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Photos from the weekend…

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These are a few photos from our long weekend in South Georgia. (Just a little note: you can click on the photos to make them a little bit larger. I didn’t know that until Mickey told me last week, so I figured it was worth mentioning.)

This is our “niece”, Susie. She is Charlie & Liz’s dog and is the sweetest girl ever! She absolutely LOVES to chase tennis balls. Here she is in the yard wanting me to throw a ball for her. See how she has laid it down for me?

She’s waiting patiently for me to throw the ball for her.

I wish I had action shots of Susie and the tennis ball. The girl LOVES to play ball. She literally does not know the word “stop” when it comes to ball.

Here is Macey flying her Hello Kitty kite with directions from Daddy

The kite

Mariana and Macey check out the fish at the Flint Riverquarium in Albany

There were a couple of school groups at the Riverquarium at the same time we were there, but it wasn’t too crowded at all. Here is Macey checking out a rattlesnake with some kids from the school groups.

Mariana and Daddy check out the alligator

Of course, Macey had to see too.

I just had to snap some pictures of the sky on Friday. It was a gorgeous spring day and the sky was brilliant blue with beautiful clouds.

On Friday afternoon, Mickey and I took Macey to the All American Fun Park in Albany.

Macey played miniature golf for the first time ever and LOVED it!

She got a little instruction and some help on occasion from her Daddy, but she caught right on in no time!

I should also add that Macey got a HOLE IN ONE in her first ever round of mini golf! We didn’t see it, but she told us she already hit her ball on one hole and we found it in the cup. Pretty cool, huh?! She was thrilled!

We rode go-carts at the Fun Park too. Macey rode with her Daddy and they beat me around the track. (I let them…ha!!)

After the go-carts we rode bumper boats and it’s too bad I don’t have action shots of THAT because Macey rode with Mickey and they soaked me!! I got them some too, but not nearly like they got me.

A few cool sunset pictures from Friday. Isn’t God a magnificent Artist?!

The Biggest Loser: Couples

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I have never watched The Biggest Loser before, but I have always heard great things about it. Well, I got HOOKED this season. Hooked hard. What a great show!! I love that there is a show that is doing so much to help people overcome obesity and move towards a healthier and more fit lifestyle. Sure, there are elements of competition and “game play” involved, but that doesn’t deter from the overall outcome of each contestant walking away with significant health benefits.

I started watching this season during week 2. It was the night before Mariana had surgery to put tubes in her ears and I was watching tv with Mickey and my mom for distraction. We all got pulled into the show at that time. It has just been incredible to watch as these contestants have shed weight and gotten healthier over the past few months.

The finale is coming up on Tuesday night. I can hardly wait! And, America gets to vote to decide who the third finalist will be!! Click here for the NBC Biggest Loser homepage where you can cast votes for your choice for the finale. Voting ends at 10pm EST today!! I can’t wait to see who the third finalist will be. I already voted for my choice, but I’ll keep that under wraps for now.

If you haven’t tuned in to The Biggest Loser yet, it’s not too late. The finale is sure to be amazing! And, I will definitely be eager for the next season to start!

Go Braves!

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We went to our first Braves game of the season yesterday. My Dad (aka Papa) had four tickets and took Mickey and me to the game with him. My step-mom, Dorothy (aka MiMi), stayed home with the girls while we went to the game. We had a GREAT time!

Traffic was thick going through downtown Atlanta on 75/85, but it opened up pretty well and we made it almost on time. We parked way out and had to walk a bit in the drizzling rain, but that was okay. We all need the exercise. Once inside Turner Field, we stopped by a vendor stand and got a baseball cap for me since it was still drizzling rain. I got a cute pink Braves cap with an “A” in white on the front. It’s girly, but at least it’s a Braves cap, right? We then went to our great seats! We were maybe 15 rows up behind the Braves on-deck circle. We were right in prime foul ball territory, but none ever came close enough. Still, we had a fantastic time! It was a great game. There was even a bit of excitement as the Braves thought they had turned two on the Mets, but the call got reversed. Now, let me tell you, if you want to see my Dad get excited and animated, put him at a ballgame. He was giving the umpires a fit. In good team spirit, of course. The rain returned around the bottom of the 4th and we stayed until the bottom of the 6th before we left. The Braves had a pretty decent lead by then and we were getting wet and cold. On the way home we heard on the radio that Kelly Johnson had come in to pinch hit and gotten a grand slam to put the Braves even further in front. Too bad we missed that, huh?

Here is a picture Mickey took with his phone during the game:

It was a great day for baseball. So, it was a little drizzly, but I’ll take that over 100 degrees at the ballpark any old day!! We had a BLAST and can’t wait to go again!!

And, as an added bonus, the girls had great fun with Mimi. Although, I think she probably slept the day away today after they wore her out with their boundless kid energy. 😉

Thanks, Papa and MiMi, for a great Saturday!