Happy 11 years and 7 months sweet, Aspen! 💛
You are in the 6th - SIXTH - 😮 grade! WHOA! You are growing so SO fast! You started Summit at the end of August. Your Dee Dee skipped a month blog for the first time in your life but I'm glad to be "catching up". 😉
We had such a HOT September and part of October but you made a lot of fun memories!
Since you are in middle school... you are able to sign yourself in and out at Summit. SO crazy!
You are taking a creative writing class. You asked me to go with y'all for your first day so I could take pictures. That made my heart so happy! 😀
I love your chipmunk keychain that you made! You are so talented!
We went to Smoothie King after - it's your favorite - to celebrate your first day!
We played a game of U-Dog - these hot days have called for a LOT of games! I love it!
You've been off of school in October and I've loved it. I love watching you spend all day outside hunting and adventuring!
You went to Connor's birthday party (you met him on your basketball team last season)
You are getting so big but not too big for your Mama to give you a big HUG! 🤗
Between the golf cart and the truck... you're going to know how to drive! 🤣
You went to the Gwinnett Braves with your Mama and Daddy's small group!
You brought me this beautiful leaf cut in the shape of a heart. I will keep it forever. I put it in my Bible! I love your heart! 💛
We went to Ace to get you some arrows!
Learning to shuffle cards like a PRO!
We made some hummingbird feed....
You took basketball lessons this summer in Social Circle with Coach Jones...
You did some Summit work with me this week...
We played Clue for the first time! It was fun!
We went to Monroe on Dino day! 😆
You wanted this raccoon and I wanted you to have him! ♥️
Always on a mission...
You learned to play Mexican Train with your Mama! We were under a hurricane watch - Hurricane Helene. You all spent the night and we ate chili and played games! Praise the Lord the hurricane hit to the east of us... we were safe. However, Augusta, GA and Western, NC was devastated. We are praying for them still!
We went to Texas Roadhouse to celebrate your Daddy's 38th birthday...
Conyers had a chemical fire and the air is so polluted that it made my eyes burn. We got "out of dodge" to Blue Ridge for some clean air. We stopped in Dahlonega
We stopped at the Gold Rush museum...
We loved our Airbnb ❤️
The basement was a game room! We loved it!
We made spaghetti and ate on the deck! FUN!
We went to the Toccoa Swinging Bridge...
We also went to the Blue Ridge WMA... the road was bumpy! 🤣
We hiked to a waterfall...
You climbed to the top of the falls with me. You're my adventure buddy!
You've trapped several things this month!
You want to be a taxidermist when you grow up! You are SO good at it already!
We went to the mountains again! SO blessed. You all picked up T in Atlanta!
You stuffed this squirrel. SO creative. You stuffed it with a pool noodle! 😂
You caught a wild brookie! You were so excited!
I beat you in our first game of pool...
But you got me the 2nd game...
Our Airbnb had the most amazing view!
You came and snuggled with me the first morning! I loved our time!
The loft!
You found a stick bug!
We went to Project Chimps and played and fed the fish and did a nature walk! FUN!
We had fun playing!
We picked apples!
You even got to fish there!
We made s'mores YUM!
We went gem mining! You said this was your favorite thing! 💕
We finished the day off going to see Wild Robots!
You have such a good shot!
You went squirrel hunting with your Daddy and y'all cooked them...
You spoke at Cars N 'Q! You were so nervous but you did SO good!
This was your car winner!
I loved how you stood down front and watched the big reveal. PRAISE THE LORD! 💜
You chowed down on the BQ they provided!
Your notes...
You fell asleep on the way home...
Dee Dee and Pops got a new car - Glacier Pearl... 🤍
You started basketball! You are the Lakers! #11
We went to the fall festival at FBCL!
You were upset you didn't win a prize!
You said the Pina colada was the best you've ever had!
You've had a good couple of months! You had a small cold but got better so fast! SO grateful. We made a lot of good memories. I love that y'all have been off school. I'm going to have to adjust to y'all going back! We are about to have Daylight Savings time and it's going to get dark early. 😢 You don't like it to get dark early but still love fall best because it's hunting season and the weather is better! You said you like spring second and then winter and then summer! You said summer was TOO hot and boring! I had to laugh because you don't have any problem entertaining yourself. It was a SUPER hot summer though.
I love when you come up at lunch to say HELLO! I love that you give big hugs when you see me! You are friendly and aren't shy. You have improved so much in basketball. It's fun to watch. You are growing so fast! I love having conversations with you.
You are creative. You are athletic. You love all things hunting and fishing. You are competitive. You are SO much fun! You love being outside and you are my mini-me in so many ways. 💛
SUPER thankful your health has been good. You go back to clinic sometime in November/December. Great things are happening in the world of CF... and I can't wait for the CURE we know is coming! What a day that will be!
Happy 11 years and 7 months! Your Dee Dee loves you to the moon and back and back again!
