Georgia Part dos (2)

Greetings once again everyone!
As I ended the previous post discussing our family trip to NE Georgia back in June, there was quite a bit of things that had taken place while we were there. We were able to spend a few days with Robbie's grandparents and had a great time. We strolled around the town where they were staying. If you ever get a chance to visit Helen, Georgia, I think you will enjoy it very much. We took a horse & carriage ride thru part of the town and it was very relaxing. The name of our horse was Sampson and he was very strong too! We were able to take in a round of putt-putt golf course while in Helen. The course was pretty tricky at times. There were some holes that had multiple levels, ramps, and other obstacles to make it a bit more challenging than your regular par 2 course. I did not fair very well either. Maybe some other time.
We did go to a local beach back in Hiawassee a few times and it was very nice. Not too crowded, clean beach, good area to swim and had a play area for Robbie to play in as well. He enjoyed his time at the beach and really enjoyed the water too.
We headed back early on Sunday morning (around 7:30am) and did do pretty well getting back to Ohio around 8pm that evening. We met with Shelby's folks for dinner (hey Scott & Dawn!) at Quaker Steak & Lube in Canton. During the trip back to Ohio, Robbie did not want to take a nap at all. He kept fighting sleep and did take a cat nap (about 20 minutes or so) around mid-afternoon. However, he did eventually fall asleep on the way home from Canton (which was around 10am) and slept the whole night.
Well, it is now been a few months since our trip and things are going well. Next week, Cindy begins a new position at the YMCA in their aftercare program. She will be the director at Bennett Adventure Academy here in Toledo. She will be working in the afternoon most of the time, thus being able to spend more time with Robbie as well. I have been getting myself prepared to go on my very first missions trip to Chile this coming October. I will be part of 8 people from my church and a total of 35 from across the US that will be going to a girl's orphanage in Santiago for 2 weeks. While there, we will be building a new building, renovating 2 others to increase useful space and minister to the girls that are at the orphanage. The name of the ministry that runs it is called vision for Chile. They have a website that you can check out if you want to find out more information. It is www.missionforchile.org. We will be there from October 4th thru the 19th with some days for sightseeing as well. I hope to be able to get some pictures while on the trip.
That is about it for the time being. In a few weeks, Cindy and I will celebrate our 7th wedding anniversary on September 1st and it sure has been a fun & enjoyable marriage.
I have added a few more pictures from our trip. I trust you will enjoy them.
Until next time!