Wedding, Family Pics & Funny Faces
4 Year Anniversary!!
Coka Cola Factory
7.16.09
The highlight of this place is the All-You-Can-Drink Coke & Coke products from around the world. There is some disgusting stuff out there that I do not believe people drink. Another fun part was their 4D interactive movie. (I believe the 4D is some how referring to the moving chairs you sit on) Grayden wasn't to sure about the moving chairs but luckily he didn't scream & cry like other children, he just had a wide eye look the whole time. There was also a theater room where you could watch thousands of past Coke commercials. When you left the factory they gave you a glass Coke bottle for a souvenir.
Georgia Aquarium
7.16.09
I have to confess something...
My name is Amanda Howells & I am an Aquarium Nerd.
I seriously love them! Something about the sea life is so fascinating to me. I could watch them all day (especially w/ a thick piece of glass in between us). Georgia's deep sea tank is the size of a football field- largest in the world. They had this dome room where you could stand on a flat escalator (like in the airports) & you could just look up & admire the sea life while it moves you on through. It was sooo awesome. They had a 3D interactive movie (like Bugs Life at Disney World). We also went through the Titanic exhibit which was pretty cool & very real with actual artifacts & rooms of the different class of sleeping quarters. They also had a cold wet "iceberg" that you could touch & feel & see how frigid the water was. Before you entered they gave you a ticket of an actual passenger who was on the ship & while you go through out the exhibit you were suppose to figure out if you lived or died. I was a 1st class passenger- T was a 2nd. I survived & T died. This aquarium also had a lot of great touch pools. I touched a shark which is a very hard rubbery feel.
Overall an amazing experience thx again Dad & Beth for taking us there it was awesome! I feel so privileged to have been to two of the best aquariums in the world. (Monterey Bay, CA)
Sweet Home Alabama!
We were able to finally plan a vacation back to Bama. As most of you know I have family there (Dad, stepmom, & lil' sis). Also T served his mish there. We've been wanting to go back ever since we've been married. Anyway, we had a blast (minus the plane rides w/ a mobile stubborn baby)! Here is what some of our fun consisted of:
- Atlanta Georgia Aquarium (largest & I think newest in the world)
- Coke a Cola Factory
- Golfing
- Jim & Nicks
- Olive Garden
- Rojo
- Harry Potter & the Half Blood Prince
- The Preserve
- Fat Sam's Sub Station
The plane rides pretty much sucked. A big thx though to Baby Einstein & their dvds w/out this wonderful invention we might've left our son in Dallas. (Child Services- we're joking!) The two legs there we were lucky to get the whole row to ourselves & Grayden slept the first 45 min but that was it for all 4 legs!
Garden Update
These pics were taken on 7.13.09
- broccoli will turn to flowers
- squash is very prickly & should wear gloves when handling
- grasshoppers will come & sometimes when looking deep into your garden they will jump up into your face & scare you half to death!
- broccoli is an enormous plant
- kids (nephews) have a hard time not stepping in the garden. once caught they blame it on their younger brother even though the foot print matches there's exactly.
- your garden can change drastically overnight
Independence Day 09
You know when you judge a firecracker by the box & you get really excited & have high hopes for it & then it turns out it blows? Well that was this pic & it looks like Grayden agreed.
Tubes Day!
6.19.2009
We arrived at 6:30 am, they checked his vitals, changed him into his little gown & the actual procedure began at 7:30. He did great the first hour but towards the end he started to get fussy because he wanted to eat & nurse but wasn't allowed. When the nurse took him away he was completely content no worries at all. (unlike his father who couldn't sleep the night before & couldn't sit still the whole time). They took us to our waiting room & I had a couple sips of my juice barely read two pages of my book before the doc came in & said they were done & all went well. About 5-10 minutes later the nurse came & told us Grayden was awake & we could now go get him & that's when we heard the screaming. It took us awhile to calm him down, I tried to nurse him but he was still a bit shaken up & disoriented. We got him in the car, he eventually fell asleep & after we got his prescription & before we got home he woke up & he was cooing & acted like nothing ever happened. The end- just kidding. I wish I could say " and they lived happily ever after" but we're still trying to clear up the last ear infection since he got sick again right after the surgery so it's getting better but still not over.
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