GEORGIA AQUARIUM

We took a trip over to the Georgia Aquarium today!! We live so close to all of these great attractions, and this is the 1st time that we have been to any of them! Crazy!!
Anyway, we had a great time! Emma really enjoyed seeing the fish and different kinds of aquatic animals! It is so nice to get out and do things like this together as a family!!
I do have to say though that I was very disappointed with the actual aquarium! It is huge, yet HIGHLY overrated in my opinion!! Plus, it is waaaaaayyyyyyy to crowded for my liking!!

DOWNTOWN ATLANTA

I think Jason was more impressed with the buildings in downtown Atlanta than he was with the Aquarium! I have to say though that the city scene of Atlanta is beautiful!

EMMA CAN SWIM

Over the course of the Spring and Summer, Emma has pretty much learned how to swim! She would not even get off of the steps when we first started going to the pool. She then progressed to arm floaties, and then after that, she would swim small distances by herself. Now, she doesn't want to wear her arm floaties and wants to swim back and forth to people the entire time we are at the pool!! When she has on goggles, she will even swim under water, which she is really good at, but she doesn't particularly like to put her face under the water.

Our Little Mermaid!!!

WEEKEND BAR-B-QUE

We don't grill very much here at the apartments because of the hassle (we can't grill on our balconies), but on occasion we get really hungry for something on the grill! We have this little grill that we take down behind our unit and do some sneaky grilling! My dad is the expert when it comes to grilling, but I must say, Jason (with a little help from Emma) cooked us a fabulous hamburger tonight!!
Emma couldn't wait for the burgers to get done so she had her a cheese sandwich while she waited!!

EMMA'S NEW HAIRCUT

Our haircut a few weeks ago was just a test run to see how Emma would handle the beauty shop! After seeing Jillian Spann's cute little haircut, I convinced Emma that short hair is so much easier to manage, plus much cooler during the summer! She liked the idea of getting her haircut like Jillian, so we did it!!! It is indeed much easier!!

HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY!!!

We are so blessed to live in the United States of America!!! Each time I turn on the news and see things that are going on in this world, I am reminded of how fortunate we are to live in such a great country!

We are so thankful to the men and women in our military (past and present) who work so hard each day, and even give their lives to insure that we keep our freedom as Americans!

GOD BLESS THE USA!!!!

This picture is of Jason's cousin, Alan Trammell, who is currently serving our country in Iraq!

We love you Alan and pray for you daily!!

HAPPY 4TH OF JULY!!!

We had a busy, yet fun 4th of July!!! We shopped, went to a cookout with some of Jason's co-workers, and ended the night with the Athens fireworks display. This was the 1st year that Emma has stayed awake long enough to see the fireworks! She was so excited and really amazed at what she saw!! It was such a joy to see her face as the fireworks lit up the sky!!!

A VISIT WITH MIMI AND PAPA

My parents came over for a short visit this weekend! We are always glad to have people come and visit us, especially family!!!! They didn't get too stay long, but it was nice to have a little company!!

Jason's mother had sent over some fresh vegetables from her garden, so we had a fabulous supper on Saturday night. Emma helped Mimi snap all of the green beans! Thanks Nanna for all of the veggies!! They were wonderful!!!
Emma hasn't figured out just yet why Papa doesn't have hair!!

Papa's bald head fascinates her!

TIME OUT

Emma had to sit in time-out one morning this week and evidently Lucy thought she was in trouble too, so she sat there with her!! Quite comical!!