tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52000514131784642912024-03-14T09:27:12.029-04:00 Making Memories in Georgia! We are a homeschooling family that loves to travel! Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18355690074948220018noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5200051413178464291.post-31388278785315514702017-04-05T19:08:00.001-04:002017-04-05T19:24:44.574-04:00Smurfs the Lost Village Giveaway<div style="text-align: center;">
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My kids can't wait for the new Smurfs movie to come out. I fondly remember watching the Smurfs on Saturday mornings when I was a kid, and now I get to watch them with my kids!</div>
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The new fully animated movie centers around the premise that there is a "lost" village. What if these aren't the only Smurfs? What if there are others out there? Armed with a map, the Smurfs set out to see if they can find the lost village. And of course they have to contend with the evil Gargamel, who is also looking for it! I am curious to see whether there will be a lost village!</div>
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If you visit their <a href="http://www.smurfsmovie.com/" target="_blank">website</a> you can find fun stuff like coloring pages, recipes, a tour of the smurf village, and more! There's also a meet the characters page which gives you a description of each character. I also have a discussion guide which you can use to talk about the movie with your kids after you see it. Click for the <a href="http://www.sonypictures.com/movies/smurfsthelostvillage/discussionguide/smurfs_discussion_guide.pdf" target="_blank">study guide</a>.</div>
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Today I have 2 movie codes to give away to 2 lucky readers! With these codes you will be able to order tickets online to see the new movie! The codes are good April 8-April 16.</div>
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While in New Orleans we visited the Audubon Insectarium. It's a small insect zoo located inside the US Customs House, around the corner from the Audubon Aquarium. Since it is a government building you have to go through a metal detector and can't bring in any knives or weapons. I'm glad I saw that on their website before we went so the boys could leave their pocketknives in the car!</div>
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Once inside you are in a long hallway with insect displays down the middle. Branching off to each sides are various rooms with different displays. One room is very dark and simulates what it is like if you lived underground, complete with giant replica bugs.</div>
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This is the roach house. There are roaches all over. You can actually go on their website and watch the roach webcams. I sure don't want to watch a bunch of roaches but some people most like to!</div>
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You can even stick your head inside and get an up close look at the roaches.</div>
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Near the back they have the insect kitchen. Here they have treats baked with insects inside that you can sample.</div>
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King cake with bugs. I can't remember what was in there.</div>
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Chocolate chip cookies with crickets.</div>
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Billy was the only one brave enough to try the bugs. In one section you could touch a millipede.</div>
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And there was also a love bug!</div>
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Besides just looking at bugs there were plenty of signs around telling the history of bugs and all about the bugs. It was entertaining while being educational.</div>
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They also have a short 4d movie for the kids. The very end is the butterfly habitat. you can walk through and watch all the butterflies eating and flying around. It's ok if they land on you, but you can't pick them up or touch them. They also had a large room with lots of cocoons where you could watch the butterflies coming out. </div>
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In all we enjoyed our visit. We learned a lot about bugs and the kids liked seeing all the different kinds from around the world!</div>
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On our way to Mississippi we stopped to visit the USS Alabama Battleship which is in Mobile, AL. We had been a few years ago but Junior and Bri didn't remember a lot of it. In addition to the battleship there is also a submarine you can go in, and a museum with a lot of old planes and helicopters in it. </div>
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The battleship itself is huge! When you go in they give you a tour guide which outlines 3 different tour routes. One takes you down below, one takes you around the middle, and the last one takes you all the way to the very top. It is a LOT of walking and climbing up and down ladders.</div>
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This is the outside. I couldn't even fit the whole thing in my frame without getting far away!</div>
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All 3 tours took us about 3 hours total. We started by watching the 20 minute video about the ship. It has guys who were actually stationed on the ship talk about what it was like to live on it, and about one of the major battles they were in. I would definitely recommend seeing the video first, because then later on you can see the places they were talking about. The kids would be like 'Hey, this is where that guy was talking about when.....' You get to see the engine room, and the ammunition room where they stored all the ammo. It was cool to see the chutes that they put the ammo in to send it up to the top decks.</div>
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The ship was really like a floating city. They had a doctor and dentist, cobbler, laundry, tool maker, post office, store, a huge kitchen complete with a bunch of storerooms, and more. </div>
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You can definitely spend a whole day here if you love old planes and boats. There are a lot of memorials throughout the grounds that we didnt look at because it was cold out. At the minimum you need 3-4 hours to see the battleship, submarine, and museum. You can check out their website <a href="http://www.ussalabama.com/" target="_blank">here</a>. If you are in the area this is a great way to spend the day!</div>
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Last month I took Billy and his friend to the BRAKES teen driving class. BRAKES stands for Be Responsible and Keep Everyone Safe. It is a free, pro-active defensive driving program. It is geared for teens ages 15-19 who have a learners or drivers license and at least 30 hours driving experience. It is a 4 hour course, and it is worth the time! I felt like the kids learned a lot from it, and got to try out some things they wouldn't normally get to do.</div>
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This is not your typical driving school! This class aims to improve the teen's skills and confidence. First we met in a room and they showed the kids some safety videos and talked about safe driving practices. One of the things they taught us was how to adjust your side mirrors. They said everyone has always been taught to adjust their mirrors so that they can see the side of their car in them. But this creates blind spots. He said you should lean over to the side the mirror is on, then you adjust the mirror out and stop when you just cant see the side of your car anymore. This way you don't have any blind spots. You can see everything either in your rear view mirror, or when they move out of the view of it they will pop up in the side mirrors. I have started using my mirror like this, and I must admit it takes some getting used to. it's weird not seeing the side of your car. The instructor made jokes about it. He said "I promise you it's still there! The side of your car isn't going anywhere! You don't have to look at it!" </div>
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Another safety issue is the practice of "hooking". He said women are more likely to do this because they saw their mothers and grandmothers doing this growing up. Hooking is where you turn your arm around and stick it through the steering wheel to grab the top of the wheel and turn. This is dangerous since most cars have airbags nowdays. If the airbag comes out while you have your hand like this it will break your wrist and elbow. If you are caught driving like this by the instructor you are branded a "hooker". I got caught doing this within 30 seconds of being in the drivers seat. I have really tried to stop , though I still catch myself doing it sometimes. </div>
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After the videos and short talk the teens were split into 4 groups and they went outside to start the driving part. We adults had another short talk about the importance of letting the kids drive and practice, and getting in lots of instruction time. It's crazy to think kids have hundreds of hours of instruction in playing sports, but then they only get 30 or 40 hours of instruction driving and are given a license! We went outside to watch the kids and drive. The adults got to participate in 2 of the activities the teens did. There were 4 hands on courses at the one we went to at Atlanta Motor Speedway. </div>
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Accident Avoidance/Slalom- In this course you are driving down a single lane. The lane then splits into 3 lanes. There are lights above each lane. One light will turn green and the other two red. You have to swerve into the lane with the green light without stomping the brakes. They said if you hit the brakes it makes the car harder to control. Then there are a bunch of cones you weave through to make your way back to the start. The parents got to try this one. I did it right on my first try!</div>
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Panic Stop- In this one you are driving full speed down a lane towards a cut out cardboard of a kid. When the instructor says Now! you are to lock down the brakes and turn the wheel to avoid the kid. It gives the kids a chance to feel what the brakes feel like locked down, and it shows them that you can steer when the brakes are locked down. I had problems with this one. I was nervous driving towards a kid, even if it was a cardboard cut out. The first time I didn't hit the brakes hard enough to lock them down. The instructor said I babied them. He made me do it again. The second time I did better and locked them down, but forgot to turn the wheel and steer around the kid. At least I didn't hit him!</div>
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Skid Recovery- This one was really cool! They have these bald tires that they put on over the regular tires. With the bald tires they have no traction, so when they turn they skid. The instructors taught them how to turn into the skid, and then when they felt the tires grip recover it and turn back the other way. The parents didn't get to do this one, because the tires are very expensive and they said sometimes they can wear out a set in just one day! I did go watch for a while. Most of the kids completely spun out and would go in circles. It made me dizzy watching them! Here's a close up of the bald tires.</div>
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Distraction- In this one the kids get to wear "drunk goggles". They put these goggles on and it makes everything look distorted. They have to drive through an obstacle course wearing the goggles while the instructor blares the radio, talks loud, and takes selfies with the driver. This one was hilarious to watch. The kids were creeping around the course so slowly, running over cones and going outside the lanes. </div>
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When the parents aren't taking turns driving, there is a covered area where you can sit and watch. They also provide drinks and snacks. One of the instructors drives the parents around the courses in a large 8 passenger van so you can get an upclose look at what the teens are doing.</div>
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After the driving part is over everyone goes back inside and the kids get a certificate. Some insurance companies will give you a discount if you send them a copy of the certificate. The event is sponsored by Kia, so of course we had to get a pic with the Kia Hamsters!</div>
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Billy and his friend both really liked the course and said they wanted to do it again. The highlight of the course for Billy was that his instructor was Jerry Nadeau, a former Nascar driver! He got into an accident during a race years ago and suffered a brain injury. He can't race anymore, so now he volunteers his time with BRAKES. Billy was thrilled to meet a real Nascar driver!</div>
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If you want more information about the BRAKES class you can check out their website <a href="https://putonthebrakes.org/">here</a>. They have a schedule so you can see if they are coming to your area. The class is free, but you do have to send in a $100 deposit. The day of the class you can get your deposit back, or you can choose to donate it. BRAKES is a non profit and runs off of donations, so every little bit helps!</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18355690074948220018noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5200051413178464291.post-30871196515287067962016-10-10T08:28:00.002-04:002016-10-10T08:28:55.592-04:00Veggie Tales Devotionals for Boys and Girls<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Over the past couple weeks Junior has been reading the new Everyday with God Veggie Tales Devotions for boys. These books come in a girl or boy version. The recommended age is 4-7, but Junior is older and he still likes reading it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Each book has 365 daily devotionals. They are numbered, but not dated, which I like better. When we have devotionals with dates we can never keep on track! Each entry has a scripture, a short message, a thought for the day, and a prayer for the day. Junior likes them because they are short and don't take long to read. I like that it is something he will read on his own and he is still learning about the Bible!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Some of the topics are: Being Thankful, God is Always With Us, Encouraging Truth, The Necessity of Obeying God, and Learn From Your Mistakes.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The pages are bright, colorful, and decorated with all your favorite Veggie Tales characters. For younger kids this would be a great book to read to them at bedtime. Although there is a boy and girl version, I really think they could be for either. I don't see anything in the boy's version that a girl wouldn't enjoy! It appears that the boy's version just has more boy characters while the girl's has more girl characters. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">With Christmas coming up these book would be a great gift for your kids, grandkids, nieces, nephews, or anyone! You can find them on Amazon or at familychristian.com.</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18355690074948220018noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5200051413178464291.post-49724287310631194422016-09-13T09:36:00.000-04:002016-09-13T09:36:11.687-04:00The Biggest Story DVD and CD review<div style="text-align: center;">
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Recently we were given the opportunity to review The Biggest Story dvd and audio book. The dvd follows along with the book written by Kevin DeYoung, and the cd is the book read aloud. The story follows the Bible from Genesis through Revelations.</div>
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I chose to watch the dvd with the kids so that I could answer any questions they may have. I was impressed with the way the dvd told the entire story of the Bible from creation to Jesus saving us by dying on the cross in a short 30 minutes. The images come from the book, and are richly illustrated with vibrant colors. The cd is great to listen to in the car while running errands or while on a road trip. You can even play it at night while the kids are going to sleep. We really enjoyed this story. It is a great tool to teach children about the Bible or to go more in depth about what they already know!</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18355690074948220018noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5200051413178464291.post-54042019596589645672016-08-28T19:57:00.000-04:002016-08-28T19:57:05.637-04:00DIY Matching Disney tees!<div style="text-align: center;">
I don't know why, but for some reason when we go to Disney I LOVE having matching t-shirts. We don't wear matching shirts anywhere else, but at Disney we have matching shirts for everyday we are there. The kids roll their eyes and grumble under their breath, but they know that Disney means matching, and don't even try to get out of it! I think they secretly like it and that's why they don't complain more. Here's us last year in front of the castle in one of our shirts.</div>
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Check out the family to the right in the background they have matching shirts too! I just love the pictures when we all match. We even made Mickey tye die shirts. (I'll have a post on how to make them soon!)</div>
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For our iron on shirts I always get the awesome disigners (yes it's spelled that way!) on the DIS Boards to design them for me. Go to disboards.com, and there is a forum called creative disigns. There are disigners on their who personalize shirts for people in their spare time. The best part is, it's free! After getting the designs I print them on iron on paper and then iron them on. I always use the Avery brand transfers. You can get them at Wal-mart, Office Depot, or Staples. I have found they stick on the best and last the longest.</div>
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I usually make the shirts a tad big for the kids so we can wear them a couple years. We don't wear them at home, just at Disney so they will last longer. The ones we have now we have worn for our past 2 trips, so we decided to make a few new ones this year, and we will still wear some of the old ones. These are the new ones I made for this year!</div>
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Another advantage of having matching shirts is they make it easier to find your kids. We were at the Honey I Shrunk the Kids playground one time and I was trying to find Junior. I asked a cast member "Have you seen...?" and he automatically pointed and said "over there!" I didn't even have to describe him or anything. This could be really helpful if you have small kids who wander or can't talk yet!</div>
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I recently had the pleasure of checking out Family Christian Store's website and their great summer sales they have going on. I loved looking through all the books, music, and more on their website. I found so many books on there that I wanted to read or get for the kids! </div>
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My favorite, which I did end up ordering, is Between Us: A 52 Week Keepsake Devotional Journal for Moms and Daughters. </div>
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"Throughout the year, mothers and daughters can use these 52 devotions to share their thoughts and grow their faith. Written by best-selling author Vicki Courtney, each devotion unpacks a focus Scripture and offers guidance and biblical truth that is relevant to today's tweens. Daughters and moms will find questions to ask each other and to journal about and fun activity ideas as well. As the devos are shared and the journal is passed back and forth from mom to daughter, readers will be building their relationship with each other, strengthening their faith in God, and creating a keepsake to treasure for decades to come."</div>
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We've recently found a workbook that the kids love! It's called Word Ladders, and it's a 10 minute a day skill builder.</div>
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We first encountered Word Ladders when I picked up a workbook for fifty cents at a curriculum sale. It was for grades 1-2, and they were in 5th, but I thought it would be a good review, and something I could give them to keep them busy when I had to work. The premise is simple: you start out with a word, and then you climb the ladder, adding or removing one or two letters at a time according to the clues.</div>
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To my surprise, the kids LOVED it! They did the first couple pages I gave them and begged for more. They finished the first book in a couple weeks, and asked for harder ones. I went online searching and was able to buy more off of Amazon for a good price. This time I got grades 4-6.</div>
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Whenever I'm busy and give them work to do on their own they always ask for Word Ladders. I don't know what I will do when they finish all the books and we don't have anymore! Each book has 100 lessons in it, and it helps with spelling, phonics, vocabulary, and more. I'm so glad I found schoolwork that they actually like to do! </div>
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On our recent trip to Daytona Beach I heard about a local chocolate factory that gives free tours. We love chocolate, so a free tour with the promise of free chocolate at the end was perfect for us! </div>
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When I think chocolate factory I think big Willy Wonka type factory. Maybe with some oompa loompa's stirring a big chocolate river. But this isn't like that. It's a store located just a few miles from the beach on S Beach St in Daytona. </div>
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While a big chocolate river would have been nice, the store was still pretty awesome. It is packed with every kind of chocolate you can think of. There's a display case where they sell their fudge and fresh made chocolates. They have just about everything you can think of. Chocolate covered pretzels, chocolate covered caramels, chocolate covered cherries, chocolate covered potato chips, chocolate covered coconuts, chocolate covered Oreo's (my favorite!) and more. Their strangest one is chocolate covered bacon. Yes, that's right, bacon! I was intrigued by the idea. We love chocolate, and we love bacon, so putting them together should be perfect right?<br />
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The rest of the store is filled with already packaged chocolates. You can buy them by the box, by the bag, or individually. They have milk chocolate made into lots of molds. Race cars, starfish, seashells, dolphins, turtles, flip flops, and lots more beach themed candies. </div>
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The tour runs several times a day. At the side of the store is a long hallway which runs down the side of the kitchen area where they make the chocolates. Through several big glass windows you can watch what they are doing while the tour leader explains everything and gives you the history of the company. We got to see them mixing the chocolate, getting bacon ready for coating, packaging, and making chocolate covered pretzels.</div>
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After the tour, we went out front and sampled their fudge and the chocolate covered bacon. I thought this would be really good, but I just didn't like it. Brianna loved it. She ate her piece, my piece, and Junior's piece she liked it so much! I'm just a plain chocolate kind of person. I don't want my chocolate coating anything unless it's Oreo's. I didn't like the chocolate covered pretzels or potato chips either, but the kids loved them. </div>
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We really enjoyed our visit, and we left with a bagful of goodies. If you look in the local coupon books you can find a coupon for 10% off a $10 or more purchase. You can also order their chocolates online and have them shipped to you. They use some kind of new ice packs that keep it from melting but don't sweat so everything doesn't get soggy. The lady explained it during the tour but I was busy watching the pretzels and wasn't paying close attention. </div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-size: large;">We were invited to Six Flags White Water for the opening of their newest slide, Wahoo Racers. At 60 feet tall, it is the tallest slide of its kind in the world! You slide head first on a foam mat through twisty tunnels, then at the end you shoot out into a lane where you can race up to 5 friends to the finish! You can reach speeds up to 40 feet per second. The trick is to pull up slightly on the front of your mat while you are going down so you are more aerodynamic. Pushing down on the front of the mat will slow you down. </span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-size: large;">The kids also really liked Lily Pad crossing. There's a long row of giant floating lily pads stretching from one side of the pool to the other. You have to cross them while keeping your balance and holding onto the rope net above you. It's a lot harder than it looks! Lily Pad crossing is located right next to the activity pool so you can relax in the pool while they play. I didn't have my phone on me to take pictures, and the ones I took on our GoPro didn't come out that great. </span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-size: large;">White water also has a special play area for toddlers, a treehouse play area for older kids, and about a dozen more slides that the whole family can enjoy. If you want to maximize your ride time and cut down on your wait time you can buy the flash pass, which is like a skip the line pass. It only works on certain rides, and at $35 a person I couldn't afford it, but if you have the money it may be worth it. </span></div>
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We just got home from the most amazing vacation! Brianna said it was better than Disney World! We spent 3 days at the Tennessee Guest Ranch in Dunlap, TN. It's a working ranch, and you learn to take care of your horse, saddle them, clean up after them, and you get to ride every day! It is owned by Chris and Tammy Young, and they run it as a ministry program. A lot of money goes to supporting an orphanage in Honduras where 600 kids live! The ranch also runs a preparatory academy for middle through high school students. The students live at the ranch and learn all about horses and pre-vet work while completing school. The kids also spend a month in Honduras doing ministry work at the orphanage. All of the family and kids were very friendly and welcoming. They were ready to help with anything, and really made us feel like family. </div>
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Check in is at 5:00 C.S.T. on the day of your arrival. We arrived and were greeted by our wrangler, Jon. He lives on the ranch with his wife Jenny, who does the cooking, and their son, who is an adorable little bundle of energy. Each family is assigned their own wrangler who takes care of them and assists them during their stay. We got the best because Jon was AWESOME! He was great with the kids, very patient and funny, and like any cowboy he had some very tall tales to share! He even let us in on some national secrets that only a few folks in Dunlap, TN know about! But I can't share them here, if you want to know what they are you have to visit the ranch!</div>
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Jon took us on a tour of the house and the barn. When they say you are guests here they mean it! Here's the kitchen and the fridge, help yourself. Here's the living room, lots of games, feel free to hang out and play whatever you want. Here's the den, huge tv, lots of horse movies, make yourself at home and watch a movie! Front porch with swings, back deck with chairs, hang out wherever and do whatever you like! Feel free to hang out in the barn and pet the horses and the goats!</div>
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After putting our bags in our room it was time to meet our horses for our stay! We would be taking care of them and riding them for the next 3 days. Bri got Sonny. I can't remember what kind of horse he is. She loved him, and said he was perfect. He was small and she could groom and mount him without a stool!</div>
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I got Socks. She is a TN Walker and she was awesome! She has a very smooth gait. I always heard horseback riding makes you sore, but I was fine. I was a little stiff when I would first get off, but after walking around a couple minutes I would be fine. I don't know if that was just me or because she's such a great horse! I've never really ridden before this so I didn't have much to compare to. </div>
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After meeting the horses we went inside for supper. All the meals here were delicious! Jenny really knows how to cook! Supper was hamburgers with all the fixins, baked beans, potato salad, and brownies and ice cream for dessert. Oh, and the best sweet tea you have ever tasted! My kids drank gallons of it during our stay. They even wanted to put it in their water bottles when we went out on the trail. After supper we played card games with some of the students. They were all so polite and respectful! At around 8:00 every night we had to do a hay and water check. We filled up the horse's hay bin and water buckets. The kids thought this was so much fun I let them do my horse too. </div>
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Rise and shine time was 6:30 every morning.My kids are not early risers at all. But I had no problem getting them up while we were at the ranch. The first day we got coffee and hot chocolate and had a bible study about horses out on the porch. We learned a lot of cool stuff. Then it was time to feed our horses! Each horse had a different diet so we had to learn which oats or grains and what amount to give each one. Junior and Bri loved it and they had no problem remembering what "their" horse ate!</div>
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After breakfast it was time to groom and saddle the horses! They show you how to groom the horse, clean their hooves, and tack them up. Junior and Bri have been taking lessons for a few months now so they knew how to do all this. I had watched them do it, so I had a pretty good idea how to groom them, I just wasnt sure about putting on the saddle and the bridle and all that. Jon was great, he showed us everything, and then he stood back and was like ok, do it! I liked that we were responsible for everything. They were always there to help if we needed them, but you did it all yourself. I'm sure if you didn't want to do it they would do it for you, but the kids loved doing it themselves and it's a good lesson in responsibility! </div>
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The first day is spent in the arena learning how to control the horses and make them stop and go. We walked around the arena, did patterns around cones, and even got to trot. The horses were awesome. They listened well and we had no problems with them. Junior and Bri already knew most of what they were doing, and I am apparently a fast learner, because after a delicious lunch of turkey and ham sandwiches we got to go out on the trail! The land all around the ranch is so beautiful. We loved it!</div>
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After a couple hours we headed back to the ranch. We had to unsaddle the horses, wash them down, then put them in their stalls and make sure they had hay and water. They were tired they deserved a rest! We also had to clean out the stalls. This was the not fun part. But they did it without complaining! </div>
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We had free time until supper. There were 4 baby goats at the ranch that were just a few weeks old. The kids loved feeding them and petting them. I have to admit, I loved holding them too. They were just too cute!</div>
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Roping is a lot harder than it looks! For dinner that night they sent us to the Cookie Jar Cafe. (The cost is included in your vacation). It's a restaurant on a nearby farm. There are shelves around the entire restaurant filled with all kinds of cookie jars. The food was amazing! The burgers were homemade and fresh and sooo good! Bri got the chicken tenders and they were huge! She couldn't even eat them all. They also have a small petting zoo on site with a calf, some chickens, and goats. They have a swingset and little bikes for the kids to play on, so if you have a wait you have something to keep the kids entertained. Of course my kids had to be silly!</div>
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After breakfast we hit the trail. We rode all day. I left my phone in the room the whole stay, so I didn't keep up with the time. We rode for about 5 or 6 hours though. The neighboring farms let the ranch use their land to ride on, and in turn the ranch keeps an eye on their cows and makes sure they dont get out, and checks their fences for them. We had an adventure riding through the woods looking for cows. No boring trail rides here! It was awesome. We rode all over the valley. Jon kept us entertained with stories and the history of the valley. We got really good at trotting and Jon taught us how to canter. For lunch we had a picnic at the river, and did another Bible study on horses in the Bible. It was really interesting. We looked for crawdads and collected some rocks for our rock garden back home. </div>
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For some reason these pictures didn't come out that good but these are the kids singing. They were great! After church we had bbq chicken, beans and potato salad for dinner. Dessert was some kind of confection made of layers of graham crackers, chocolate pudding, and vanilla pudding. It was so good! They are sending me the recipe. When I get it I will share!</div>
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The kids didn't want to dance but I said no dancing, no riding tomorrow. So they danced and they liked it! We did some line dancing and Junior and I learned how to two-step!</div>
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Sunday morning Memaw (Tammy's mom-she lives there too) made us french toast for breakfast. She is a character! She kept us laughing. You have to sit and talk with her if you visit the ranch! Her french toast is amazing! Ashley and Mr. Chris were our wranglers today. After breakfast we rode to church. It's the cutest little white country church in the valley with the friendliest people. </div>
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I forgot to mention-you need boots to visit the ranch! And not fancy ones either, because they are going to get dirty! Boots are not allowed in the house, so you always leave them out on the porch. It was the same way at church. The kids called it Barefoot Church because we got to go in with no shoes. And the preacher played a guitar! No shoes and a guitar playing preacher! What can be better than that?</div>
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Sadly the ride back to the ranch was our last ride. We took the long way, and got in a lot of trotting and cantering. The kids loved going fast! Back at the ranch we unsaddled the horses and groomed them for the last time. We put them in their stalls with fresh hay and water and told them bye. We also had to tell the baby goats bye. We had chili and salad for a late lunch and then it was time to say goodbye to everyone.</div>
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Everyone was so friendly and we had so much fun. It was truly something different that we have never done before! And the scenery up there is gorgeous. Brianna said she is going to save all her allowance so that we can come back again. At $5 a week, she is going to be saving for a long time! Hopefully one day we will be able to go back!</div>
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If you would like more info on the ranch you can check out their website <a href="http://www.tnhorsevacation.com/">here</a>. If you don't want to do a full stay they also have day riding programs. They also do one and two week horse camps in the summer that sound like a lot of fun. If you do visit tell them the Baldwin family sent you and we said hi!</div>
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For more info on the academy they run go <a href="http://www.svpacademy.com/index.html">here</a>. It sounds like a really great program!</div>
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My family and I were invited to Six Flags Over GA for the grand opening of the new kids section Bugs Bunny Boomtown. This new area has been re-themed and features 7 new attractions. The colors are bright and bold, and the area is designed so that parents can be close to their kids and interact with them. The railings where parents watch from are close to the rides so that you can get great pictures and feel that you are right there with your kids. The new attractions are:</div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Though my kids are too big for most of the rides in the kids area, they did love meeting the characters! All the favorites were on hand for the grand opening. Bugs, Tweety, Daffy, Pepe, Yosemite Sam, Porky, and the Coyote. When we asked the Coyote where the Roadrunner was he rubbed his tummy and licked his lips. Poor Roadrunner!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">We wanted to try out the new virtual reality ride but the line was too long. We hope to try it out on our next visit. It looks like a similar ride that we rode at Universal that we loved. You have to be 13 to wear the virtual headset, but younger kids can still ride without it. </span></div>
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We really enjoyed our visit. I was able to show the kids the rides that I had loved as a kid, as well as experience new ones with them. Six Flags is definitely a family friendly destination! Later this spring they will open DC Friends, another kids section with 5 new attractions.<br />Six Flags is open on weekends through May 15 and daily for Spring Break the week of April 2-10. The daily summer schedule starts May 15. Right now they have deals going on with a season pass as low as $61.99, and you can also get a season dining pass to save money on food. For more information or to purchase a season pass visit <a href="https://www.sixflags.com/overgeorgia">https://www.sixflags.com/overgeorgia</a>.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">The kids and I went to Atlanta for a day of fun. We started off seeing the Nutcracker at the Fox Theater. We ended up with front row seats and had a great view. Brianna and I see the one in Macon every year, and it's pretty much the same every year, so it was nice to see a different version and compare the two. Junior didn't like the Nutcracker at all. He said it was boring and would be better if it didn't have so much dancing lol.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">After the Nutcracker we headed to Centennial Olympic Park. I had found something new for us to try: a scavenger hunt around Atlanta! I found the website while searching for things to do we haven't done before. It's called Urban Adventure Quest, and they have hunts in various cities around the country. You can check them out <a href="http://www.urbanadventurequest.com/">here</a>. I googled promo codes and found one to use so it wasn't quite as expensive. The Atlanta one takes about 2 hours and is about 2 miles of walking. You use your smartphone to access the clues and input your answers. We started out near the fountain, where we had to find names on one of the brick flagstones and use it to figure out where to go next.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Next was a statue of the founder of the Olympic Games. We had to read the information on the plaque to fill in the blanks on the phone to see where to go next. There were a few more stops in the park but I kept forgetting to take pictures because we were so busy figuring out the clues!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">In all I think there were 16 clues. It took us about 2 hours to complete, but we spent a while on the playground and taking pictures at various places. It was fun and something they would definitely want to do again in another city. I am hoping they will come out with another one for Atlanta!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">After completing our scavenger hunt we headed to Norcross to Slingshot Entertainment. We are big fans of American Ninja Warrior and they have a Ninja Warrior training course here. My kids are too short for the big course (you have to be 56" tall) but the Ninja Warrior Jr course was perfect for them. They have a slanted wall and a warped wall.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Don't know what this is called but it was a lot of fun! You had to step from one to the other. It wasn't as easy as it looks!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I paid for 2 hours on the course and net area, but after an hour they were exhausted and ready to quit! The Ninja course is really physical. We headed up front to where you pay and they were nice enough to let me switch our second hour to an hour of bowling. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">While we were there we also checked out the adult's course. Some guys there that were doing it said it was really hard. This is the adult warped wall. I think they said it was 10 feet high!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">On the way home we went to Atlanta Motor Speedway to see the Christmas lights. It was $15 a car load to get in that night. The lights were not that great. Callaway Gardens was much better. The kids said the only part that made it worth it was getting to drive on the track and take pictures standing on the track. (FYI if you go-you're not supposed to get out your car. But we were the only ones there and we couldn't resist getting a picture. When else do you have the chance to stand on a Nascar track?)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We had a very fun day and got to try new things! We have done so much in GA we are always looking for new things to do! Do you have any ideas for interesting things to do in GA?</span></div>
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The first night there we made foil packet dinners on the fire pit. We ate them on the deck overlooking the water. The view is gorgeous. </div>
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The only thing that I didn't like was the yard around it was not very big. As you can see from this picture of our friendly visitor, the picnic table in front is only a few steps from the road. And the fire pit is on a cement pad next to the grill, so it's really awkward to try and sit around the fire. You can really only fit 3 or 4 chairs around it. I didnt get a picture of it but you can see the grill next to the kids in the pic below.</div>
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We did all the regular attractions too. Brianna was very proud of herself that she made it up the 4 story high rock wall this time!</div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Our first stop was Uncle Shuck's corn maze in Dawsonville. They have a pumpkin patch, hay ride, and of course the corn maze. In all honesty, although the kids had fun, I don't think it was really worth what we paid. We got the scout rate which was $12 each and included a patch for the kids. It included the hay ride and corn maze.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Our next stop was Amicalola Falls. On the way we passed Burt's Farm and we had to stop and see the giant pumpkins. We had never seen pumpkins this big!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This pumpkin cost $77! And there were some that cost more than that. I can't believe people pay that much for pumpkins. People were wheeling out wheelbarrows full of huge pumpkins. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Outside they have a stream that runs through. It would be a great place to play in the summer! The water was ice cold when we were there. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And we ate our fudge we got at Burt's. It was really good, but this little container cost $4!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The start of the Appalachian Trail is also at Amicalola Falls. You can hike part of the trail here!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We ended up staying in Dawsonville because it was the only town I could find an available room in. You would think with as big of a tourist attraction as Ellijay is they would have more hotels there. Next morning we were up bright and early so we could get a good spot for the Apple Festival parade in Ellijay. They say it's the biggest one in the area. We got there early and got a good spot. It was cold so we snuggled up in our blankets.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The parade was a typical parade. They had a bunch of Shriners in their little cars, plus dance teams, cheerleaders, the marching band, and more. The kids loved it and they got a ton of candy!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After the parade was over we headed down to the fairgrounds for the Apple Festival. I really expected there to be more apple related things there. I thought people would be selling apple baked goods, and have samples, and apple related arts n crafts. But except for 2 booths from 2 of the local orchards there were no apple related things. It was just like a regular arts n crafts show they have back home. We were kinda disappointed. It was so crowded you couldn't even get up to some of the booths. We looked around for about 30 minutes, but my kids just don't do crowds. Being homeschoolers we usually choose to go places during the week when it is quiet. They were ready to go and get out of the crowds. I let them do the bouncy trampoline thing and then we left. These are the only pics I took at the festival.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After leaving the festival we headed to the Tater Patch. We had passed signs for it on the way to Ellijay and we decided to go check it out. This was the highlight of the trip for Brianna! It's a small farm outside of Ellijay, and you can dig your own taters! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">First we stopped at the produce barn and we found Jack's soul mate! This cat looks exactly like Jack, down to the little white patch under her chin. She was even loving and cuddly like Jack. You could pick her up and she would just purr and purr. I seriously almost brought her home. They said we could. But I thought of all the vet costs, and I didnt know how Jack and Griffin would react to us bringing home a girl cat. So I reluctantly left her. They kids named her Jackie. The people don't name the cats, they just call them all "Cat". If anyone wants to go get Jackie she would make an excellent pet!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Tater Patch is a quiet relaxing place to spend the day. They have a little creek that runs through the back of the property. It would be awesome to play in when it's warmer. They have lots of swings all along the river so you can just sit and relax and watch the water. The people here are the nicest! They have a snack shack where you can get hot dogs, homemade french fries, fried oreos, fudge, and a bunch of other stuff.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">They have 2 tire swings, volleyball, cornhole, and various other games. It's free to just come in and play the games and relax by the water. The only cost is if you want to do the tractor ride which takes you around the farm ($5 per person, 12 and under free), or to dig taters. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The tater patch is a short walk down a dirt path. They have all the tools you need to dig. We found some small ones and some big ones. It was $4 for a 4 pound bag, and you could fill it to overflowing. She said they didn't care if it closed or not. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Junior and I were done after about 15 minutes, but Brianna didn't want to leave. She dug and dug while we relaxed in a swing by the river. I finally had to drag her away so we could make it to the apple orchard before they closed! We would love to go back here again. They said next year they have plans to expand and have a corn maze and pumpkin patch. They sell apples also and their's are a lot cheaper than the apple orchards around them. You can check out their facebook page <a href="https://www.facebook.com/taterpatchfarm">here</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Our next stop was BJ Reece Orchards. We should have done this on Fri and then done Amicalola on Sat. I don't know if it is always this crowded on the weekend, or if it was just worse because it was the weekend of the Apple Festival, but there must have been a thousand people there. There were about 40 people in a line that stretched out into the parking lot. One thing I have learned about people, they see a line and most just get into it. They don't look around to see if there is another one. We bypassed all the people in the line and went up to the entrance, and sure enough, there was another line on the left with only 3 people in it. We were glad we didn't have to wait in the long one! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">BJ's has two orchards across the street from each other. It was free to get in the one we were at because there wasn't much left in the trees, but it was $5 to enter the one across the street. You also had to pay for a bag to put your apples in. They have 1/2 peck, a peck, and a bushel. We went in to search for apples and finally found some Rome Beauty's way in the back of the orchard, and all were in the tops of the trees. They have signs that say don't climb the trees. I'm 5'2", and the kids are shorter than me. If they didn't climb we weren't getting apples. So my little monkeys went to work!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We tried to go in the store and buy some apple bread and other stuff, but it was insane in there. The lines wrapped around the building. You couldn't even move in there. We decided to go down the road to another apple house that wasn't doing u pick and wouldn't be as crowded. Next year if we go pick apples we will go in September when there is more available, and we will go during the week!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We went right down the road to R&A Orchards. It wasn't crowded at all! We bought baked apple pies, apple cinnamon bread, apple cider doughnuts, and ice cream! It was all delicious! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On the way out of Ellijay we passed this restaurant that had thousands of wooden pigs on the hill behind it. Of course we had to go check it out! It's a bbq restaurant called Poole's BBQ. Apparently they are pretty famous and have been featured in magazines for their "Pig Hill of Fame". You pay $5 for them to put your name on a pig. You can tell them what you want it to say. Then they will put it on the hill, or somewhere around the restuarant. For another $1 they will email you a picture of it once it goes up. They said they have 2,000 pigs just on the hill. There are probably another 500 in front of the restaurant. You do the math! Pretty genius marketing scheme! Of course we had to get a pig. We are waiting for them to email us our picture! We ate there, and it was good bbq, though the sauce was hot. We had to get them to bring us the wimpy bbq sauce out the back that is not hot. You can see their website <a href="http://www.poolesbarbq.com/">here</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We had a great time on the trip! We love going places together and getting to experience new things! Now we have to do something with all these apples! We are planning on applesauce, apple pie, and apple crescent rolls!</span></div>
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It's not as hard as it sounds! Brianna joined a local running club, Girls on the Run. They run every week and build strength and endurance, and they also teach the girls about confidence and self-empowerment. At the end of the year they ran a 5k together. When they said Brianna needed a running buddy for the 5k I was skeptical. I didn't want to run. But Brianna begged me to do it with her so I agreed. To my surprise I found it was actually fun! We have done 3 so far, and we have improved our time with each one. Now, I don't run the entire time. I haven't worked up to that yet. I power walk through some of it. (Ok, a lot of it!) But the kids don't leave me behind, even though I tell them they can. They could get a lot faster time if they weren't waiting on me! But they stick with me, cause they love me! It's a great way to spend time together, plus it keeps us healthy!</div>
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Yes this is Miss America Betty Cantrell! We ran on her team for our first 5K! Brianna was representing Miss Heart of the USA.</div>
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Spending time in the outdoors is great for kids! Lots of fresh air and they get to run off a lot of energy. But it's a lot of work to go camping! You have to pack everything in the car, then you have to set it all up. Then in a couple days you have to pack it all back into the car and take it home. But the memories you make with your kids make it worth it! </div>
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We went on a hike and saw animal tracks and a snake! We also got the Junior Ranger booklets from the park office and completed them so they could get their Junior Ranger badges. Bonus points if you can make something educational!</div>
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Look the oldest actually got in a picture!</div>
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They were pretty proud of this breakfast they cooked themselves.</div>
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We got started in community service because Brianna needed to do it for the pageant system she was competing in. We discovered that we like helping others out. It's a great way to teach the kids that there are others less fortunate than they are. Places to volunteer differ by community but everyone usually has an animal shelter or food bank they can help out at. So far I haven't found anywhere that wouldn't let the kids help too. We have volunteered at the food bank, animal shelters, and homeless shelters. We have collected and donated books, clothing, and food. Their all time favorite place to volunteer is the cat shelter. They love petting all the cats. It's not all fun and games, though! They have to scoop litter boxes, clean cages, wash food and water bowls, and change the sheets on the beds. Yes the cats have little toddler beds to sleep on!</div>
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Another place they like to volunteer is the local outreach center. The center serves breakfast and lunch to homeless and low income people almost everyday of the week. It was an eye opening experience for them. They know there are homeless people of course, but to actually see it up close made it real. All the people eating were so nice, too. They all had a smile and a thank you for the kids! The kids said they like helping out, and it's an awesome way to spend time together!</div>
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The kids love painting anything. So I knew that sun catchers would be a big hit. The ones we got were 3D. After you painted them you could put them together and hang them like a mobile. The paint was really thick gel like paint. There wasn't enough of it to paint all the sun catchers that came in the kit, though. We will have to get more at the craft store to finish the rest of them. This is a relatively inexpensive craft. You can get a kit at the craft store for around $8.When you are done you have a lovely sun catcher to hang in the window!</div>
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What kids want most from us is time. It doesn't always have to involve an elaborate craft or going somewhere. It can be as simple as a few minutes alone playing a board game. My kids bring me games all the time that they want to play. Usually the request is followed by "can it be just me and you?" They want my undivided attention without the others around. Sometimes I will say yes, sometimes I say no, we need to include your brother/sister. The other day while Brianna was practicing piano Junior and I got the chance to play a couple games by ourselves. (Billy doesn't play with us. Teenagers are too cool to play game boards with their family!) We played a couple games of checkers, and a couple games of Sorry. We have this really, really old Sorry game. I played it when I was a kid. Either my mom or dad had it when they were a kid. </div>
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It's battered and bruised, but most of the pieces are there. I got the kids a newer one once, but they didn't like it. They wanted to play with the old one, so we gave away the new one. This particular one was made in 1964. It's older than I am! I love thinking that my parents played this game, and now my kids are playing this game, and one day maybe my grandkids will play it! </div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">After they cooled they used icing and sprinkles to decorate them. Brianna got more into this than Junior. He just wanted to eat his! He ate most of his before I got a picture but I did get a picture of these he did:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This was a fun activity using ingredients we already had on hand. They loved making them, and we all got to eat them!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have decided to try a new challenge- The 31 Day Challenge! You pick a topic and write a post every day in Oct about that topic. What topic do I know best? Kids! I love going places and doing things with my kids, so my topic is 31 Days of Fun With Your Kids! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Of course, I am already behind. With homeschooling 3 kids, pageants, music lessons, field trips, co-op, and all the other things we do it seems we are always late or behind on something! Princess was in a state pageant last weekend (she won 5 titles!) and this weekend she was crowning at another state pageant so I haven't had time to sit down and figure out the technical stuff until now. But now I have started and will hopefully catch up!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So follow along during the month and let's see how many I actually get to post! I will add the links to each post here!</span></div>
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<a href="http://makingmemoriesingeorgia.blogspot.com/2015/10/making-cookies.html">Day 1: Making cookies!</a><br />
<a href="http://makingmemoriesingeorgia.blogspot.com/2015/10/making-forts-with-kids.html">Day 2: Fort making!</a><br />
<a href="http://makingmemoriesingeorgia.blogspot.com/2015/10/playing-board-games.html">Day 3: Board Games</a><br />
<a href="http://makingmemoriesingeorgia.blogspot.com/2015/10/painting-suncatchers.html">Day 4: Painting Suncatchers</a><br />
<a href="http://makingmemoriesingeorgia.blogspot.com/2015/10/volunteer-in-your-community.html">Day 5: Volunteer in your community</a><br />
<a href="http://makingmemoriesingeorgia.blogspot.com/2015/10/camping.html">Day 6: Camping</a><br />
<a href="http://makingmemoriesingeorgia.blogspot.com/2015/10/run-5k.html">Day 7: Run a 5k!</a><br />
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