The Collum Family

Raleigh made a new friend at the beach, Gabriella.  The two of them loved playing with each other.  I'm so thankful that Raleigh is opening up a little and beginning to play with others when I'm not right by her side!

Future photographer in training!  I would say that my love for photography is rubbing off on a certain little girl!  Stick a camera on auto and she can do a pretty good job for a 4 year old!

I love these two and especially those smiles!

The swimming pool...an extra large bathtub in Garner's eyes!  He loves it and splashes and kicks nonstop!

My little beach babe!  She loves to pose (well, some of the time) and loves the beach!!

I think it's going to take some time for a certain little boy to get use to his pool and the beach!  Not a fan of the cold salt water...yet!

Raleigh was so excited to get to the beach and couldn't wait to go swim!  She was so patient as we unpacked and finished supper before going down to the beach.  Here she is ready to go and staring out the door!

Garner, you were fascinated with Raleigh's toes!  You just kept grabbing them and holding on.

Raleigh loved her first day of ballet!  Her favorite part was dancing around in the dark.  Of course she thinks she knows everything to do, but she still has so much to learn.  :)  They are so cute to watch!

All ready for her first day of ballet!

Enjoying a little bit of quiet playtime alone while Raleigh's at Cubbies!

Garner loves his baths and even more now that he's sitting up!  He laughs and splashes the whole time. So cute!

We've offered Garner some cheerios to see what he would do.  Well, he touched them and that was about it!  He did eat one when we put it in his mouth and he seemed to enjoy it.  Guess he still needs some time before he's really interested in them.

Enjoying a little watermelon by the pool!

When your relative is the First Lady of Georgia, your family reunion is held at the Governor's Mansion.  This isn't a family reunion that you go to and expect to know everyone.  I think it's impossible!  Ezekiel Dunagan was my great great great grandfather and he had 19 children.  This reunion consisted of anyone that could come from any of the 19 children.  Our family is descendants of Joseph Ellis Dunagan (my great great grandfather) and probably had the most descendants in attendance.  I even found out that my 3rd grade teacher is a descendant of Ezekiel Dunagan...crazy!  Most family reunions don't have business meetings either, but this one did.  So it wasn't like any reunion I've been to before, but it was interesting none the less!

Raleigh is giddy with excitement over her ballet attire!

Babies in hooded towels are so irresistible!

Garner reading his UGA counting book and preparing him for football season...it's almost here!

Just a few of my favorites from Garner's 6 month session.