Family We had a pizza party and homemade cookies the first night we were in Georgia. Aleshia slept through it, so others sat at the "kids" table. |
Steve's Birthday Dinner Grandma is hiding and Uncle Mack is taking the picture. |
Aleshia & Lukas They got reacquainted quickly! [They played together several times two years ago.] |
Aleshia Joins a New Family Yanek, Marianella, Aleshia, Kalev, and Lukas after dinner. |
Look Closely Who do you see inside that plane??? |
Flying Fun Aleshia and Lukas had a LOT of fun "flying" after dinner. |
Closeup Silly pilots! |
Friends Kalev, Marianella, Karin, and Aleshia after the airplane fun. |
The Confederates Carving As we rode the tram to the top of Stone Mountain, Karin snapped this picture and it turned out to be the best shot we were going to get. |
Steve & His Parents On top of Stone Mountain with Eastern Atlanta suburbs in the background. |
The Roses Aleshia wanted to cuddle, not smile. |
More Roses Three generations of Roses enjoy the view from high atop Stone Mountain. |
Geological Top Highest point on Stone Mountain, according to a geological study conducted back in 1953. |
Butterfly Girl Aleshia finally smiled in the flower garden. |
Party The girls played a "new" card game called Nines. |
Daddy & Daughter At the party, Aleshia started out shy. |
Nancy & The Twins Kyle and Daniel consented to be photographed with their mother, but they did NOT agree to smile big! |
Mickey Mouse Yahtzee Lots of fun with this game! |
Cousins All six cousins together at the lake. |
I'm Watching You! Steve is the videographer while Karin is the photographer. |
Mother & Daughter Jen and Cathy enjoy the warm afternoon on the lake. |
The Whole Family We all came out to watch Taylor play his soccer match. |
In The Shade The girls preferred the shade. |
Taylor On The Field His team won the game! |
Aleshia Adores Cousin Kelsey Aleshia and Kelsey had lots of fun playing together. |
Driving The Boat All the kids loved driving the boat while Uncle Harley supervised. |
Playing "Monster" Aleshia made up a game she called "monster" and her cousins happily obliged by playing with her over and over and over. |
Cousins On The Lake The cousins had a great time out on Uncle Harley's boat on Lake Oconee. |
Shopping Pals Marianella, Karin, and Mary enjoyed lunch with our families and doing a little "craft" shopping at Discover Mills Mall. |
More Friends Lukas, Aleshia, and Rebeccah enjoyed the afternoon at the mall, too. The two little ones enjoyed playing in the play area while Rebeccah enjoyed shopping with us moms. (She's taller than Karin!) |