Riley Family Comes to GA!!

My family lives in VA, so it is always a special treat when any of them are able to come down south for a visit! This trip my Mom, Dad & little brother John Russell came down for a couple of days at Easter.

The first night they were here we grilled out and my aunt, uncle & cousin came over to visit.  We all sat around the fire, drank wine and reminisced about old times! ha ha  It was a blast!

The next day was Easter so we went to church and then we rented some bikes and rode on the silver comet trail.  Bryce & I have lived in Atlanta for 6 years and we have never set foot on the trail.  Which now I don't know why because it was beautiful and we are defiantely going to repeat soon!

One of the major benefits of having family visit is free labor! Hahaha just kiding!!  While they were all here, they were such troopers and helped us out with our next home project... a front yard with actual grass and no huge piles of dirt! (As many of you may have seen recently we have had a huge pile of dirt in the front yard for FOREVER) Yes, it is finally gone!



All Tilled Up!



Getting Started!



While all the boys were working on the yard, my mom helped me plant some new flowers in my garden. It is no secret that I did not inherit my Mom's green thumb so while she was here we went to the store and picked out some flowers and got them planted :) She also brought me a lemon tree that came from my grandfather's tree! So special to have something to remember him by!

The new flowers in my garden! :)

Other side of the garden

These are some of the flowers we planted :)

 

 

 

My Dad loves Bentley and it is obvious he feels the same way :) hehe

The last night, we took them out to eat at one of Bryce & I's favorite spots "Uncle Julio's"  They have amazing homemade tortillas and the food is always amazing!  They also have the best margarita's we have had yet in Atlanta :)  Dinner was wonderful yet bitter sweet because I knew they would be leaving the next morning! :(  The visit was so wonderful and I miss them already!

My amazing parents who have been together over 30 years! What a great example of a Godly couple!! Love you both!!











I LOVE MY FAMILY!! and can't wait until they come to visit again!! :)



Easter Bunny Bryce :)

For Easter every year Bryce dresses up like the Easter Bunny for our friends neighborhood egg hunt :) It is always a good time to hang out and participate in the fun :)  Some of the kids absolutely love him and others are TERRIFIED of him! Haha its so fun to watch the reactions!  It was also so fun to see all of the Easter Outfits! So Cute!!!  Here are some of the pics from the day!

Every year our friend Robbie is able to find the Easter Bunny on the way to the egg hunt and give him a lift in the golf cart! :)  He always has great timing ;-) hehe

 



This is the "Before" shot...it was a little late as you can see the kids are already on the hunt! :)

This is the "After" shot... the funny thing is clearing all of these eggs took the span of about 1 minute!
 It was seriously like a wave!