Karen's Dangling Conversation

This was a charming and magical day!  We made our way to Monticello the home of Thomas Jefferson.  We so enjoyed roaming the grounds and seeing the beautiful gardens.  The tour of the house was so interesting.  It was fun to see all the inventions that came from these days and how people are always trying to improve their lives.  We still are...right? Loved all the Dog Wood Trees......so beautiful! Walking up to Monticello Such beautiful vegetable gardens.  Sara said she wants a garden this big!  I do not! These are the really cool passages under the house. It leads from the kitchen downstairs to the upstairs. Servants would not be seen by using these passages. This is a life sized statue of Mr. Thomas Jefferson The first copy machine.  Jefferson used this to make copies of his letters. This was our kind of place! As you can see Mackay really enjoyed it! This was the i...

My sister Sara and her husband James are serving as mission presidents in the Richmond Virginia mission.  We don't get to see them very often and so I was excited that we had planned a few days in our trip to stop and say hello to them.  It was so good to be with my sister Sara and to have some time to spend just chatting and catching up on each other's lives. President and Sister Perry We had to get a picture with James before he scooted off for the weekend! Cousins! Sara and Karen together again! The family hedgehog..... Yes I said Hedgehog.  Doesn't every family have one? We made mozzarella cheese..... Yes, I said we made cheese and this was only the first night! So pretty! Cousins again....Emma and Liz

Tuesday was our adventure into Atlantic Station.  I cute shopping area in downtown Atlanta.  Poor Mackay was having to spend the days with all the girls now that Chris had to go back to work.  He was a good sport too!  We did some shopping and had lunch at the California Pizza restaurant.  The day was beautiful and we all had a good time.  We even remembered where we parked the car! Shoe Shopping Mackay is thinking, "Yah, I get to spend the day shopping with a bunch of girls!" Just enjoying my Atlanta Ice Water Mackay beyond thrilled.... We kept asking strangers to take pictures until we got one we liked! Mackay showing off his hip hop....hmmmm. Happy Birthday to Nadia she found a cute top with room to grow! We're off to see the wizard! ....or to find the car. Our sad goodbye pictures! No picture is complete without a thumbs up from Liz! Yep, it's just this crazy!