Since this was our last weekend before Luke started school, we took a day trip up to Helen, GA. We had a picnic lunch at Anna Ruby Falls and found out that we had arrived on a very special day...Smokey the Bear's Birthday!
Miriam made a wood necklace and scored a bag of Smokey the Bear coloring pages and knickknacks. Luke was still feeling a little car sick from the drive up so he wasn't in the mood for getting free stuff. He recovered after lunch and then we headed on a short hike.
Along the path we found "clues" with interesting facts about the plant life and the Falls. The kids really got into finding the "clues" and hearing what the signs said.
Christmas already?
When we told the kids where we were going on Saturday morning, Miriam remembered going to Helen before when Grandma Fife was in town. She remembered going to the chocolate store and getting a chocolate lollipop. So of course we stopped and had a little bit of chocolate. The drive home was uneventful except an emergency bathroom break just a few miles from home. It was a great day with the family and a perfect end to the lazy summer days.
When we told the kids where we were going on Saturday morning, Miriam remembered going to Helen before when Grandma Fife was in town. She remembered going to the chocolate store and getting a chocolate lollipop. So of course we stopped and had a little bit of chocolate. The drive home was uneventful except an emergency bathroom break just a few miles from home. It was a great day with the family and a perfect end to the lazy summer days. 
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What a fun family trip! lol. Miriam has a good memory, if she is anything like Emma it is mainly b/c it was chocolate!
We give our kiddos Dramamine. I think it says ages 2 and up. It even conveniently comes in drowsy and less drowsy formula depending on how much you need a break. ;)
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