Ode to a Truck

Today was a sad day! Only 4 months into owning the "Hemi" I decided to trade it in. Although the 2005 Dodge Ram served us well, the rising cost of gas made it impractical to use as an everyday vehicle. On a good week I would get 15 mpg. No matter how hard I tried, I could not justify keeping it for a commuting 60 plus miles per day when gas prices are over $2.50 / gallon.
I bought a fully loaded VW Passat which gets about much better mpg. It's a cool little car and parking is MUCH easier! Noah keeps asking for "Daddy's Truck" but hopefully that will pass.

Fishing in North Georgia

Canoe
A friend and I took our boys, Will and Cole to Lake Winfield Scott in the North Georgia Mountains. It was the first time Cole was on a Canoe. He had a blast, the boys did great. We caught a few fish and had a good day outdoors.


Will & Cole

Colorado Trip

Blue River
This week I went to a conference in Keystone, Colorado. This above picture is of the Blue River where I had my first fly fishing experience. As you can tell from the view, it was awesome. Why would anyone want to live anywhere else.

Below was taking the luge down Breckenridge. Not the same as skiing but not bad for August.

Luge

Grossology

Fernbank
Today we went to Fernbank Musuem to check out the Grossology Exhibit. Grossology Grossology...The (Impolite) Science of the Human Body

We learned about Gas, Vomit, snot and played Guess that smell. Cole crawled through a mouth, down the esophogus, into the stomach and came out the lower intestine as... poop.

It was awesome and disgusting at the same time. Both kids enjoyed finding out what makes you burp


snot


Nose

1st Day of School

Cole's 1st day of school 8/1/05
Today was Cole's first day of school. He started kindergarten today. We can not believe how fast time has flown by. As you can see by the pictures, he was super excited. At 6:00 am he came running into our bedroom because the alarm clock woke him up. He was dressed and ready within minutes. Fortunately, the bus stop is right outside our house. His eyes lit up when he saw the bus. When it stopped and the doors opened, there was a slight bit of hesitation and a tighter than normal hug but he hopped right in, Yoda lunchbox in tow, and grabbed a seat in the first row.
He is off to a world of new experiences and new friends. We are so proud.


Cole's 1st day of School