Summer Kickoff

We had a blast heading back to Atlanta for a second weekend in a row to see friends from our days at Georgia.

Josh and his fiance, Mandie, hosted a big backyard party and we knew we couldn't miss it.

The evening before the party, we were able to meet up with Josh

after dinner at Taco Mac (a must have when Daniel makes it to Atlanta) with Papa and Grandma Jay

The next day we went down to Decatur for the children's festival.  

We took the whole Martin crew

Potatoes loved playing with power tools

 

His favorite thing was a high school robotics team who had a number of robots displayed, including one which shot off wiffle balls for the kiddos to all catch.

That evening, we brought the whole Martin crew over to Josh and Mandie's house.  They have a beautiful home with an amazing backyard space.

Potatoes loved the swing.  Especially when he got to sit between two ladies that weren't his mama.  Always a flirt!

He fell immediately in love with Chris's sister, Jamison.  My only concern was that no one would question her being his mom if she kidnapped him.  All the curls!

I wish I had taken more pictures, as we only get to see these guys maybe once a year, but we were having so much fun, and the crew was all being laid back and cool, so I simply didn't think about it.

We knew we would have to leave when the bro started getting tired and out of hand, but he rallied and we shut the party down!

Photo drop

He is such a daddy' little dude.  He always wants to sit with daddy, play with daddy, be like daddy.  I had a woman with three daughters say it must be nice for me to have a son, as he must be a huge mama's boy.  I just laughed!  He loves me, but really only wants my attention if daddy is not around.

I wouldn't have it any other way!

His favorite climbing try at Ferry Park

"I'm Jumping"

We've been very lucky to have our friends Ashley and Harper in town for the past few months.  Our littles are just two months apart, and we always have a great time together!

We went to the Gulfarium during the last week of local schools.  I have never seen it so packed!  A combination of field trips and tourists brought the crowds.  Luckily the kiddos weren't that interested in the shows, so we explored the park while the stands got packed in for the animal shows.

They were both very brave in getting near enough to touch the snake!

We were able to catch a few shots in the iconic giant chair before it began to downpour

 Paw Patrol with Gammie

On our last morning in Atlanta, we finally got over to see the park Gammie helped the city plan.  Potatoes loved all the climbing possibilites, and referred to the dome-like shape of all the ropes as Mickey's Clubhouse.

Daniel and Bryan flew out of Atlanta straight to Vegas for an epic first game in the Stanley Cup finals.

Though the Caps lost, the game was unbelievable with Lil' Jon performing the pregame show, a crazy opening nearly rivaling an Olympic opening ceremony, TEN goals scored, and killer seats.  The guys had a blast!

To top it off, they hit the tables and the fun continued.  They came home not only with their winnings being enough to pay for the trip in its entirety, but some extra cash in hand on top of that.  Daniel generously gave me the extra winnings!  We are working hard to eliminate the last bit of my student loans.

Walking with Baby Stella

Hiding daddy's feet from all the dinosaurs

We are having a great time and loving the mayhem that ensues!