Girls Day Out

Grandma took us to the Georgia Aquarium today. Ella loved the giant exibits, the penguins, the crocs, and all the fish. We also saw a 3D movie (Ella's first) about a fish named Deepo (sort of looks like Nemo) and the whole time Ella reached out to "catch" all the fish and characters coming at her... it was too cute!


We then headed to Atlantic Station for lunch and a quick walk-through at IKEA. I have a wish list a mile long... thank goodness there's an IKEA near San Antonio :) Atlantic Station was partly finished when we left, but it's now a gorgeous place to shop, work and eat out. There's lots to do and the condos/townhouses are gorgeous. What a treat to see a place where you can live and walk to everything you need...there aren't many places like that here.

Stone Mountain Park

I took Ella to Stone Mountain Park to walk through the replica old town village and ride the train around the "mountain". It's more of a large rock :) Ella enjoyed the train and we had a good southern lunch. The park is large with lots of walking trails - I wish I had Ella's stroller - but the village park is a typical tourist trap. It was a gorgeous, crisp, clear fall day - perfect for a train ride :)

Change is in the Air

San Antonio Skyline...

We have been in Georgia for about a month now but have begun a transition to our new home... San Antonio. Ron accepted a job and we took him to the airport tonight. He's going to start tomorrow and spend the next 10 days or so getting settled and finding a house. We've been looking at rental properties online and have narrowed down a few options that he'll scope out for us. He flies back on the 13th and then the 3 of us are U-Hauling everything to Texas.

In the meantime, Ella and I are going to relax and enjoy the last couple weeks at Grandma and Granddad's.

I have to admit, Texas isn't anywhere I thought I'd live and therefore have little idea about it. We're all excited about the new adventure and chapter in our life... Texas! Who would have thought?!!

My idea of Texas ... I'm looking forward to actually seeing what's it's all about and forming an opinion not based on what I've seen on TV...not to mention getting my first pair of cowboy boots :)

Holloween

Ella and I drove down to Peachtree City to trick-or-treat. It was wet and drizzly but that didn't stop Ella from skipping down the street. I love Halloween but being one of only a few in the street made me miss Hawaii and all our friends...

Helen, GA

We drove up to North Georgia today to enjoy the fall colors. It was misty and overcast and by lunch it had begun raining. We hiked to Anna Ruby Falls and had lunch on the Chattahoochee. Helen, Georgia is a quaint little country town... Bavarian style! It's a little replica of a German country town complete with lots of German food but the weather kept us inside for lunch before heading to see a little covered bridge, stop at a country store, and head home. (The picture of Helen is from the website...too rainy for us to walk around but this picture gives you the gist)

First Library Card

For lack of anything else to do in the vicinity, we've been going to the library a lot. Ella loves reading and so it's been great for her. Today, we got her first library card and she was so proud to check out her books herself.

Self Portrait

Quick Week

Last week, Ella and I headed down to Peachtree City to visit with Leah, Eli and Keira. Ella and Eli were born just a month or so apart (Leah and I met in prenatal water aerobics) and it's so fun to see how big they've both gotten.

I've been struggling with things to do with Ella here as there aren't any playgrounds or activities in the vicinity. Peachtree City is about 45 minutes away but the drive is worth all the playgrounds, walking trails, and kid friendly activities like Jump2It, and indoor bounce house mecca with half a dozen giant bounce houses. Ella of course loved it and as usual is quite the little dare devil.
Today we attempted to head back there, but the downpour kept us close to home. We headed to the SchoolBox, a teachers supply store where I got Ella some phonics activities and we did some puzzles. Then it was off to Moe's for lunch and back home to carve pumpkins.

My Favorite

Halloween Photo Shoot