My mother took us on a trip to the Georgia Aquarium and the World of Coke in early March.

Rob and I went to the aquarium on a date back when it first opened. Because of the large crowd, it wasn’t as fun as it could have been. This time we went on a school day, just after opening. There was no line and Xander was able to look at anything for as long as he wanted.

Xander got to touch a manta ray!

Checking out the fish. And yes, those are skinny jeans.

Even Arya was having a great time!

The whales. Xander could have stayed here all day.

The next stop was the World of Coke. I had never been in the new one before, and after our visit I agree with other Atlantans that the old World of Coke was much better. Xander still enjoyed meeting the “teddy bear” and getting to try so many different cokes.

And because I am the Mother of the Year, I finished up the tasting with some Beverly. Just a little bit.

He took a second to think about what he’d just tasted…but he finished it anyway.
I let him wash it down with something sweet.

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On our visit to Georgia, we took a trip to Stone Mountain with Gram and Aunt Kimberly. We had a picnic, took a short walk, and rode to the top of the mountain in the sky ride. Xander had a lot of fun!

(I forgot to take my camera out of the car, so excuse the cell phone quality.)

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We took a two-week vacation in late May to visit family.
Lots of photos ahead. Click to see them bigger.

Loading up the car after church.

We shared driving duties for the 9-hour trip to Georgia.

DVD + Toys = A Well-Behaved Child

Blowing bubbles with Uncle Matt. He left a couple days later to spend his summer in DC, so we’re glad to have been able to see him.

Enjoying a nice day at Rob’s parents’ house.

A fun park in Watkinsville…

…with a creek!

We went to Kennesaw to stay with my family.
After putting Xander to bed, we had some late night sushi at Ru San’s.

Our car hit a milestone.

We took Xander to the Atlanta Children’s Museum and learned he has a promising career driving grocery trucks.

After the museum, we walked across the street to Centennial Park and watched Xander play in the olympic rings. He got so soaked, he had to drive back to my parents’ with just a diaper on.

On Memorial Day, my parents threw a big party for my sister who just finished medical school. Alas, I have no pictures from the evening. But it was very, very fun.

The next day, we got back in the car to spend some family time in Savannah and Tybee Island. Here are some photos from our days at the beach…

We also did some touristy things, including a walk along River Street which proved to be too much for Xander and resulted in a long afternoon nap.

No trip to the coast is complete without some seafood.

We went back to my parents’ in Kennesaw for the last two days of our vacation. We all went to Zoo Atlanta, where Xander befriended a panda!

We had a wonderful trip visiting family and friends, but by the end we were very ready to go home.

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