I still get the Jeep out every once in a while.  We took advantage of a Saturday free from youth sports and other kid activities to take the 14-mile long 600-1 trail that follows the ridgeline of Horns Mountain located in the beautiful Talladega National Forest.  It was a fun trip - just take a look at the pics!

We had some fun with FaceApp, which is a phone app that simulates the aging process.  We will see how accurate it is in 10 - 70 years but until then  check out the pics!

We visited Smith Lake with Poppy for a day of water fun.  We had a blast on the boat and the intertube.  It was a fun day!  Check out the pics!

We gathered in Montgomery this year at Scott's house to celebrate the 4th.  We had a cookout followed by a Biscuits baseball game - it was about an American a day as possible! We had so much fun we only took 1 picture!  Next time I will try to get the girls to keep their eyes open.  ;-)

 In June, Susan and I took a long weekend to visit New York City - our last visit there, we came back engaged.  Nothing quite so awesome happened this time, but it was a great getaway.

Since we've been before, we skipped many of the main attractions (Empire State Building, etc) to do some new things. Our first day consisted of visits to the Natural History Museum, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, and a New York Yankees game.  We also had a "southern" style lunch at Jacob's Pickles.  (Pro tip: don't eat Southern food in New York).

On day 2 we visited the 9/11 Memorial, which was a sobering experience.  We also took in a Broadway play, Burn This, starring Star War's Adam Driver and The Americans'  Keri Russell.  Great play.

Finally, we took a ride on the Staten Island Ferry to get a good look at the Statue of Liberty before heading to the airport to make the trip home.

It was a fun weekend and we got a lot in, but always nice to go back home and see the kiddos.  Click the pic above to see our pics (almost all selfies!) from the weekend.