Throwback Thursday: Then and Now

Then...

Robert (7), Josiah (2), and me in February 2005

And now...

Josiah (12), Grace (8), and me in October 2014

Then...

Josiah (in the light blue cape) and Grandad (in the Hawaiian shirt) in February 2005

And now...

Josiah (in what he calls his "Happy Hoodie") in October 2014

Friday Night Lights and Icicles

Robert (17) had the opportunity to play football during his senior year.   His team made it to the first round of the championship games (they were in 4th place and played the #1 ranked team).  Here are some chronological shots from the season, including a few scenic shots of our "tour of Georgia" as we traveled to the games...some of which were around two hours away. 

Robert is number 84.

With it being a small team, Robert played a variety of positions, both offensive and defensive. 

Before a game

Robert is on the field in the center of this photo.

Sideline shots were often the only ones that weren't blurry.   :)

Friday night lights...and an eagle in the clouds 

Shot from I-20 as we drove through downtown Atlanta:  the gold-domed Capitol.

Robert is on the field and centered in this photo.

Robert was one of the players who often ran in plays.

Josiah (12) at the last game, when it was below freezing (hence, the "icicles" in the title of this post).

The playoff game. 

The team on the sidelines after the last game.

High Falls State Park...Up Close

Here are a few more photos of our recent trip to High Falls...

up close...

Click here to see the rest of my photos from this trip to High Falls.

High Falls State Park

We took a little trip over to High Falls State Park (Georgia) over the weekend.  We had gorgeous weather!  I took 188 photos and somehow narrowed it down to just under 30.

In case you wonder about his absence from these photos, Robert (16) was hired out for the day so he wasn't with us.

Grace and me...This was a recreation of the (failed) photos we had done a few years ago, which you can see by clicking over here.  This time, however, Grace is actually looking at the camera.

High Falls was where Jason asked me to marry him.  Apparently, we weren't the only ones who chose that exact spot...

I got a few stares from another group on the trail with this shot...and it was worth it.

Grace the fearless hiker.  She told me Indians had left the red marks on the trees; she was at the next marked tree further down the trail.  (It was immediately after this shot that she asked me to call her by her Indian name, Indiana.)

The kids found shells in at least one area at the base of the falls.

Grace balanced...

and jumped...

 and, fortunately, didn't need a trip to the ER despite her repeated attempts to get there from here.

Jason spotted a lizard...camouflaged perfectly with the rocks.

and we spotted what appeared to be a blind boy walking across the rocks.  (That would be our Josiah with his spy glasses on and with his walking stick.)

Jason, Josiah (11), and Grace (7).  Josiah complained to Grace immediately after I took this picture, "Dad was pinching me the whole time, trying to make me mess up the picture!"

Grace's response?  "That's why I didn't stand next to him!"

Moss and ferns growing on an overhead branch...

I just like red leaves.

A sunburst through leaves.

Now we're on the other side of the falls, where the trail starts off wide and flat.

This post is linked to 5 Minutes for Mom, In the Moment with Sarah Halstead, and Teresa at NanaHood for Wordless Wednesday.

Click here to see more (close up) photos from this trip to High Falls!