Day Trippin'

Took a little day trip up to Big Canoe last week so that the boys could see their great grandparents

for a little bit. It was a drizzly day, but we didn't let that stop us from meandering over to

Amicalola Falls. Didn't stay long, but we got our waterfall itch scratched for a minute.

A day at the zoo: Part 2 (Hey, that rhymes!)

I wish I lived at the zoo. So many of the animals we saw were just vedging like those kangaroos up top and the pandas and the tigers, etc. Man life would just be so awesome, minus the fact that I'd be living locked in a zoo, but you get what I'm trying to say ;)

A day at the zoo: Part 1

A couple of weeks ago, we decided to take a sporadic trip to the zoo. It was one of those mornings where Fico and I didn't have anything big we needed to get done, but we just wanted to get out and do something different rather than sit around the house all day, so we decided to load up and take the boys to the zoo right then and there. We told Casen that where we were going was a surprise and he had a fun time taking guesses as to where. None of them remotely close, haha. Fico did end up spoiling the surprise in the car by dropping the "Z" word just in conversation and Casen with his quick ears caught it before either of us even realized he'd said it. That child's brain is a sponge I tell ya. Anyway, that obviously didn't ruin the surprise as Casen was super excited THE ENTIRE TIME we were there. He didn't want to stop to look at anything in particular for longer than 5 seconds. He just wanted to runnnnn. Of course. He's a three year old boy, I'd be silly to expect anything else.

After we looked around at all of the animals, we went for a train ride and rode on the carousel. Then we took the boys to the splash park and let them run loose in the fountains. Anders, especially, was super cute because he had only just started walking a few days prior.

We really had a lot of fun as a family. It was the perfect day to be outside and there weren't too many people there since school was back in, so we really had a very pleasant day. With no meltdowns or fits!!! And of course both boys passed out once we headed home, they were worn out.

We have already talked about going back again soon.

around town

We have been doing so much walking and strolling around the neighborhood these last couple of weeks. Up to the square and just around the block. We are really enjoying the beauty and convenience of our location :) and hopefully burning a few calories while we're at it. Really looking forward to the weather cooling down in the coming weeks and months -- given that ever happens -- and being able to actually do it for longer stretches of time before we die of a heat stroke. We are planning on adding a little biking action to the mix as well. Really excited about that :D

Me time.

 1. light streaming in the kitchen window and over into the bedroom || 2. me and brother years and years ago || 3. ginger peach tea with honey, mmmm || 4. listening to cars pass by and birds sing || 5. emma's tea room || 6. homemade strawberry bundt cake and strawberry ice cream || 7. pratt ave. || 8. it is officially spring!! || 9. digging through storage to find stuff to sell || 10. my next [easy] furniture refurb. || 11. my goals for 2012 prettified || 12. my cozy cozy bed that i have all to myself for one more night. i think im gonna go bellyflop on it. oh wait, that's prob not a good idea! i keep forgetting how big my belly really is! =P