July

Grandma and Grandpa Schwartz came down for a visit the last weekend in June. The kids had a great time visiting and hanging out.

The two sitting bulls sharing the family trait of impatience...

We always try to hit the Home Depot kid's workshop the first Saturday of every month. The kids love building the projects and collecting the pins when completed.

 

 Abby displaying her attention to detail as she works on her "Cars 2" movie theme project.

Abby and her friend Shannon are ready for the July 4th festivities to get started.

Steve and Ann slowing down for a photo while running the annual July 4th Peachtree Road Race. This was Ann's 17th straight year!

Catie and her BFF Allison clowning around before the fireworks were set to start.

Mom and Dad smiling at the finish at one of the few events that they participated in this summer, the Jackson County Brevet. It was a perfect day through beautiful terrain for a long organized ride.

Swim Team

 

June was DeKalb County swim team time.  All three kids were on the Leslie Beach Club team this year.

 

Abby didn't care too much about her speed in the 25yd free, but she sure had a good time hamming it up for the spectators!  

As usual, Abster was all smiles after her 25 free heat.

Jackson still has a diving phobia that is keeping him from some fast times. He gets a little braver each year, so we are hoping next year it might all come together!

Obviously, his stroke comes from his mother and diving from his father...

It's always fun to rehash the race with your buddies after it's all over.

Ms. CCC (Cool Catie Cooper) making her entry into the the pool before the backstroke.

 

 

Catie displaying her starting form.

 

Catie making a hard charge at the finish to touch out the competitor to her left!  She had a strong year and was named team MVP for the 7-8 year olds!

Lost Post: Chattanooga Weekend

Surprise! After a short hiatus the blog is back in business. Here is a post started back in August that we never finished!

The view from Lookout Mountain....

No, it's not Thanksgiving at the Schwartz house, but rather the Chattanooga children's museum dress-up exhibit.