Georgia on our minds!

We just spent a hot, humid week in Atlanta, Georgia. We visited with Greg's daughters and their families.....8 grandchildren. It was a lot of fun and we did something every day with them. Here are some of the highlights:
Ruby, 13 and Zach, 5 are enjoying a quiet respite after a long afternoon at the Atlanta Zoo. Ruby is the oldest of the 8 grandchildren!
Fun in the Sun at Six Flags Over Georgia! Holy Cow, Batman! You are one tall dude!
Here are the kids from L to R: Max, 8; Miranda, 7; Ezree and Xan, 5, and Ellie, 8. Ruby was having nothing to do with this picture; Zach hasn't yet arrived as he had soccer camp until noon. Lowell, 1, was in his stroller, snoozing away!
Zach and Max are attempting to touch a stingray. Zach was quite frustrated with not having long enough arms at this point!
On Saturday, the 14th, Teri and Wes were married at a very nice park in Douglasville. It was very secluded but when they sent out the invitations, the foot bridge was still accessible. Two weeks before the wedding, the supports on the bridge gave out and so we all had to ford the creek. Here Teri, Wes, and Ruby carefully make their way across.
Teri and Wes' wedding ceremony. It was very peaceful and serene with the waterfall in the background. We are very happy for them.

We call this MAJOR landscaping!

We decided it was time to put in raised garden beds....well......one thing led to another and we managed to do much more damage than just the beds. We are now putting in dry river beds, bigger flower beds and even added a bed to our front yard for my roses! It only took us 5 years to get to this stage!!
Sod had to go to put in the river bed next to the taxiway apron.
We rented a dumpster -our newest wheels! - to put all the sod in. It was a blessing to have this. This is the empty stage. We ended up filling up over 1/2 of this big monster!
Can you say rock - as in 8 yards of river rock. My back and arms hurt just looking at the piles!
My tools of the trade; all cleaned up and ready for the next day! The garden beds are planted and yes, we cheated! We put in plants instead of seeds in some of the beds. We planted 3 rows of beans (we are trying purple ones), 6 rows of beets, tomato plants, cucumbers, squash and peppers.