Georgia Aquarium

First Stop... The Georgia Aquarium. Who knew that Atlanta now has the biggest aquarium in the United States or even, I think, in the world? Well it was great. Hannah really enjoyed it. We seriously thought, with her, we may not get thru very much of it but we saw about 75% of it. It was great.

Hannah was very interested in all the fish and not scared to go up and see them at all. As a matter of fact we had been practicing our fish face to show them once we got there and she was sure to show those fish her fish face as much as possible. It was great.


However, seeing people in the tanks in funny suits waving at her was very scary!!

Hannah, I think, was a little overwhelmed with how big the tanks were. I wish we had good shots to show you just how huge they were, it was amazing.

Of course, even though the penguins were getting fed and not coming to see her, Hannah and Daddy still went in the little bubble thing that puts you "inside" (right in the middle of) the Penguin habitat. Yes, Papa Joe, we told Hannah about how much you like penguins. We wished we could have gotten a picture of her and one for you but they were too busy eating.


Luckily there was a trash can just the right height near this bench where we could all get our picture taken together.


Of course, before we left, Hannah had to get onto the Little Mermaid. Hannah really thought she was big stuff because she could get on it all by herself. It was just the right height.

Public Transportation

Hannah's first use of public transportation -- The Marta in Atlanta Georgia -- This weekend! It was a lot of fun. Chris and I have learned that it is no fun driving in Atlanta so when we go to visit, now, we stay north of town in a hotel near a Marta Station and just take the train to wherever we want to go. If driving in Atlanta drives you crazy I highly recommend it!!

Favorite Friday

Man, I love broadband cards. I am on the interstate with my shoes off, sitting beside Chris as he is driving and I am blogging! This puts a whole new perspective on traveling! This is great!!

My favorite candy that has chocolate in it is the Reese's Peanut Butter Trees. Bummer is that they only come out at Christmas time! Man, I can't wait to get my hands on one now!

Thankful Thursday

#1 I am thankful for sleepy children. The ladies at church had game night tonight and Chris wasn't feeling good. Luckily, Hannah seemed pretty sleepy and so I put her to bed at 6.50 tonight and made sure Chris was OK in bed and left. I just couldn't miss game night!

#2 I am thankful for laptops. Because of laptops I am going to get to work from home 2 days a week! Yippeeeeeee!

#3 I am thankful for soft toilet paper. I think the reasons are pretty obvious so I won't list them. Can you imagine if we all had to use school toilet paper all the time?? Craziness.

Once Again ...

... Daddy has found Hannah's tickle spot. Be careful, the giggle may be contagious!

Miss Teen USA 2007

Poor thing. She must have been so nervous. Everyone in the media is picking on her. I guess you can't help but giggle.

High School

Alright, Kelli, here it goes!

High School Questionnaire

1. Who was your best friend? There was a group of us that hung out most of the time from church: Alaina, Sara Jo, Leslie, Len, and Nick. From school: Definitely Traci.

2. Did you play any sports? Not for real. I liked to dress like a soccer player and I love to play volleyball for fun. I am not good at it but I like it anyway.

3. What kind of car did you drive? At first I drove a Ford Taurus and then the transmission went out in it and so I got a Ford Escort. That Escort and I had lots of fun times together!

4. It’s Friday night. Where were you? With one of the friends I mentioned in #1. Either a sleep over, a football game, or on my way to a youth rally with the church group.

5. Were you a party animal? Not at all.

6. Were you considered a flirt? Some thought I was. Some just took the fact that I wasn't scared of boys as flirting.

7. Were you in the band, orchestra or choir? No No No. Can't keep a beat, can't carry a tune.

8. Were you a nerd? I don't know. I didn't do much with a lot of people from school. I don't think I was in the youth group crowd but I may have been at school.

9. Were you ever suspended or expelled? No

10. Can you sing the fight song? No

11. Who was your favorite teacher? I can picture him but I have no idea what his name was. He was one of my science teachers. He was really nerdy and weird but he was nice, and genuine, and funny. I also liked the subject and got an A.

12. What was your school mascot? Titans

13. Did you go to the Prom? Yes!

14. If you could go back, would you? In some parts yes and in some no. I miss youth rallys and all the people we saw and kept up with but I don't really miss the high school years. I would much rather be here and now with my hubby!

15. What do you remember most about graduation? Big Party at the Branches for all of us. It was unbelievable.

16. Where were you on Senior Skip Day? I don't remember if we even had one.

17. Did you have a job your senior year? I worked at Putt Putt Golf and Games. I think I can still beat Chris at Putt Putt. he he he!

18. Where did you go most often for lunch? Cafeteria. I really liked school pizza and french fries. Yummmy!

19. Have you gained weight since then? OH YES! It is very sad.

20. What did you do after graduation? Went to College

21. What year did you graduate? 1997

22. Who was your Senior Prom Date? Nate Burns

23. Are you going/did you go to your 10 year reunion? NO, it is in 2 weeks and I just can't get back there to go.

That was pretty fun!
Everyone who has a blog and hasn't done this yet.... I think you should!!!

I Am

I got this in an email from my Aunt Teresa a while ago. I was reminded of it this weekend.

My husband teaches 4th graders on Sunday mornings. He had studied his lesson. He had all of the activities prepared. He was ready to go. One of the activities was that he asked each student in the class to come up to the white board and write a word to describe God. He did that first thing and it ended up that he went thru all the kids quite a few times and before they knew it, class time was up. They spent the entire hour of class thinking of characteristics of God.

It was a kind of an accident but I think it had an effect on the students and the teacher. The board was completely full of these words. I even heard of some of the students wanting their parents to see it. God is so many things.... Remember that we are, most importantly, His!! Thank Goodness.

God

1. Just
2. Loving
3. Kind
4. Forgiving
5. Creator
6. Beginning
7. End
8. Fair
9. Merciful
10. Father
11. Truthful
12. Peace
13. Judge
14. Giving
15. Constant

What else can you all think of?

Not Satisfied

I was not quite satisfied with the sleepy pictures from the mornings I posted last time. They just didn't capture the craziness that I wanted to capture. It makes me giggle just thinking about getting her up in the morning. It is so fun. Anyway, here are a few more. It could never really capture what I see but these show a little more....

Dress

For some reason, on Saturday, this dress just struck me as SO cute. I loved it. It is a hand me down, of course. Have I ever mentioned that I am thankful for hand me downs?