HOT-Lanta

Wow --- its actually been a MONTH since I did a blog post.  Yikes, where does the time go??  Forgive, me.  The Barnes Family has been a traveling band over the last several weeks.  Matt finished his spring semester on May 1st and has had the last 3 weeks off to spend 100% of his time with me and Katie.  I cannot tell you how nice that has been.  The result is that my usual mommy's girl has turned into a Daddy's Girl --- BIG TIME! 

Two weeks ago, I had a work conference in Atlanta.  We decided to turn it into a family trip so that Katie could see the sites.  Atlanta's acquariam is the largest in the United States --- and we really didn't want to pass up that opportunity.  We also managed to fit in a trip to Lego Land, multiple visits to Centinial Olympic Park, and Atlanta's Children's Museum.   

By far Katie's favorite event from the trip was the Dolphin Tales show at the Acquarium.  Think Seaworld, but indoors with dolphins.  She was so enamored by the dolphins that we ended up with a stuffed animal souvenier named Finny.  I thought that her dear old friend Bunny might get de-throned.  Nope.  Now there is a requirement to take Bunny AND Finny whereever we go.  Awesome.

A second favorite activity for Katie was the fountains at Centinial Park.  Its was quite warm during our visit and Katie thoroughly enjoyed cooling off in the fountains.  Some days with her bathing suit --- other days fully clothed.  The best part for mommy and daddy was when she wanted to be carried back to the hotel --- after getting SOAKING wet.  Mommy took that duty.

Atlanta is a great city and we thoroughly enjoyed our trip.  One item I must comment on though is the traffic!  Oh My Goodness am I grateful I don't have to deal with THAT on a daily basis.  Clearly I have forgotten what traffic in Philly and Denver were like --- and I've gotten a bit spoiled by the non-existent traffic in Roanoke, VA.

This final picture was taken at the end of a long day at the acquarium.  I asked Katie if she wanted to take a picture with us in front of the acquarium sign, to which she said "No!".  I said, Okay --- we will take one of just me and daddy.  So, she stood over by herself annoyed at the picture taking process.  The person who took the shot obviously found her pouting amusing --- and decided to include Miss Pouty Pants in the picture regardless. 

One quick video....