Day 1, Tuesday: The Cousins Meet Again
Over Spring Break we visited Grandma Deb, Grandpa Chip, Aunt Charlie, Uncle Gio, Luca, Uncle Ross, and Aunt Francine. The last time we were there, Luca and Evie were just 4 and 6 months. Watching them play and interact was much more interesting this time around. Luca learned what it's like to share with another toddler. It was funny watching them steal toys from each other and listen to Evie screech, "mine" while Luca calmly walked away to hide a toy from her! Other times they would run to the nearest adult for "protection".
Their first breakfast together
Evie walking in Aunt Charlie's Heels
So proud!
The best part of cooking is licking the spoon!
Heavy!
Day 2, Wednesday: Zoo Atlanta and Ribs
After the zoo, Deb took me to the very hilly Peachtree Battle, a historic road where the Civil War was fought. Deb was super excited to get me to run up and down the hills. As I ran, Deb drove past me every 5 minutes or so to check on me and to see if I was tired yet. I lasted three miles. Along the way, I was determined to admire the gorgeous neighborhood lined with beautiful estates. While I was running through the neighborhood, I actually ran across a four lane overpass above an 8 lane interstate! (There was plenty of room on the sidewalk). Crazy!
This is a house I google imaged on Peachtree Battle
I didn't bring my camera, but you get the idea of where I was.
Dinner that evening
Giovanni's famous ribs
Day 3, Thursday: A Very Unlucky Saint Patrick's Day
Early Thursday morning around 4:30am we heard a loud crash followed by shattering. All of us shot out of bed to find that the bathroom mirror had fallen off the wall and shattered everywhere. Can you believe that there weren't any mirror clips holding it in place? Some genius thought it was a good idea to just glue the mirror to the wall. We're so thankful that no one was in the room when it happened and especially that a baby wasn't in there! Since we started our morning very early that day, we mostly took it easy. Judd and I explored IKEA for the first time (yes, I know) while Deb watched the kids. That evening we all met at Charlie and Giovanni's house to have pizza and cupcakes with Aunt Lisa. It was a fun evening. We went home early to get some rest which leads to the next drama of our trip....
Day 4, Friday: Tummy Boo Boo
Judd woke up at 2am with a terrible stomach bug. Because of it, we decided that there was no way he would survive the drive to the airport, so we decided to stay a day longer. Luckily, we found some affordable plane tickets that would take us home on Saturday. Poor Judd was stuck at home all day. Evie kept sneaking into the room saying, "hi daddy" wanting to climb in bed with him. Judd kept telling her my tummy has a boo boo. Deb, Chip, and I decided to make the best of the day and took the kids to Piedmont Park. It was a great place in the middle of it all. I decided to take a run around the park while the grandparents played with the kids. I noticed a couple things on my run that I am not used to: 1) tall buildings around a park 2) homeless people sleeping on park benches. I definitely got an urban feel.
on the roof of the parking garage
Piedmont Park was a great way to wrap up our visit.
