World of Coke

Mommy's friend from graduate school was in town for a meeting, so we met up with her at the world of Coke. Mrs. Sarah has two sweet little girls of her own, one is close to your age. She was very excited to meet you! One of the benefits to being back in the ATL is that the CDC is in our back yard. Since my fellow graduate school friends work in public health, they travel here often. It's a win for us! It had been almost three years since I'd seen Sarah. I digress....

Back to Coke! You really enjoyed looking around the museum. You were captivated by the short movie at the beginning of the tour. You just sat in my lap staring at the big screen. You'd never seen anything like it in your short two years. I don't think it will be long before we can take you to a real movie. Your little face lit up and you even shook from the excitement! You were too cute "meeting" the stars of the film afterward (it was some sort of puff ball with big lips)

In addition to your first big screen "movie", the museum also presented another first opportunity for you...your first sip of a soft drink (well, to my knowledge). Coke has a huge tasting room. It's fun to sample products from all over the globe. Mrs. Sarah and I were adventurous and tried almost all the flavors available. I only let you have the lemon fanta. I wasn't brave enough to let you drink caffeine, even if it was just a sip. You loved it and kept asking for more. You were pretty sticky by the end of our visit.

You really enjoyed exploring the memorabilia room. Mrs. Sarah and I just laughed watching you have so much fun.

At the end of the tour, you got to pick out your very own glass bottle of Coke as a souvenir to take home.

We really enjoyed our time with Mrs. Sarah and were so happy we got to meet up during her time in ATL.

Off to the Zoo

Living in a big city has it's perks! We have so many fun things to do in our back yard, including a pretty great zoo!! Mommy and Daddy took a trip back at the end of May to CA with a few of our great friends. We all promised to get together again, and this time with the kids. We all happen to have kids the same age, so it works out nicely. The adults held our first annual wine club event on Friday night. It was full of good laughs, great wine, and fabulous company.

Saturday morning, we all met up at the Zoo. The first part of our trip was wonderful. You were all smiles. Then, my friend, you were in rare form. You were fairly fussy during the rest of the visit, which isn't like you at all. We made the best of it and you pulled through without a complete melt down.

Hanging out with the flamingos, waiting on Ty to arrive.

This is your second date to the zoo with Hudson. Last year, you were into grabbing each other's paci's. This year, it's hands :)

You loved the elephants!  They must remind you of Big Al.

The bird house was so much fun. You were very interested in the snack sticks that the birds were eating.

It was very hard to get a picture of all three kids together.  

Checking out the hippos.

You loved pointing out the giraffes.

 And the meltdown begins....

 The boys weren't sure what to think of it.

Sweet Ty was very concerned about you.

He's still keeping an eye on you to make sure you're ok.

The panda exhibit is always a thrill. They usually come close to the glass.

I love this photo! You and the panda are stretching in the air.

The petting zoo brought instant smiles to your face. You went around petting each and every goat you could.

You wanted to wake this sweet goat up.

Holding Mrs. Lindsi's hand.

Driving the school bus. Ty was your co-pilot, but he left right before I was able to snap a picture.

All-in-all we had a great day. You were so worn out by the end of the trip. You fell asleep within 5 minutes of getting into the car.

School Days...

You had your first day of "school" today. It was very exciting! Daddy and I decided that it would be good for you to attend a MDO program at least one day a week this year. You still have some issues with separation anxiety, although NOTHING like last year at this time, and we want you to be around a group of children your age on a regular basis. This will be a great way to have structured learning while learning to be independent of me. We are thrilled for you!

We've been talking about school a lot over the past week. I attended a parent's night program last week and we also went to meet your teachers and tour your classroom. For your special day, you helped pick out a pretty dress and wore your new red shoes. You were so excited about your new red shoes! You could barely contain yourself when we were putting them on. When they were secure on your feet, you stood up and said "pretty!" You would lift your dress just enough to pick up your foot and admire your shoes. You were so happy!

Review of the PCBC guidelines.

Testing out the new shoes...

Your teachers this year are Ms. Amy and Ms. Sue Sue. Both are sweet as they can be. They told us to bring a favorite stuffed animal or lovey, so of course Poogan came along with you to make the transition a bit easier. We were instructed to "drop and run" when we arrived. You walked all the way to the door of your classroom. You were happy as a clam, until you figured out I was about to leave you. You turned around and clung to me and that's when the big crocodile tears started welling up in your eyes. I held strong, and turned the other way after tell you I loved you.

When I returned to get you, I got a great report. They said you quickly stopped crying and were happy the rest of the day! They even said you enjoyed dancing with Ms. Amy. That sounds like my Hannah! You were precious when you saw me. You ran to me, arms wide open and gave me the biggest bear hug. We were both equally happy to see one another. I can't wait to see the joy this class brings you throughout the year!