Atlanta

A couple days after Christmas the four of us packed up and headed to Atlanta to see Grandma and Grandpa D!  It's just a short 2 and a half hour drive from here, so the kids slept and Dr. M and I had some time to chat.  That afternoon we did a little shopping at Ikea and then hit the hotel early (the kids think staying in the hotel is soooo fun, we had to allow a little wild time in the room before bed).  The next morning we met Grandpa at the hotel early, took the MARTA (Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority) train to downtown Atlanta.  E thought the train was SO much fun, especially when we went in the tunnels.  Apparently we weren't the only ones to plan a trip to the Georgia Aquarium over Christmas break.....it was PACKED!  I mean crazy packed!  We managed to squeeze our way through the whole place, seeing the 4D movie, the dolphin show and petting the stingrays.  It was amazing!  E was in heaven.  His face was glowing the whole day, which was long, but the kids were troopers.  After a dip in the hotel pool, they were ready for bed! The next day we met Grandma's sister and her husband (Aunt Carolyn and Uncle Jean), opened presents, visited the school where she works and had lunch together.  That afternoon, when we got back to the hotel, H began to feel sick.  She threw up in the room and had a fever.  We met everyone for dinner, but she still wasn't feeling well.  She did okay that night, but got sick again the next morning as we arrived at Trader Joe's (we stocked up!) on our way home.  Poor little H hasn't ever been that sick...(more about this in the next post).  It was so good seeing Grandma and Grandpa D, we hadn't seen them in about 9 months, so it was a much needed trip!  I have a feeling we'll be heading back to Atlanta in the near future, now that we know how close it is (we need our TJ's fix after all!).