Two And A Half

 Happy 2 and a Half birthday to our darling Hampton! We'd pause time if we could, but we also can't wait to see what the future has in store for you!

Atlanta Wrap Up

Here are a few more photos from our Atlanta trip. Enjoy!

sleepily waiting for a Haagen-Dazs pick-me-up

testing out the beds at Ikea

also, testing out the chairs at Ikea

riding the train at the outlet mall

Children's Museum of Atlanta

Since we stayed in Atlanta for the whole weekend, we knew we wanted to do something else especially for Hampton while we were there. We'd stumbled across the Children's Museum last year when we were making our trek from South Carolina to home, but we decided against it since Hampton was still so small. This year, we thought he might enjoy it, and enjoy it, he did! Even though the museum isn't huge, it's awesome. There are things to do for every age...from a play area for babies to major messy areas like painting and science experiments for older kids. Hampton loved the musical instruments, the grocery/farm area, and especially the built-in train table area. We've already decided that next time we trek to Atlanta, the museum is on our must-do list....especially since we didn't see everything the first time!

Hampton playing the xylophone while Bo played the bongo drums

having fun on a slide

playing with the huge train table setup

the museum entrance

giving a piano concert in the baby area

More Aquarium Pics

Georgia Aquarium

On Thursday, we left for a mini-vacation to Atlanta. Hampton is obsessed with fish (any animal, really), so we wanted to take him to the Georgia Aquarium. We've wanted to go since it opened but just never got around to it, so this was the perfect opportunity for us to all go! We made the mistake of telling Hampton we were going, so he started asking to see the fish about a week before we left. Friday morning, he was so excited! Once we got inside, his mind was blown with all the fish. Truthfully, ours was too....the aquarium is amazing! We spent the majority of the day there, trying to take everything in. While we were noticing all the fish, Hampton & Harrison were getting tons of attention for their whale outfits. Harrison even posed for pictures! We were all exhausted when we left, but by the time we got back to our hotel, Hampton was already asking to see the fish again!

posing in front of the tropical fish display

checking out the brightly colored poisonous dart frogs

interacting with the friendly penguins

a beautiful sea dragon

Harrison & Hampton staring in wonder at one of the huge fish tanks

Friday Photo

Let's Go Fly A Kite

Bo has great memories of flying kites with his dad when he was younger, so it's been something he's looked forward to doing with the boys. Grandpa bought a pretty butterfly kite to use up at his house, and Hampton really likes it, so Bo took it for a spin when we were out there awhile back. All 3 of them had fun playing with it, and it won't be long until Harrison is out there playing, too!