Aquarium and Olympic Park Playground

We took Trenton for his second trip to the Georgia Aquarium.  This time we met our friends the Vasells up there.  Will and Trenton are the same age and it is nice to get together with them whenever possible.  They are great company and the boys chase each other from place to place as they "play."  Perhaps the best part of the trip was the playground just outside the aquarium in Centennial Olympic Park.  Will goes there a lot to play, but we rarely make it to this one.  From the spinning chairs, to the roller slide, to the sticks in the wooded area....I'd say the boys tired themselves out with all the fun!  We are lucky to have such a special family in our life!

 Daddy pops up with Trenton in the penguin tunnel.  They were right there with the penguins!

 Trenton slides down the eel slide.  He has really started to like slides more lately.  Everywhere we go that has a slide, you can't escape the trip down it for Trenton.

 They boys played pretend in the captain's cabin on the ship.

 "Aiy, aiy Captain Will!  I'll get the throttle!"

 Trenton loves to run up to the glass windows and look inside the tanks.

 Trenton and Will as happy as can be during snack time.

 Trenton is never afraid of the costume characters.   Here he shakes Depo's hand.

 Playground time.....

 Will loved twirling on the chairs!

 I kid you not, if there is a stick on the ground, Trenton will find it.  He is obsessed with sticks!

 Buddy slide time!  Trenton and Will race to the bottom!

The roller slide was unique, but we were so scared they'd pinch their fingers.  All four parents chanted in unison, "Hands up! Hands up!" as either child went down.

We had another lake outing this weekend to get together with the Pittman/Cullom crew.  Audrey and Trenton are about the same age, size and everything.  Although it was a brief trip, it was nice to see them.

Trenton and Audrey in their puddle jumpers.

The Art Barn

Trenton had the time of his life at the Art Barn with his friends Hudson, Mac, Zach and Andrew. From the instant he jumped out of the car, he was cock-a-doodle-dooing right along with the roosters. Somehow, he knew right away to mimic them. However, his coos were a long, extended coo, and it was the cutest thing for all us moms to see. The youngest, yet most vocal. Go figure!

Eagerly, we went inside the fence and the boys explored, brushed animals, went on a tractor ride, and created their own special piece of art. The barn offered the perfect amount of space to enjoy nature while not exhausting the mommies. Our day concluded with a picnic lunch. We're just country boys and girls getting down on the farm!

The roosters especially caught Trenton's attention with their cock-a-doodle-doo and unique appearance.

Trenton got to hold a chicken!

Zach, Andrew, Mac, Trenton and Hudson line up to brush the pony together.

Brushing the animals was a lot of fun for the kids.

The barn provides a great escape to create our artwork.

Trenton looks proud of his artwork. Can you tell Mommy helped a little? :)

The older boys thought this old truck was from Cars. They loved climb on it. Trenton tagged along since climbing is right up his alley.

The boys (Andrew, Zach, Mac, Trenton, and Hudson) gather for a group picture one more time after our picnic lunch.