Saturday in the Garden

Since M now has Saturday's free we are trying to do something special as a family on that day. When Leo was brand new M took C to swimming lessons on Saturdays. Now that Leo is getting bigger, and not eating quite as often throughout the day, we get to go and do some really cool stuff.

If I haven't mentioned it lately, I have to say it now...I love living in this area. There is so much for families to do. A lot of it is free, or quite inexpensive. This weekend we ventured out to Atlanta Botanical Garden. Tulips in abundance and flowers of all colors possible are currently in bloom at the garden. C really had fun dancing amongst the flowers. It was a beautiful 80 degree day and perfect for a morning out.

Funny side note... we parked in the Piedmont Park parking garage and thought we had to walk out and around to get the the Botanical Garden. So we headed out and kept walking and walking, probably about a mile or a mile and a half until we reached the entrance to the garden. Once we got to the gate I said: "Hey, look, isn't that our parking garage?" Instead of a long walk, we could have taken the elevator up three floors and saved ourselves 30 minutes. We laughed about that for quite some time. Thankfully it was so beautiful out we didn't actually mind it at all.

Leo...now two months old and almost 13 pounds. He's growing so fast. He laughed for me today for the first time. SOOOO cute. I love it!

Sister Time...Cousin Play

What a wonderful way to spend a week. Although M left for a business trip this week, I got to spend the whole week with my little sis and her sweet boy. It was exhausting but fun. The kiddoes played really well together when C wasn't upset that Daniel was touching "her" things. The best toy of the week was a slide we got and put in the basement. Thankfully they had something cool to play with indoors because the weather outside was a little too chilly and wet for lengthy outdoor play.

Some highlights of the week...Zoo Atlanta, the gymnasium, and Georgia Aquarium. Here is a little picture show for your enjoyment.

(Playing inside. I just realized that all of our slide pictures are actually video and for some reason I cannot upload a video on blogger today.)

(Smiling and talking.)

(Not sure what face C is making. But they just finished talking to Grandma and GrandPop on Skype.)

(At the park.)

(At the zoo.)

(The aquarium.)

North Georgia Mountains

When Leo was 5 weeks old, we took a day trip up to the North Georgia mountains to do a little hiking and sightseeing. We visited a waterfall and toured an old gold mining town. Have I mentioned lately how much we love it here. It is so beautiful.

Major Catching up

Hi. I don't have a lot of time to catch you up with words, so the photos will have to do the talking. In brief...we are having fun learning how to be a family of 4. Leo is doing great and starting to babble, smile, and track objects. He will be two months old on Saturday. I can't even believe it. So here is Leo in all his wonderfulness.

(So sweet sleeping.)

(Bedtime story with Daddy and Big Sis.)
(About 4 or 5 weeks...a little tummy time play.)
(Leo's biggest fan.)