Random Pix

We went to Atlanta this last weekend--it was a great trip. We're really glad we went. We went mostly to attend the temple, but we had a lot of fun attending a children's museum, going on a walk, going out to dinner, and just relaxing in general. Lots of fun. There are many pictures to look through, so do so at your leisure. Enjoy.




Doesn't Matthew look just like Dad here? :) This was right after our visit to ImagineIt. Little guy was bushed.

Imagine It!

ImagineIt is an awesome kids' museum in downtown Atlanta by the Georgia Aquarium and the Coca Cola Museum. It's designed for children 8 and under. We all really liked this one. The place was set up kind of like a carnival in that there were lots of little booth-type areas in a huge room for people to wander in at their leisure. Some of the highlights as you will see were a fishing pond, an area for painting, a really cool ball machine, clothing to dress up in, sand pits, etc. Olivia and Matthew loved it.





Matthew wasn't too eager to go down this slide.

This was a real John Deere tractor from 1954. The kids liked this too.



This was a fun place where you could build anything, really, with pvc pipe.



Better explain this picture. There was this cool "fishing pond" with water and plastic fishies with magnetic pieces on their mouths. There were also fishing poles for kids to fish with. There were also nets and little toy froggies to catch. The play area also had raincoats for kids to put on so they didn't soak their sleeves. Olivia's got soaked anyway, but she had a blast! In this picture she is standing in a little bubble that peeks out on the pond.







This was sand--both Olivia and Matthew liked this. The sand was kind of was easy to pack and didn't get everywhere.

Our walk

The roots of a fallen tree.

Atlanta Temple

The lovely Atlanta Temple

Another view

Here are Olivia and Matthew right outside the temple. We had just travelled six hours in the car and hadn't quite gone to the hotel yet, so they aren't dressed up, but I think the pictures are cute.

Olivia Painting

The girl next to Olivia was also named Olivia, as you'll hear at the very last second of the clip. Watch how our Livvie turns around. Olivia stayed at this painting station for a long time. She really enjoyed painting. It's something she doesn't get to do at home. Do any other moms let their kids paint at home? If so, how do you keep your house clean?

Matthew laughing

I know I always post clips of Matthew laughing, but they are so funny I have to post them. Here's another one.

Father and son

Love this picture of Matthew and Daddy. So cute.

A day at the park

This was a nice week--the weather was ideal for a day at the park. This park is fun because it has a trail around it for avid walkers. We have yet to go around it as a family. It's really quite pretty. The kids sure love to play on the playground.


Dropping sand

Wheeee!



Olivia named this dinosaur "Bello." I don't know where she got the name, but Bello he is, and both Olivia and Matthew really like riding on his back.


Matthew's pointing at Bello here.


The kids love the sand at this park. I can't say that sand is my favorite thing, but the park is a lot of fun.