it's OLIVIA's day

TODAY is my firstborn daughter's

BIRTHDAY!!!!

SHE IS 11!!!

I remember the anticipation of that morning

and how nervous I was

about meeting HER!

She was a big baby girl too..... NINE POUNDS and FOUR OUNCES!

I had waited a long time for her..... and I wasn't a

spring chicken myself!!!!  I had just turned 38!!!!

She is FUNNY, and SMART, and can make you LAUGH

at the drop of a hat!!!

I LOVE YOU OLIVIA!!!!

HAPPY

BIRTHDAY

TO YOU!!!

today is MY day

TODAY

is my

BIRTHDAY!!!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

photos: Meg Burke Photography



The Georgia Sea Turtle Center

The Georgia Sea Turtle Center

http://www.georgiaseaturtlecenter.org/

is an amazing place for learning.

Here is a link where you can track

the turtles that are released.....

http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/?project_id=262

While we were at Jekyll Island in July,

we visited the Center. I took these pics of

Timothy being looked after by the doctor

and his staff.....

And another patient in the big tanks...

We visited Harley and learned she would be released

on July 15th.... here are pictures of her

release...

Isn't she gorgeous.... .she headed for the water...

then turned around! (I was thinking

she was probably wondering about the hands

that fed her and her fresh lettuce

everyday!!!)

BYE HARLEY!!!!!!

The Island's Trees

TREES

Beautiful Driftwood Beach on Jekyll Island, Georgia

This gorgeous tree is on Cumberland Island

You could get lost on these roads,

but eventually the sun will

guide you to the ocean

or the

intercoastal waterway

again at Cumberland Island, Georgia

Isabelle and Olivia climbing the trees at Driftwood

Isabelle

My girl.... Olivia

girls will be silly!!!

Kate

Kate showing me a modeling pose....

pretty girls

this one is enormous....

little K

peaceful afternoon

the root system provides a maze

running and playing

the tide coming in

I LOVE THIS PLACE......