Visit from the Cousins

This past week we had a wonderful visit from the Ragsdales! Aunt Denise, Logan, Jake, and Emma arrived on Monday and spent the whole week with us...we had a blast! Tuesday we went to the Georgia Aquarium. Dalton has been there twice before but this year he was definitely more into it than before. It's pretty amazing what the power of reading will do...he has several books about ocean life that we read at night and because of that he was actually able to recognize several of the fish and animals there...I'm pretty sure I would not have been able to spot a Manta Ray at age 3! We had a great time there and also got to go see the Dolphin show, which was incredible. I have never been to Sea World before but I would imagine that the show was similar to some of their shows. I think next time I go back to school it will be to be a dolphin trainer-ha!



Thursday we went up to Amicalola Falls State Park and went hiking.
We have never been there before but it was definitely worth the drive. The falls are gorgeous. Little Anna was a trooper and had her first ride in the Baby Bjorn (thanks Aunt Kristen!). Dalton also hiked the whole time without being carried and informed me that since he could sit up on the big rocks that he was a teenager now...haha! The hike was a great reminder to me how out of shape I am. I thought I might keel over into the side of the mountain trying to get out of there!


Friday we hung out around here and went to Yogli Mogli for our weekly treat of frozen yogurt with toppings...Dalton's fave treat. Zack had been out of town for work so he also got home Friday night and it was so nice to have him back. Yesterday we mostly hung out around here but Anna and I snuck out for a couple of hours for a little trip to Stein Mart. I am so excited to have a little girl to go shopping with. :)
Today....Zack is going to keep Anna for a couple of hours this afternoon and I'm taking Dalton to go see Winnie the Pooh. I have been wanting to take him since it came out and I'm super excited to spend some time with my little man. I try to make things as fair as I can with my time but let's face it, Anna gets most of it these days because she is nursing. Which I love and wouldn't change for the world, but I think these little outings with just he and I are very important.
Let me end this post with a little unsolicited advice...has anyone seen the movie Country Strong yet? I love my girl Gwyneth but let me tell you if you haven't seen this yet please don't waste your time. We got takeout last night and I was so excited for Zack and I to watch this together after the kiddos went to sleep. Without giving anything away, Zack summed it up the best when he said, "the plot has holes in it big enough for me to drive my truck through." Bahahahahaha....