Life is GOOD!!!

This weekend was such a BLAST! I mean we had so much fun we almost couldn't believe it! We started out the weekend with a trip to the YMCA for a swim in the indoor pool. Well, when we pulled up we saw that there was a free carnival in the park right beside the Y. So, we went to hang out there for a while. We got to ride on some huge tractors, eat some good food, buy some wonderful local sauces and butters, and finally finishing the night with a funnel cake. My kids had never had funnel cake and they LOVED it!

We then went and had a great time swimming in the indoor pool. We haven't been swimming in a while so that was really a treat. Exercise and fun all in one outing!

The next day we went to the Life is Good Pumpkin Festival in Flowery Branch. It was a little bit of a drive to get there, but well worth every moment of the trip. It was about the best festival I have been to! There were so many things to do...and all of it was FREE! We did donate to Big Brothers Big Sisters which is what the event was sponsoring. The best thing about the day for me...was spending the day with people who love Life is Good stuff as much as I do.

Family Photo taken by the Life is Good reps!

Jake 'o lanterns! Jake is the Life is Good little guy on all the shirts..he wears great sunglasses!

We had a blast in the sack races! I was terrible...I came in last place!

We loved the huge inflatables they had there!

The girls and Jay on the hayride...it was a beautiful place and the weather was amazing! Virginia trying to navigate the hay maze race!

There was a bridge out to a gorgeous lake. We went out and skipped rocks and explored.

The girls got to race electic boats on the lake.

Me and my girls by the lake...what a day!

The food was so yummy! They had lots of local vendors there with their best food.

These chocolate covered marshmellow sticks were to DIE for! And they even had chocolate chips on the outside...double death by chocolate! Jay and I had the carmel apple slices...WOW!

The girls got to pick any pumpkin to decorate...it was so much fun finding our pumpkins!You may not have any idea what I'm talking about! Well, Life is Good is a line of clothing and products featuring fun sayings for those of us who are the "Pollyanna's" of the world! Jay and I have been fans of the line since it came out about 6 years ago. The representatives of Life is Good even took our family's photo since we were a family of fans! It was just a wonderful, wholesome, fun family event for a great charity.

The weather was amazing and we had about the best time any family could have imagined! Our girls just kept saying "this is the best day ever!" I know it was because we were having so much fun...together!

I pray that you are carving out some special time to have the "best day ever" as a family. We have precious moments together and we want to savor each day that we are given here on earth by God. We pray that as we take time purposefully to grow as a family that we will be the light to those around us! God tells us that they will know we are His children by the way we love...those outside our family and those in it!

Take time today to have the "best day ever" with those you love. It can just be a quick card, a phone call, a text message, or a visit. And the great thing is...it can be that kind of day each day! God gives abundant life...it just keeps getting better and better with Him in our lives!