Georgia Aquarium

Wherever we travel, if there's an aquarium there, we always go.  But this is the first trip we've made for the purpose of going to the aquarium. And it was well worth the trip to see the Georgia Aquarium!

Everything was amazing, from the beluga whales and dolphin show, to the whale shark exhibit.

We could have sat for hours watching the whale sharks and giant manta rays swim by! This was an aquarium we'll never forget.

Swimming in Coke

Our first tour in Atlanta... The World of Coke! Where we saw lots of Coke. And drank a LOT of Coke.  I'm pretty sure we haven't really let any of the kids have any caffeinated sodas before, so you can imagine how excited they were to have unlimited samples of hundreds of combinations of Coke products from around the world!

Zoo Atlanta

Fun at Zoo Atlanta!

We were excited to see pandas - a first for the kids.

And we had fun riding the train and the carousel, too!

Spring Break: Georgia Bound!

Our much-anticipated spring trip to Atlanta started with a visit to some long-time friends who now live in Louisiana.  Then we pushed on to the east through uncharted territory!  On our way, we had to dip our feet in the Gulf in Mississippi.

Easter

Easter fun in the parsonage backyard!

Easter Eggs

  A few favorite memories from Easter this year...

Holding the bunny and hunting for eggs at Zion (I can only ever get a picture of one of the kids for the egg hunt, because we have a kid in each age group hunting in a separate area.  By the time I run to the next area to take pictures of the next kid, they're already done!).

We sat at the picnic tables to color eggs - no mess and beautiful evening weather!

Bluebonnet Quest

It's that time of year again!  My favorite season in Texas, the bluebonnets are blooming, and we are dressed all coordinated-like and on a mission to get some bluebonnet pictures!  Of course some were like this...

... So close!

 And this.  That's me looking extremely consternated that my remote isn't working.  Or is it?

 This is as good as it got at our favorite park for bluebonnet viewing, Old Baylor Park in Independence.

We drove closer to home for this beautiful spot...

 ... where we struggled on, valiantly, for a picture in which everyone is looking the right way and refraining from their impulse to express their individuality!

We got a lot of fun, real pictures, and the flowers were beautiful.  I capped off the expedition by leaving my keys behind, so I got to visit this pretty spot twice!