Our Road Trip

We had a great time on our road trip to Atlanta for Memorial Day weekend. We had so much fun!! We went to The Varsity http://www.thevarsity.com/the first night for hot dogs and onion rings. It was really good and the boys got really cool hats.The hotel we stayed in was nice. We had a great view of downtown Atlanta from the 22nd floor. It overlooked Emory Hospital, GA Tech, Centennial Park, GA Aquarium, and World of Coke.
Zachary kept calling the escalator the escagator. At least he's close.

We went to the Zoo on the first day. I had told the boys that we were going on a bear hunt. Zachary decided that since I told them we were going on a bear hunt on our trip that he would bring his book, Going on a Bear Hunt.

And we found bears!!They had a "kids" section with a train, carousel, rock climbing wall, and playground.
For dinner we went to this great local place that gave us soooo much food that we had leftovers for the next night. We highly recommend Mary Mac's Tea Room, http://www.marymacs.com/, anytime you are in Atlanta. And thanks to Grandma and Grandpa Virgle for the giftcard from Christmas. It was worth waiting to use it.

On Sunday we went to the Aquarium first thing in the moring. We even got to ride the train downtown, which was exciting for everyone. The Aquarium is amazing!! Since I had told Zachary that we were going on a bear hunt for the zoo trip, he asked me Saturday night where we were going the next day. So I told him fishing.

Zachary, Ryan, and fish mascot. It got lots of hugs.This is how we travel with 2 little boys and one stroller. They are even agreeable enough to switch occassionally. Zachary tends to complain that Ryan is hurting his legs after awhile. I have to agree that he is heavy.We had time to spare and had heard great things about the World of Coke that we decided to go before we started back home. While there we had the pleasure and displeasure of tasting different sodas that are served all over the world. Don't drink Beverly when in Europe. ICK!!

They had a fun (for some) 4-D movie. Zachary freaked out and climbed in my lap. The rest of us loved it. Ryan wanted to go again. We are beginning to think that Z may not be ours :) Reece, Ryan, Coca-Cola Bear, Allison, Ryan---this bear definitely got more hugs than the aquarium fish.
That was our family trip. The boys and I got up Tuesday morning and drove to VA to visit my mom. We spent a few days there and then drove up to DC to see dad. My grandmother hitched a ride back with me. She ended up staying a few days with us before jetting off to the beach with my aunt.

More posts later. It's been busy around here. Summer camp has started at work.

On the Road

We are off to Atlanta for a loooong weekend. It was originally supposed to be a trip without the boys, but the more I looked at places and things to do I really decided that I wanted them with us. We are definitely going to the zoo and aquarium. I might be able to squeeze in the World of Coke too. I think that depends on how tired we are. After we get home on Monday the little boys & I will continue driving north to VA on Tuesday morning. They don't even get to unpack. We will be off to visit my mom for a few days and then drive up to DC to visit my dad, returning on Sunday. I am already predicting that I will be exhausted on Monday, not to mention POOR b/c of the cost of gas. But it's still cheaper that flying and much less hassle for me at this point with 2 little boys. car seats....diapers....child escaping...
Lots of pictures to come. Maybe I can post while on my voyage up and down the east coast. We'll see.
Happy Memorial Day!!!!

Zachary's Day

I took Tuesday off to run errands and take Z to the movies for the first time ever. This how our day went.

• Drop Ryan off at school


• Take the dog to the vet and leave her there for surgery. She had a dermal tumor on the lower left eyelid.


• Take Z out to breakfast at McD's. Truelly a treat.


• Killed time at WalMart for 45 minutes.


• Took Z to doctor for yearly check up and 1 shot. He was very hyper and actually told the nurse he was ready for the shot. He measures in at 33.5 pounds and 38.5 inches. He's a skinny little thing.


• Drove home. Killed more time.


• Went to the movies and saw.......

It was very good. We even got a free popcorn which was nice b/c to see the matinee it was $13.50 for both of us!! You can tell I haven't been to the movies in a looooong time.

• Pick up dog from vet. Loving the new vet--Yeah Dr. Jack Miller!!
• Went and picked up Ryan at school early. Z showed off his band-aid and told him all about the movie.

On another health note:

I had the pleasure of receiving my first mammogram (and an ultrasound--been there done that in a different area) 2 weeks ago. Not nearly as bad as I had heard. I have fibrous cysts in one of my breast that can be painful (mine are, of course) and are a normal part of life for anyone woman that is between 30 and 50. So ladies, don't freak out if you feel something in their that isn't normal. Doc said if it causes any sort of pain that majority of the time you should worry, but still get it checked out just in case. I am good to go for the next 8 years!!

Happy 4th Birthday Zachary!!

Zachary celebrated his 4th birthday yesterday. He picked out his gift at Wal-Mart and even shared with Ryan. We are going to take him bowling in 2 weeks since this weekend is filled with college graduations and Mother's Day.

Sick Kitty:(

Cosmo (aka BooBoo) is sick. Vet thinks it is his liver. So sad. He is off to a specialist to have an ultrasound of his liver tomorrow morning.

Pic taken with mom's phone from the vet where he had to stay for several nights.

Ick--Ewww--Gross!!!

Zachary has ringworm on his chin. Reece and I thought it was a scrape, but after 2 weeks it has yet to heal and has doubled in size. I thought it was a spot of eczema and put lotion and hydro-cortisone cream on it. Dr. L says the hydro-cortisone cream causes the ringworm to spread. He is right. Guess that's why he's the doctor. We now have cream for it. So....if anyone gets ringworm I have a huge tube that will take care of it for you.

Round & Round They Go

Look where we went this weekend!! You know you're jealous!


Saturday and Sunday night!!
The boys had a good time even though both nights were very late. We got to visit with Buddy (Pop), Travis, Melvin (Paw-paw), and Mark.
I can't say that I am a fan, but I would go again if tickets were available. I'm just not passionate about the sport. It was a relative early night Friday (10 pm), but b/c of rain on Saturday the race didn't start until 10:45 pm! I think I am still exhausted. My favorite things about the race---Food that start with "F"-foot long corn dogs, french fries, and funnel cake.

This is all for now b/c I had to take a 3 hour break to bathe boys, visit horses, and finish a load of laundry.