{"id":15012,"date":"2021-10-12T21:25:35","date_gmt":"2021-10-13T01:25:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/?p=15012"},"modified":"2021-10-12T21:27:19","modified_gmt":"2021-10-13T01:27:19","slug":"everly-stone-mountain-pumpin-fest-overnight-azalea-10-11-12-21","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/?p=15012","title":{"rendered":"Everly! Stone Mountain Pumpin Fest!  Overnight! Azalea! 10.11-12.21"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Everly spent the night Monday night.  The blog contains two days.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;d love to see something like this!<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/Everly-Stone-Mountain-Pumpkins-Azalea-1011-1221\/i-sjC5LKH\/0\/cc8c773e\/L\/IMG_6714-L.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Mind boggling.  I actually have people ask me things like, &#8220;I know a guy from Nigeria.  Would you happen to know him?&#8221;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/Everly-Stone-Mountain-Pumpkins-Azalea-1011-1221\/i-PJqSKqm\/0\/4c96747b\/L\/IMG_6715-L.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Fascinating.  I try to live like this.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/Everly-Stone-Mountain-Pumpkins-Azalea-1011-1221\/i-hVdHWhn\/0\/da95ee24\/L\/IMG_6727-L.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/Everly-Stone-Mountain-Pumpkins-Azalea-1011-1221\/i-7dzGK4B\/0\/3c7e229b\/L\/IMG_6728-L.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Boo!<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/Everly-Stone-Mountain-Pumpkins-Azalea-1011-1221\/i-7WG6tjZ\/0\/523d69af\/L\/IMG_6750-L.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Tee hee.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/Everly-Stone-Mountain-Pumpkins-Azalea-1011-1221\/i-Hf4RsDK\/0\/53d4907d\/M\/IMG_6751-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Espa\u00f1ol!<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/Everly-Stone-Mountain-Pumpkins-Azalea-1011-1221\/i-RxQwDVZ\/0\/c75d3d60\/L\/IMG_6705-L.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>OYB!<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/Everly-Stone-Mountain-Pumpkins-Azalea-1011-1221\/i-BJK4KCM\/0\/7d3c6327\/L\/65564841740__A4A7A596-68B4-4410-88DD-C91EF6535BAD-L.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Ordered groceries. Picked them up later Monday evening.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/Everly-Stone-Mountain-Pumpkins-Azalea-1011-1221\/i-sV994nJ\/0\/349ae9c6\/L\/IMG_6711-L.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Mas dias.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/Everly-Stone-Mountain-Pumpkins-Azalea-1011-1221\/i-377zkqb\/0\/a976713a\/L\/IMG_6712-L.png\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/Everly-Stone-Mountain-Pumpkins-Azalea-1011-1221\/i-BwmDkL6\/0\/e04c0af8\/L\/IMG_6713-L.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I took Everly over to the Doggie Park.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/Everly-Stone-Mountain-Pumpkins-Azalea-1011-1221\/i-CHBNsgn\/0\/382004e4\/L\/IMG_6717-L.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I parked by a car owned by Ethiopians.  This is Amheric.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/Everly-Stone-Mountain-Pumpkins-Azalea-1011-1221\/i-LpXtbKx\/0\/ca6de8bb\/M\/IMG_3167%202-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We also went to the Goose Park.  WAY fewer people.  You can tell what a mess her hair was in this shot. I worked on it for nearly an hour Tuesday morning. It&#8217;s a labor of love.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/Everly-Stone-Mountain-Pumpkins-Azalea-1011-1221\/i-D5cCtDj\/0\/2bc217a0\/L\/IMG_6721-L.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>She&#8217;s so beautiful.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/Everly-Stone-Mountain-Pumpkins-Azalea-1011-1221\/i-hg6RwG8\/0\/38c2fe56\/L\/IMG_6723-L.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Gorgeous clouds.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/Everly-Stone-Mountain-Pumpkins-Azalea-1011-1221\/i-JTGzhGg\/0\/864f5734\/L\/IMG_3183-L.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/Everly-Stone-Mountain-Pumpkins-Azalea-1011-1221\/i-c7NDM85\/0\/79a67f58\/M\/IMG_3177-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/Everly-Stone-Mountain-Pumpkins-Azalea-1011-1221\/i-qGxFL65\/0\/0acb99fe\/M\/IMG_3184-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/Everly-Stone-Mountain-Pumpkins-Azalea-1011-1221\/i-vPmcb82\/0\/7941ef85\/M\/IMG_3189-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Monday evening, Everly and I went to Stone Mountain for the Pumpkin Festival.  We got in for free because we have the annual pass.  That has really been a great deal for us!<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/Everly-Stone-Mountain-Pumpkins-Azalea-1011-1221\/i-VmMVJsj\/0\/9c38e5b7\/M\/IMG_6730-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/Everly-Stone-Mountain-Pumpkins-Azalea-1011-1221\/i-HVmDwJc\/0\/659aca41\/L\/IMG_6731-L.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/Everly-Stone-Mountain-Pumpkins-Azalea-1011-1221\/i-LW3tqDN\/0\/3aa94f8e\/L\/IMG_6733-L.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/Everly-Stone-Mountain-Pumpkins-Azalea-1011-1221\/i-K54xNbx\/0\/7c1da190\/L\/65569219263__4AC333E7-9958-4602-B3C2-C75413C6E6B0-L.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I love to shoot Christmas lights and move the camera as the shutter is open.  I call it &#8220;swishy lights.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/Everly-Stone-Mountain-Pumpkins-Azalea-1011-1221\/i-TcFTbk6\/0\/30d080a6\/L\/IMG_3190%202-L.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/Everly-Stone-Mountain-Pumpkins-Azalea-1011-1221\/i-SDccVgQ\/0\/e73d7a8b\/M\/IMG_3192-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/Everly-Stone-Mountain-Pumpkins-Azalea-1011-1221\/i-Zxb85wZ\/0\/40ea4350\/L\/IMG_3197-L.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/Everly-Stone-Mountain-Pumpkins-Azalea-1011-1221\/i-JDTg9HL\/0\/0796f4e8\/L\/IMG_3201%202-L.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/Everly-Stone-Mountain-Pumpkins-Azalea-1011-1221\/i-PfC6qcC\/0\/bd024a5e\/L\/IMG_3203-L.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/Everly-Stone-Mountain-Pumpkins-Azalea-1011-1221\/i-P8p3Jqn\/0\/0f6f9445\/L\/IMG_3212-L.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/Everly-Stone-Mountain-Pumpkins-Azalea-1011-1221\/i-8XG7cJQ\/0\/3f6607f1\/L\/IMG_3214-L.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Cool pumpkins!<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/Everly-Stone-Mountain-Pumpkins-Azalea-1011-1221\/i-wqRcfwm\/0\/fb81549d\/L\/IMG_3200-L.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We had so much fun.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/Everly-Stone-Mountain-Pumpkins-Azalea-1011-1221\/i-Xzbhwvb\/0\/4c02cc5a\/L\/IMG_6746-L.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>She slept well and because she was at my house already, we didn&#8217;t have to get up as early as normal. I kept that light on all night long.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/Everly-Stone-Mountain-Pumpkins-Azalea-1011-1221\/i-TBH9J4t\/0\/f7607890\/M\/IMG_6752-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>OYB!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/Everly-Stone-Mountain-Pumpkins-Azalea-1011-1221\/i-MLc6MRV\/0\/43e459f8\/L\/IMG_6753-L.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Otra dia!<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/Everly-Stone-Mountain-Pumpkins-Azalea-1011-1221\/i-Zwkcb39\/0\/86b23560\/L\/IMG_6757-L.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I spent time this morning working on her hair and trimming her nails.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/Everly-Stone-Mountain-Pumpkins-Azalea-1011-1221\/i-J5nCqHk\/0\/8334fc7f\/L\/IMG_6758-L.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\nShe&#8217;s alway so enthusiastic when she sees the final results.  &#8220;I love it!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>I bought her play dough for her reward for being so patient while I worked on her hair.  She took it in with her while we ate Vietnamese food at Pho 24.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/Everly-Stone-Mountain-Pumpkins-Azalea-1011-1221\/i-CCtKpkS\/0\/8f24627e\/L\/IMG_6760-L.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I only had one car seat, so I swung by Taco Veloz to pick up eggs, rice and beans for Penelope to eat when she got home.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/Everly-Stone-Mountain-Pumpkins-Azalea-1011-1221\/i-LKZkqJ7\/0\/92b440ac\/L\/IMG_6762-L.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Helped the kids at the mission with their homework.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/Everly-Stone-Mountain-Pumpkins-Azalea-1011-1221\/i-Qvr5rsQ\/0\/0ed9ca69\/L\/IMG_6767-L.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/Everly-Stone-Mountain-Pumpkins-Azalea-1011-1221\/i-HJ6jBbj\/0\/0d8c58cb\/L\/IMG_6768-L.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/Everly-Stone-Mountain-Pumpkins-Azalea-1011-1221\/i-GCQ3tQf\/0\/b351fcaf\/M\/IMG_6769-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Harry!<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/Everly-Stone-Mountain-Pumpkins-Azalea-1011-1221\/i-NwMjFrc\/0\/180a3f5f\/L\/IMG_6772-L.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Everly spent the night Monday night. The blog contains two days. I&#8217;d love to see something like this! Mind boggling. I actually have people ask me things like, &#8220;I know a guy from Nigeria. Would you happen to know him?&#8221; Fascinating. I try to live like this. Boo! Tee hee. Espa\u00f1ol! OYB! Ordered groceries. Picked [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15012"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=15012"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15012\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15015,"href":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15012\/revisions\/15015"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=15012"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=15012"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=15012"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}