Atlanta, ya'll.

We planned our major Atlanta experiences around my sweet cousin Brandon's work schedule. Our first stop was the Atlanta Aquarium. Everyone in my little family has been waiting to see whale sharks in person and the Atlanta Aquarium has four of them. We were not disappointed, especially Wylie who kept going back to stand, sit or lay in front of the tank to get more views of these four huge creatures. Our next stop was Coke World, or as I like to call it, paradise. Todd loved Coke World as much as I did. We gave that kid a glass and he tried each of the sixty samples and then mixed up many of his own concoctions to try. Wylie tried some caffeine free Coke and I fear I have another coke addict living in my house with me. I also fell in love with Coke cake and filled up my basket in the souvenir shop with all things Diet Coke.Our last stop for the day was much more serious and one I was not adequately prepared for. We headed to the Martin Luther King Jr. National Park installation in downtown Atlanta. The park is built around the house King Jr was born in and and the church King preached in. Jacy and I could not wrap our brains around the sad history of racism and were touched by King's life. Todd formed a special friendship with one of the park rangers who helped him with his Junior Ranger badge project in the park. She kindly answered all his questions and helped him with his project.

Kennesaw Mountain

Our family trip to Georgia started out with a two hour drive to Brandon's house arriving in the dead of the night so happy to see BDog and his cute house. We crawled into our beds with dreams of The Waffle House for breakfast.
The next morning, with our tummies full of grits, real hashbrowns and chocolate waffles we headed back into Atlanta. Our first stop was Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield. Followed by a lovely drive through historic homes to Marietta, Georgia. Already we were all excited about the Civil War history we were learning.

Vacation Days

I snapped a quick picture of my two cute nuggets waiting for our trip to Georgia and Tennessee. More pictures to come!

A Presidential Book Signing

Oh how I love a book signing. I love books and reading and having copy of a book signed by the author makes me happy. I also love Presidential history, the White House and anything else remotely presidential. So, when I found out Jimmy Carter was in town to sign his latest book, I packed up Wylie and a snack and headed out to see a President of the US in the flesh. Luckily I have a great book lovin' friend who comes and hangs out with me in line at book signings, which makes the whole event that much more fun.

Another Day, Another Farm

This time it's "Uncle Mike's" farm where boys can roam around on golf carts, watch model airplanes zoom through the air and pick apples that get made into juice in front of them. We all love a trip to Mike and Caroline's for a weekend. There are always fun adventures to be had and last weekend's adventure involved huge boxes of apples that Mike processed into the freshest, most delicious apple juice EVER.

Down on the Farm

Date Night

Jacy and I headed to Seattle for a date last night and found our new favorite pizza restaurant. It's a small Seattle area chain called MOD pizza. Hand crafted pizzas made to order and baked in a wood fire oven.
After we had a quick bite we headed up to Seattle's Town Hall to hear Ken Follett interviewed by my favorite NPR guy. Yes, I do have a favorite NPR guy and I was almost more excited to see him in person than Mr. Follett. The interview was interesting and fun. I love hearing authors interviewed about their lives and how they write. I am a sucker for hearing just about any author discuss their stories.