Gulbranson's

Peaches!!!

10:43 PM by Josh and Erica

We've been in Georgia now for half a month and it's about time we try some authentic Georgia peaches. We went to the Lane Packing Peach Orchard to see what it was all about. We went on a self-guided tour of the plant and watched peaches go from crates off the tree to crates that go to the grocery store. They have a "you pick" but it's only for strawberries and they're not in season right now so we bought some fresh peaches to take home and some peach cider to try.

Peaches come in from the orchard

Then they're washed and waxed

Then each peach gets its own sticker and its picture taken to determine color and size

Then, based on the size and/or color the peaches are pushed through specific holes in this conveyor so that they can be boxed up with similar peaches.

This is where they go after they fall through the belt and then they're boxed up from here

Off to the grocery store

4th of July

10:22 PM by Josh and Erica

For the 4th of July we went across the street to the high school football stadium for a free concert and fireworks. The Air Force Reserve band played some songs and than Lonestar played. It was pretty good and they played all of their popular songs. The fireworks were good too and they were timed to music. When it was all over we watched everyone get in their cars and try to get out of the parking lots and sit in traffic. We just walked home!

The Air Force Reserve Band

Lonestar

Museum of Aviation

10:16 PM by Josh and Erica

We went to the Museum of Aviation close to our house. They have quite a few airplanes outside but we didn't look at them because a storm was coming and it was really hot outside. Supposedly it's the second largest museum in the Air Force and it's only 5 minutes from our house!

It's A Boy!!!

1:59 PM by Josh and Erica

The new addition

10:37 PM by Josh and Erica

Today we saw our baby for the first time, we were so excited!

9 weeks old today!

New Year, same old stuff

7:30 PM by Josh and Erica

Our New Year's eve was spent with some good friends from Josh's ABM class, around a nice warm fire, because it was a chilly 45 degrees out.

As the night wore on, the music got a little louder and the fire got a little bigger until finally the moment we were all waiting came. I'm not really sure is we counted down to the exact midnight because everyone's clock said something different.

At the end of the night, after the dance competition, and the fire jumping competition, everyone was ready to hit the hay. But I have to say, we could have had all the fun if we didn't have such a beautiful clear night to celebrate on.

Felix and Penelope

11:11 AM by Josh and Erica