Emily’s wedding

The reason for our trip to Atlanta was for my cousin Emily’s wedding.  She was a beautiful bride, and we all had a wonderful time at the wedding.      

Mac and Copeland were looking for crocodiles, but one of them wasn’t so happy to stop looking when it was time for the wedding to begin. Coe danced with everyone at the wedding.  He cracked us all up as he moved from person to person.  When no one was left on the dance floor he made do by himself.  The boy has some moves!

Mac also did quite a bit of dancing moving around.  Although his moves were a little off beat, it didn’t seem to stop him.  Poor thing got his mommy’s rhythm but he also got my self confidence.  Not always a good combination!Copeland even managed to get Uncle Steve dancing/swinging/throwing him around until Uncle Steve had to call mercy.  I’m pretty sure Mac and Copeland had the best time of anyone at the wedding.  They were the first on and the last off the dance floor.

 

We got some great pictures and had a wonderful time at the wedding, but this picture probably best depicts how I felt most of the weekend!

Georgia Aquarium

This past weekend we headed to Atlanta for my cousin, Emily’s wedding.  The wedding was on Sunday afternoon, so we decided to take advantage of a free Saturday in Atlanta by taking the kids to the aquarium.  Yaya, Aunt Forrest, Uncle Ed and Fin Fin came with us.  Thank goodness!  It turns out we needed all the help we could get keeping up with the boys in the large crowds.  Since I’m still on crutches, I had to get a wheelchair which meant not only was I no help with the kids, but I also required help from one of the adults in the group to maneuver the wheelchair.  Copeland sat in my lap some but definitely preferred running off at any chance he could find.

AS soon as we got to the aquarium, we headed to the Dolphin show which was amazing.  Mac LOVED it, but Copeland wasn’t so sure.  At one point it gets very loud and dark.  As soon as that part ended Coe looked up at me with his lip quivering and said he was scared.  He cried for the next few minutes but finally calmed down and enjoyed the rest of the show while snuggled in mommy’s lap.   

Mac convinced Aunt For to crawl through the penguin tunnels with them.  As soon as they popped up in the viewing area, several penguins started walking toward them.  Forrest told Mac it was because they liked his red hair.  He talked about that for the next two days.  He was convinced that all the penguins love red hair and wanted to come and check him out.  He never lacks in confidence!

We all had a good time at the aquarium but the crowds were massive.  I guess a very cold and rainy Saturday during spring break was not the best day to spend at the GA Aquarium if you don’t want a crowd, but it was our only option and we are all glad we took advantage of the opportunity. Not surprising to anyone, Mac enjoyed the aquarium the most and wants to go back to the dolphin show asap! 

Make new friends and keep the old

One of my sorority sisters is from Ft. Walton Beach but now lives in San Diego with her husband and two little girls.  I have only met her oldest daughter once and have never met the baby, but all that changed on Friday.  After several texts, schedule juggling, and last minute muffin baking by Miss Katie and Coe, we got together with the kids for breakfast at our house.  Mac went to school a little late so he could play with the girls for a few minutes, and I took the morning off to enjoy time with Susan, Annabelle, Emily Mae and Susan’s mommy, Martha.

At first only Mac and Emily Mae would sit still for a picture.   

But finally we grabbed all four kids for a quick picture.   

Mac really wanted to be the big helper with the smaller children and definitely took a quick liking to Miss Annabelle. 

but I think Copeland may be a little more Miss A’s size!   

Doing “happy face” together while swinging!

Bye Bye sweet friends.  We sure hope to see a lot more of you come fall.  Our fingers are crossed for a possible relocation to the Pensacola Navy base!