summertime in Georgia

Our summer trip to Georgia wasn't as long as I had hoped it would be.  We went home for a week and it's just so hard to squeeze in everyone that we wanted to see.  I started a part time job this summer and felt like I needed to get back in time to work my sunday night shift!  :) 

We of course made it a priority to love on Nana, Mimi, Papa, and Grandpa as much as we could!  Lots of good eating and catching up on everyone.  The kids miss their grandparents so much, so it's nice that when we go home they all live fairly close so we can visit.  

We spent as much time as possible swimming with our cousins!  They had diving & jumping contests for hours.

 Spending some time with their great grandmother, Mema.   

 Happy 15th Birthday to our oldest and most awesome cousin, Jake.  Carson truly adores him...well, they all do really.  Jake is an awesome brother, cousin, student, etc....he is truly an awesome role model for all the littles.

 Woohoo!  And, he's learning to drive.  

 Our next stop was to get our hands on this sweet girl who had learned to walk since we saw her last!  Miss Cate is just as sweet as her mama says she is.  What a cutie...and a great sport!  She hung with the big kids all day long!  

 We spent the day playing outside and splashing in their neighborhood pool!  These kiddos always love being together so much.  

 If you're gonna be in the Stahl family, you must be a water baby and thank goodness sweetpea is indeed!
She is working hard to keep up with fishy 1 and fishy 2.  

 Sweet girls got their babydoll and giggle fix by being together! 

 Davis practicing his swimming.  He was super comfortable by the end of the summer and even taught himself how to flip under water and almost dive!  What a difference a few months can make.  

 Erin & her crew just happened to be in town for a few hours right when we got home so we were able to squeeze in an early morning park date.  It was the best...just so nice to watch the kids pick back up where they left off and it gave Erin & I a chance to talk!  I've missed her so much!  

These two just make me smile...

It was definitely a memorable trip home!