well, here i am again. way behind on posting. i cannot believe almost a year has gone by. thank goodness for facebook. i purposely update my status with things i want to remember for my blog. actually i think facebook is an enabler. knowing i can look at my profile to remember the great things mikayla and mt do makes me procrastinate.
but here goes.......
the month of june was pretty low-key. the biggest thing was mt's first trip down the river and camping. we took mt for the first time and he did great. he also floated down the hiawassee and became an official river rat. all this took place on journey's 3rd annual camping trip on the hiawassee river june 10-12. this is a group shot of the majority of us. we had a lot of fun and pretty good weather. it only rained a little. it has become the running joke that if rain is needed, journey will go camping and it will be sure to flood.
here is our family pic moments before loading the truck to take us to the put-in spot on the hiawassee. mikayla is an old pro at this. this year was her 3rd trip down the hiawassee. she has also gone down the flint with me on my kayak. i am proud of her for willingly getting back in a boat with me because on that trip we flipped. i realized we were going to flip before it happened so i immediately latched onto mikayla's vest. i was not going to let go for the life of me. mikayla came up out of the water immediately yelling for her daddy and pawpaw to save her. she even rode the best rapid on the hiawassee with me on my kayak. we call it the whoopdeedoo.
this picture does not show how much fun mt really had. i think he was upset because he had to move away from the box of granola bars so i could take his picture with asher. notice tyler, our trusty guide in the background. he was especially brave because it rained pretty hard several times during the float trip.
mikayla decided she wanted to jump in the water. it was freezing cold. luckily michael was nearby to quickly pull her onto his kayak.
both of them love to camp. it is hard to see but there is a caterpillar on the leaf mikayla is holding. it is amazing how many bugs she catches with absolutely no fear. she def did not get that from me. this is probably the last time mt willingly wore shoes that were not boots.
i bought these rainboots for him just before this trip and he absolutely loves them. here is a picture of him and asher wearing their matching boots while playing in the mud. i don't think i have seen mt this dirty before.
mikayla and i huddled up trying to escape the rain.
here is a picture of a waterfall we like to hike to for a picnic. mt was amazed at the water (and a little scared). i remember he had a deathgrip on me.
after the hike michael and many others went down the ocoee river. we would meet them at certain points and take pictures. mt wanted to swap "hats" with michael.
i love this picture of mikayla. she is so beautiful.
