Maine Vacation Day 1 - Atlanta to Portland to Acadia

 Our summer vacation took us to Maine this year.  We were able to vacation with my side of the family. We always prefer to take the walk to the concourses in Atlanta rather than riding the tram.  It's our favorite part of the airport. 

After landing in Portland, we started making our way up toward Bar Harbor and Acadia National Park. After a morning of travel, we made broke up the drive with a few stops. Our first stop was Old Fort Western in Augusta. This fort was built in 1754 and used in the French and Indian War.

We enjoyed walking around Capitol Park. 

We made one last quick stop at the Old Post Office built in the last 1880s.

Summer College Visits

 While Brooke was at camp this year I took the older two on a couple more college visits. We visited Covernant and Shorter.  Kayla really enjoyed Covenant, but she marked Shorter off of her list quickly. I don't think much has been updated on that campus since I toured it 26  years ago.

Miscellaneous July

 Macy's friends got togther for an Escape Room.  They made it out!

W also enjoyed going to an Atlanta United game.

You never know what these two are up to, but I'm thankful they enjoy each other.

CCA Nationals

 Our weekend was spent in Knoxville at the CCA Showdown of Champions. 

PowerTaps Starz Kids: This was their last competition competing in the Starz category, and they received all platinum awards, including one routine that they put on stage for the first time this weekend. The new routine actually came within .01 points of being the highest scoring Traditional Line (out of 14 routines)! They also were 1st Runner Up for Overall Starz Team by .02 points!

PowerTaps Juniors competed in the Senior category, and there was some really tough competition on the stage this weekend.

Hoedown: 1st place and Grand Champion

Traditional Standing Line: 3rd place

Traditional Moving Line: 3rd place

Standing Line: 3rd place

Precision: 1st place and Grand Champion

Moving Line: 4th place

The score on their Precision routine put them in the dance off for a National Title. They put everything they had into their performance, and it was amazing to watch this team up on stage.  While they didn't take home the National title, they had an experience of a lifetime.

What an exciting weekend we had in Knoxville.  The girls were amazing, their teams were amazing, and we have the best coaches in the clogging field. We're super proud of these kids and what they have accomplished. 

Sunflower Festival at Copper Creek Farm

 Macy has been asking to go back to the Sunflower Festival again this year.  We try to get there early before the heat of the day sets in.

Fourth of July!

 We enjoyed the 4th of July Celebration at our church again this year.  They do such a great job with this event.

The celebration at church was actually on July 3rd, so we went to see fireworks at Costco (where we can see several shows in the distance), and all of a sudden is started pouring.  We were so glad we didn't end up going somewhere else to watch fireworks because we could jump in our car quickly and head home.  We had the dog too, which was another layer of the adventure.

First stop though, McDonalds.