July and August 2014

The end of the summer was extra busy here for our family! In July, Mike ran the Peachtree Roadrace 10K - with his best time yet on the 4th of July! We are SO proud of him! The girls attended cheer camp which they loved during July! We also went on a family road trip to Columbus, Ohio to meet our newest nephew/cousin Lucas Joe! We fell in love! From Columbus, we ventured to Indiana and took the girls to Butler which was a blast for all 5 of us! We loved spending time with our Indy friends too! We then celebrated Emma's 8th birthday with a trip to the American Girl store and a puppy party for her and her friends!

Summer went by so quickly! The girls are ALL back in school now - and loving their new teachers and making a lot of new classmates! Kate is in 1st grade, Emma is in 3rd grade, and Molly started the 2s class twice a week! Drop off isn't her favorite part of the day but she sure has a fun time once that part is over! She is excited to be a "big girl" like her sisters!

We've also enjoyed more pool time, football starting, and our new favorite thing to do as a family is to go on HIKES! The girls love to explore and be outside so we venture from park to park taking fun hikes! One of our favorite spots is  on top of Suwanee Mountain where we hike to the Indian Seats!

We are anxious for fall weather as it is still really hot here in Atlanta - the girls are enjoying tumbling this fall, and Emma has entered the Battle of The Books club at school. I also have picked up where I left off last year with Tutoring, so that too is keeping us busy! Our sweet Sully is 11 months old this month, he enjoys his walks and is very protective over his sisters - we love him!

Happy Fall to everyone! Go BUCKS, Go Irish!

Lots of Love,

Mike, Amy and the Girls