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.

T and E3

With the mutliple Erich Schappelers, you will often hear us refer to the littlest Erich as E3.  Without a doubt, Trenton and E3 will be good buds growing up since our families are so close.  Unfortunately, Trenton and E3 have not had many opportunities to get to know each other so far.  Hopefully the get togethers will increase in the year to come.  We all always have such a good time with them!

We met for dinner at Canyon's in Woodstock.  The atmosphere was perfect for children--thank goodness! Oddly enough, Trenton seemed way more interested in Erich's baby toys during this dinner than his own.  Guess it brings him back to the good ol' times.  :)  Trenton likes to call anyone younger than him "baby" and it was no different during this dinner.  It surprises me how children do that, because E3 was about the same size as Trenton, just not walking, of course, since he was only 10 months.  How did Trenton know? 

Pool with the Kesslers

Trenton certainly enjoyed his pool day with the Kesslers.  The loved wading along the pool ledge because he could do it all by himself and show off his love for water.  Whatever the big kids did, he wanted to do as well.  It is precious how he recites, "K" to any question you ask that he fine with.  We asked him about the diving board and without hesitation, it was something he was enthusiastic about trying.  It was his first diving board experience, and he loved it.  Thanks, Jeremy for catching me!


Trenton plays on the pool ledge with Mrs. Kathy and Kaleigh.

Trenton braves it like the best of them and excitedly jumps off the diving board to Jeremy.

Trenton and Jeremy swim to the ladder.

Blueberries Patch

Blueberries are one of Trenton's favorites, so what better time to go blueberry pickin' (as we call it in Georgia) then now. Some of Mommy's teacher friends and their kids came with us as we made it for the last day of harvest . Trenton was excited to get his own special pail for the berries. We went along the shady path to nearby shrubs. As soon as he saw me pick one, he knew exactly what to do. Green, blue or purple....it didn't matter to Trenton because he was picking them all. If any of you know our little eater, then it won't surprise you to know that all of his blueberries made it into his mouth, not his basket. We had a quick chat about the only picking the blue ones because those were yummy and the others were yucky, and he was fine after that. Once the picking got boring, Trenton resort to sticks, which were very entertaining to him. Every so often he would wander back to me to fill his pail so he could eat. We came home with about a pound of fresh blueberries. I'm sure it would have been more if we counted all the eaten ones. :) Next July, this is going to be a weekly routine!

Trenton has his pail and is ready to pick blueberries.

Here's a good one!

This was a common sight as Trenton realizes his pail is empty. Time for a refill from Mommy!

Trenton and Maddox loved the sticks and this allowed the Mommy's time to pick the berries.

He was such a big help at the blueberry patch!

Climbing on the trackor is always fun!

GiGi and PaPaw's 60th Party

GiGi and PaPaw both hit a milestone this summer.  They turned 60!  To celebrate the occasion, we threw them a party along with Uncle Ryan and Aunt Suzy.  It was nice to see all their friends and witness all the lives they have touched.  The kids had fun at the adult party and were very well behaved as the scooted around on their little toys and played ladder golf and cornhole. 


The entire family at the 60th birthday party.

GiGi and PaPaw turn 60!

Daddy, Mommy and Trenton

Out on the patio with Daddy and Mr. Roger.

Mrs. Jane and Trenton......Trenton wonders where he buddy Brooks is?