Ryan with Grandma's kittens

We had to work really hard to get all those little kittens to stay put.

Don't you just love summer!

Fun video about Prince Harry and Pippa

Carol and Sarah explain have fun explaining which of the 4 Types in the Energy Profiling system fit Pippa and Harry. Take a look at their pictures in the video and see if you can tell their Type from their facial features and other telling reasons they share with you.

Facial profiling is an important and fun! part of the Energy Profiling system. When you know which features show up in the faces of the 4 Energy Types, you can better understand other people more quickly, and honor them in living true to their nature.  I'm a Type 2.  What is your Energy Profile?

Discover Your Energy Profile

See how I used Energy Profiling in "Dressing my Truth" here!

Here's another post about Energy Types.

Wearing Nothing New--Type 1 thrift store fun

This lady is pure Type 1 with her outfits and fun ideas!  

All Four Energy types can find wonderful clothes and accessories at thrift stores.  

I'm Type 2.  What Type are you? Find out more about the Four Energy Types here.

Tour of Biltmore--America's Largest Home!

We went on a tour of the Biltmore in Asheville, NC, on June 21st.  It was AMAZING! I would have loved to show you the inside, but no photos were allowed.

The Biltmore is the largest privately owned home in the United States 

at 175,000 square feet (16,300 square meters).  It was built by George Vanderbilt.

Ryan and Marc on one side of the house by a Lion waterfall

A New World Château

Architect Richard Morris Hunt modeled the house to look like a 16th-century French chateaux. It features 4 acres of floor space, 250 rooms, 34 bedrooms, 43 bathrooms, and 65 fireplaces. The basement has a swimming pool, gymnasium and changing rooms, bowling alley, servants' quarters, kitchens, and more.

Inside the Biltmore.

   

After the house tour we went on a tour of the gardens.  They had a huge vine covered awning.

Going towards the Conservatory

The Conservatory Building with all the tropical plants.

Walking back to the house, Ryan had to take a break  It was really hot and humid.

Can you tell that Ryan was tired of walking and tired of photos.

In front of the house

  

Tour of the Winery--it used to be the estate Creamery.

Vanderbilt's 1913 car

Has anyone else toured the Biltmore?  What did you think?

Dad and Ryan at the Pool

Ryan loves to have his dad help him do flips in the pool.

Marc couldn't see some of them because he throws Ryan over his head....so he wanted me to take a video of them. :)

Ryan at Jiu Jitsu

Ryan started taking Jiu Jitsu and Mixed Martial Arts last fall at Creighton Mixed Martial Arts. 

 Renzo Gracie Jiu Jitsu teaches that a smaller, weaker person can successfully defend against a bigger, stronger assailant by using leverage and proper technique—most notably by applying joint-locks and chokeholds to defeat the other person.

He's been having fun and doing well.  Ryan is the blond, yellow belt in front doing the rolls.

Ryan gets lots of actual hands-on experience sparring with classmates.

June Flowers

I took some photos of flowers in our yard the other day.  I just love the hydrangeas.  

In the south the pH of the soil  determines how blue or pink they are.

These are my neighbor's hydrangeas. You can see they are a lighter blue than the ones I have.

Two years ago for my birthday my friend Sarah gave me this Bee Balm .

A tea rose my husband gave me last year for Mother's Day.

Just a note:  The clay soil here in Georgia is just like what you'd find if you went to a pottery class.