Fun family time at home

 

George L Smith State Park

For fall break, we planned our first camping trip since COVID. According to the website, the campsite was 400 yards away from the parking lot. In reality, it was more than a mile.

 

We bailed, and found a nearby Airbnb. I would never think to bring a battery-powered Christmas light necklace on a camping trip, but it came in handy when the kids made a fort between their two beds.

 

Other than the misleading website, George L Smith State Park was lovely. The highlight of our trip was kayaking among the cypress tress in the park's Mill Pond.

A little slice of life in the Honeycutt-Dill household

 

Spring Break at Magnolia Springs

 

We spent part of spring break at Magnolia Springs State Park. This was the morning view from our cabin's back porch. 

The lake was full of lily pads, fish, and turtles. We even got to see baby alligators, thanks to a park ranger telling us where to look for them.

Hazel came prepared with all the essentials for a fun trip.

We came prepared with Easter treats...

...and eggs to dye.

The small ones are from Millie, our bantam hen.

Hazel attempts to figure out how much longer till we're done with the trail.

Stylin'

 

Once we're back out in the world and can show off our style, we're definitely starting a new extra-high-waist trend.
 

Christmas 2020

 

Snow flurries on Christmas Eve -- rare in Atlanta!

  

 

So suave! 

Hopefully this blog will soon feature some of Hazel's photos!

These days, Juniper's #1 Obsession is the webcomic Homestuck. This plush ornament of the Homestuck character Nepeta made her cry with joy.

Fancy Thanksgiving

Hazel and Aaron went suit shopping a few weeks before Thanksgiving. Unbeknownst to the rest of us, there was a single unexpected tux at the consignment store they visited. She hopefully took the tux into the dressing room, muttering a request to the universe, "Please let it fit. Please let it fit. Please let it fit."

She kept it a secret till Thanksgiving morning and was delighted to come out from her bedroom for the grand reveal in tux and tails.

Dragon*Con 2018

Medusa, Perseus, and Squirrel Girl

Family photos

The rare photo that includes all four of us, with Aaron in front of the camera!

Cozy and happy

Cafe Mother's Day

Best fancy restaurant ever. The menu had a wide assortment of peanut butter sandwich options and scrambled eggs, and the server was delightful.

I see a pattern here...

Stone Mountain, Feb. 2017

 Ragged Mountain, Nov. 2017

 Arabia Mountain, Jan. 2018

Baby goats!

Last summer we visited a goat farm where we saw adorable baby goats. (And got to eat goat's milk ice cream.) The youngest were just two days old.

Some of my colleagues at CDC joked about being involved in a recent salmonella outbreak investigation that was ultimately linked to a goat farm, and half kidding/half serious reminded me to practice good hand hygiene. I doubt this is what they had in mind.

There is no logical reason to let goats nibble on your fingers, and yet...

Juniper and I were both squeaking puddles of goo, overcome by the cuteness of the goats. Thomas was probably partly serious and partly enjoying playing his role when he went on at length about their deliciousness.

And while on the subject of baby animals, look who we found hiding in a tree over our driveway!

Merry Christmas!

As we get into the Christmas season, here are some photos from Christmas 2016!


I'm pretty sure we hit peak parental awesomeness when the kids discovered the backyard zipline.

We have no ideas for this year that come even close to the zip line.

Imagine the exact opposite of this emotion when Juniper left her kindle in an airport bathroom.