ATL Trip

(Centennial Olympic Park in the daytime and nighttime as seen from our hotel room.)

Adrian had a conference to go to in Atlanta and we tagged along. We stayed at the Omni Hotel in the CNN Center. It worked out great. It's very centrally located to all the attractions. We arrived Thursday night. Adrian's conference was all day Friday so he set out around 8 am. The boys and I got ourselves ready and attempted to leave the hotel. That is until Travis took the fast train to meltdown city. So we made our way back to the room and after a few tries (and a visual barrier made of armoire doors and a blanket) he took a nap in the pack and play. Nicholas and I watched Monsters vs. Aliens. Then it was time to try leaving the hotel again. Phew. This time we survived waiting for the conceirge driver (yes - one of the perks of a hotel like the Omni) to take us to the Imagine It! kids museum. We rolled up to that place in a shiny black Escalade because we are awesome like that. There were a lot of activities and it was just perfect for them. Entertained for several hours with lots of exploring, pretending, and creating.





























Oh, and I could see Nancy Grace's gorgeous mug from the room, too. I took this photo just for my mom. They are like separated at birth and would just love each other to pieces in real life - not. ;)

After Adrian's conference was done we went to Johnny Rocket's for dinner. So good! Then we went to the Georgia Aquarium. During the summer they are open late on Fridays, it worked out great. It was a bit pricey to see giant fish tanks, but the boys were in awe.














I wanted to find a way to put one of these in my purse and cook it up for supper later.






SHARK!













ANOTHER SHARK!






















Saturday morning we drove over to Marietta to spend the weekend with Adrian's cousin and family. We are so grateful for their hospitality. The boys played and played for hours with their cousins. And we got to just hang out all day - so relaxing.






























































Believe it or not, all three boys slept on an air mattress all night. Travis had issues staying on but he didn't complain. Nicholas and Travis will remember their first slumber party fondly. We can't wait to visit with them again.