We did one back in 2012 and it was really fun, so we decided to do a "real" hike again this year. Maybe we'll create that tradition, but move it to the fall!  All the kids had 2 weeks cooking with me - they chose the meals, shopped for the meals, and then helped me cook the meals. (Some did a more thorough job than others, of course).  The Marionettes are probably one of my top 2 summer library favorites  I wish I could have given Seth more friend time with other boys.  We went to 2 of the $1 (per person) movies this summer. Both really cute. (One one The Peanuts and the other I have already forgotten, but I know we liked it!)  (It was really hot - I don't know why she insisted on wearing a jacket. In fact, it was so hot...

 We went on a day trip to the Georgia Aquarium a while back, this is how the day went: we went to La Madeline for brunch, Then we went to the Georgia Aquarium we saw: cool jelly-fish, cool sword-fish,  cool manta ray, or sting ray whatever. I mean what's the difference?     That looks like a big version of Teseract. [Teseract is our fish in our turtle tank at home.] Sorry Seth but I don't know how to spell his name.  Dolphin! I love dolphins! DOLPHINS ARE AWESOME!!!!!!!   That is a very intricate sea-dragon  This is my cousin Aleeyah on top of my uncle Caleb's shoulders  This is me and Kaitlyn standing beside Memérè (that means Grandma) (hint: I have red hair) First (and only) sea turtle I saw all day. So that's how the day went.  When we got back to Columbia a few days later we went to the library and saw Cocky (the mascot for gamecocks). A day or two later we swam in the pool at Pine I...