A fun day in Helen

Exploring the creek bank

Bradley got a little daring and started running in the water...

he liked it until he fell face first into the water and was completely drenched!

Sophia and Rachel enjoyed exploring more than anyone else

Rachel loves her older cousin, Sophia!

Bradley loved the sinking mud

Carter and Bradley decided to be "tough guys"

and try to push down this tree

Bradley's version of panning for gold:

scoop regular dirt off ground and put it in pan

The kids were having so much fun looking for

beautiful gems and jewels

Sophie was a natural

Rach was too

Bradley did his own thing...

A quick game of tag after ice cream

A carriage ride around Helen

Rachel keeping up with Lauren

Today we went with Gege to visit Pat, Jim, Carter, Lauren and Sophia in Helen. (Elle was with her other grandparents with an ear infection, so we missed seeing her.) Pat had rented a cabin for a few days and invited us to join them for the day. We arrived around 10am and stayed until about 5:00pm. We had a great time playing in the creek behind the cabin, exploring the woods, swimming in the hottub, eating ice cream in town, panning for gold and gems and taking a carriage ride around Helen. It was a very fun day and we were POOPED when we got home.