Has it really come and gone so quickly? We're packed and have a couple more hours before we leave for the Atlanta airport for our flight back home to the Netherlands. So while we're waiting, here's a bit of an overview, from collages I put up on Facebook.
As you surely know by now, we fly back in October because Nicholas still wants to go to the fair!
This was his first year to take a school buddy, which actually changed everything!
We all rode the skylift together, first off, with them in front of us, of course.
Then they AND we were off on our own till it was time for supper.
The menu is always turkey legs and roasted corn. Hard to beat.
While the boys were going on all the crazy rides, Astrid and I had a photo op!
(Remember, this is just an overview!)
And just before going home, we had our prerequisite homemade ice cream.
It was the best fair ever!
You know I can eat that boy up, now 14, a freshman in high school.
And what I love so much is how much he and Astrid are bonding.
You can't fake that!
This year she had her new iPad4 waiting for her.
And guess who taught her everything she needs to know!
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Remember Bob and Peggy from just south of Atlanta?
We spent 5 days with them, while the kids worked and Nicholas was in school.
We love our little side trips with them around the backroads of south Georgia.
The Laurel and Hardy Museum is in Harlem, GA, which I didn't even know existed.
Oliver Hardy was born there in 1892. Who knew?!
Nearby we visited Monticello, GA, where My Cousin Vinny was filmed.
The Two Yutes Tuna at the nearby Sac-O-Suds is their best seller. HA!
We also spent a day, with picnic, at the nearby High Falls State Park in Jackson, GA.
(Those pics will come later, I assume.)
We were there to see the full, hunter's blood moon on Tuesday the 7th
with the lunar eclipse the next morning, Wednesday the 8th (bottom right).
Lucky us! We'll never forget it.
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After Bob and Peggy's we went to the Blue Ridge mountains for our family's 5-day cabin retreat.
Talk about a room with a view!
We even drove down the mountain to Blue Ridge, GA, to be tourists for an afternoon.
Pumpkins are my favorite time of the year!
And yes, this was another photo-op time for us as we walked around.
Amy took this on her iPhone one night while we made s'mores on the porch. Memories.
And we always end the cabin time at a Waffle House for breakfast the day we drive back. HA!
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After the cabin, son Mark had us over for potato-sausage soup, a family favorite.
(thanks to Astrid for the images)
His cat, Piper, showed all her best sides to Astrid, the photographer.
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We even had time to spend 4 days with Bob and Marc at their lovely home on Lake Lanier.
Their Cresswind 55+ retirement community is ranked among the top ten most affordable communities
for retirees by AARP Magazine. Astrid says she could move there...and that's saying a lot.
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Last but not least, we captured between us these 4 weathervanes.
"We're not in Kansas anymore!" But at least there was a Hart.
Like I said...an overview, before I get home and work on the rest of the images.
Man alive. We really packed in a lot, didn't we!
