We had originally planned to head to Tallahassee with some friends to see FSU take on Samford. However, those plans changed a couple of weeks ago, and we expected to just enjoy the day at home taking in all the games. Then, a friend unexpectedly offered us his tickets to the UGA versus Louisiana-Lafayette game in Athens. Thankfully, my parents were available and willing to watch the girls, so we got up that morning and headed up to Athens. It took about 2 hours to get there and find a place to park, and we walked into the stadium right at kickoff. Even though neither of us are UGA fans (in fact, we typically root against them!), it was so much fun to be at Sanford Stadium! It's such a great atmosphere, and it was so exciting to be at a college game again. This was so much fun! While we were in Athens, my parents took the girls to see Molly cheerlead in her first game. Mom shot some video, and it was adorable! All these little 5-year-olds were precious. Lily loved it and talked about it for hours afterwards. I know they had a great time hanging out with Granna and Papa. We got home from Athens about 5, picked the girls up and headed to Moes for dinner. Really, we just wanted to eat outside on a patio. It was an amazingly beautiful day! After the girls went to bed, Ryan and Brian started putting together the new grill Ryan bought on Friday. It took a few hours, but it looked great! Unfortunately, we didn't have the right adaptor for the natural gas line, but we knew we could pick one up on Sunday afternoon. While they worked, I relaxed with my new book inside (Seeds of Turmoil by Bryant Wright if you're interested), and I was able to watch the beginning of Game Day that we had recorded. I absolutely love Big and Rich singing their Game Day "Coming To Your City" each Saturday morning. It gets me ready for a great day of football! Whenever I hear the song during the rest of the year, I change the words to sing the Game Day version instead of the "real" song.
Sunday was Ryan's 32nd birthday. Happy birthday to Ryan! We went to church in the morning, and then to Panera for lunch which was a nice change of pace. After Panera we ran by Home Depot to pick up an adaptor for the grill. After that we went home, and Lily was excited for Ryan to open his birthday presents. She and Mia both helped open his cards and gifts, so they loved that. Then it was nap time; yea! While they napped, Ryan started working on the adaptor. Unfortunately, it wasn't quite the right size, so that started a long process of trying to get everything to fit together. Our friends, the Hendersons and the Caseys, arrived about 4:30 to celebrate Ryan's birthday with us. The guys kept working on the grill and got it ready to go. Ryan made wonderful hamburgers and hot dogs for us all. We had a great time hanging out with our friends and enjoying a delicious dinner. Here are a couple of pictures.
Cake is always delicious. Parker, Lily and Mia really enjoyed it!
On Monday, we all slept in a little bit which was really nice. We decided to go to Waffle House and then head to the zoo. Unfortunately, by the time we got to the zoo, it was packed. We couldn't even find a parking space! We decided to head to a new playground near out home instead, and the girls had a great time. It was pretty crowded too, but they still had fun. By then, it was nap time, and they slept great because they were worn out! We actually woke Mia up after 2.5 hours because we were heading to our church for the first Holy Smoke BBQ. Our class entered the contest and did awesome. Sarah took third place in cakes (out of 30+ cakes), Cullen took second in BBQ chicken and Jeff took first in sauce (both out of about 20 or so entrants). Woo-who! The whole festival was a lot of fun. In addition to all the delicious BBQ and sides, there was funnel cake, lemonade, games, jumpies and music. It was great, and I look forward to this coming back next year.
Overall this was a great holiday weekend! Even though today wasn't a holiday, it continued the fun we were having. While I was at work, Ryan took the girls to the zoo, and they had such a fun time. I love being members there, so we can come and go as we please. They played on the playground a lot today which was a fun treat. Here's a picture of the girls on the the see-saws; they had a blast! 
After dinner tonight, we enjoyed Popsicles on the new deck. We learned our lesson with stained clothes last time, so this time we stripped the girls down and they loved it.
After dinner tonight, we enjoyed Popsicles on the new deck. We learned our lesson with stained clothes last time, so this time we stripped the girls down and they loved it.
What a great way to wrap up summer! Hope yours was good too!
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