Atlanta Fun!!

All summer Bo has been wanting to go to a theme park or water park, so we decided to take a small trip to White Water in Atlanta.  We arrived at our hotel in Marietta, GA, where the water park is located, around 6:30 p.m. to find that a few rooms had flooded, and we were apparently some of the last to check in for the evening.  The hotel made arrangements and paid for us to stay at a nearby hotel for the night and assured us a room the following night.  All I could think at this point was that I am fixing to spend three nights in 3 different hotels with Garrett!!!  I just kept telling myself, we get to stay one night for FREE.  

We made it to our new hotel room, freshened up, and had dinner at the Marietta Diner.  It is such a neat place with a LARGE menu.  They have just about anything you could possibly want.

Garrett played on the bed while I got things ready for the water park and packed everything back up to check out the next morning.

The water park opened at 10 a.m., so we decided to try to be in line about 9:45 so that we would be able to purchase a cabana for the day since my original plan, carrying Garrett back to the hotel when he got ready for his afternoon nap, would no longer work unless I wanted to tackle finding the hotel, checking in, and unloading luggage with just Garrett and me.  I don't think so!!!

So, at 8:30, we checked out of the hotel, loaded up luggage, got a biscuit, and headed for the water park.  We made it in line to the park at 9:45.  Thankfully, the cabanas did not become so popular to everyone else until it was blistering hot because we were able to walk right up to the desk and rent one when we got in the park.   There is no way we would have made it through the day without it.  We opened the park up at 10 and stayed until they closed at 7, and there were still some slides that we didn't get to ride. 

Getting ready to slide!!

Garret and Paige lounging by our cabana.

Garrett and I did lots of people watching.

We had a view of the wave pool and lazy river.  As you can tell, not very many people were there.

Nap time!!

Garrett LOVED the Wiggles World. 

We forgot to carry the camera all day, so as we were leaving we stopped by to take a few pics.

They had already turned off the water to this area, so this was just the water that was still draining.  Garrett enjoyed that as much as the full power.

After the park closed, we checked in our original hotel, took showers, and headed back to the Marietta Diner for supper. 

Garrett got his second wind.

When we got back from supper, I was once again getting things layed out for the next day and packing back up because we had decided to stay our last night in Buckhead so that we could eat at the Cheesecake Factory and shop, and we had the Georgia Aquarium on the agenda for early the next day.

Waiting on everyone to enter the aquarium.

After the aquarium, we had lunch in the CNN Center.  We then went to tour the World of Coca-Cola.

After a busy day in downtown Atlanta, we made our way to Buckhead.  We enjoyed supper at Cheesecake Factory and then made a round through Target.  The next morning we slept in late, had lunch in the mall beside our hotel, made a quick tour through the mall, and then headed home.

4th of July Weekend

For Garrett's first July 4th, we had a whole weekend of celebrating. 

On Saturday, we had the Green family over for lunch and an afternoon of swimming.  We had lots of wonderful food, the kids enjoyed the pool, and the adults enjoyed the shaded porch with ceiling fans.

Garrett ready for the Green's to arrive.

Will, Garrett, and Hannah

Claire with her sweet 4th outfit

Aunt Betty even made it down for lunch

Hannah, Garrett, Alex, Austin

Hannah, Macy, and Will

The little ones look SO happy because we made them get out of the pool for the picture ;)

We watched the fireworks at the country club that night, but Garrett fell asleep on the way there.

On Sunday, the 4th, we had a  pretty normal day, church, lunch at Nanny's, and naptime.

Bo and Garrett after church in front of one of Nanny's gardens.

Sunday night we went with some family to watch fireworks at Pickwick.  They were WONDERFUL!  Some of the best that we have seen around here.  Garrett loved them!!

Garrett driving Aunt Patty's vehicle.

Garrett and Macy

Will played with the truck the whole time.

Waiting for the fireworks to start.

Aunt Paige and Garrett

Maria, Emily, Allison, Alex, Garrett, and Meredith

Garrett was amazed to watch the firework show!!!