all day Saturday and Sunday morning before they all got back on train to head back home. Kyth lives in New Hampshire now so she has a long was to go on the train as a matter of fact I am not sure that she is even home yet. We tried a few times to get a picture of Kyth and Chance together but he was a mover and shaker this weekend and as you can tell from the pictures I have here would not stay still for very long. It has been a long weekend and I am tired. Today our goal is to make the house neat and clean before we go to pick up Scott's Mom from the airport tonight.
Then Chance moved on to trying to climb a tree. When he saw some older kids climbing it he really wanted to go up but the branches were really high and I couldn't keep hold of him so I didn't let him go up in the tree. For that he was very upset he kept circling the tree and saying "tree," it was a little sad but there was nothing to be done. Soon he moved on though to the playground, then to spinning the pedals on a bicycle parked nearby which fell over but he was not hurt only scared a little and so he sat on my lap and I was finally able to sit down and talk to the other Moms for 
a few minutes then it was back to chasing him around. After a little longer of that we went to feed the fish. We have these orange cheese peanut butter crackers that Chance usually doesn't like so I brought them with us to feed to the fish and squirrels and ducks. Of course he now had to eat some but that was ok we threw them in the water and the little fish loved them. For me this was the best part of the whole day just relaxing by the water feeding the fish. I think Chance liked it too because we sat on the roots of a tree for close to 
half an hour feeding the fish and he never got up to run around.
long run because right now, especially today it just feels lonely. Scott will be home on the 27th and his Mom is coming to visit on the 24th so maybe we can go out to dinner
the weekend he comes home. 
uple minutes make a few stcribbles then run over to the sprinkler again. 
getting wet and ran in with him. The fountain is a lasting memorial to the 1996 Olympic Games. it is in the shape of the five rings. There are spouts of water all along the rings that shoot up and down in a pattern all day long so if you hit it just right you don't get wet. We were lucky and I did not get wet or rather I was lucky since I don't think Chance would have cared. After a little while Chance was ready to go on his own
so I made my way back out of the fountain and sat nearby to take pictures and let him play. And play he did getting closer and closer to the water all the time. He would get splashed but it wasn't until the very end that he was brave enough to walk between the spouts of water. Which is kind of funny because he is so little that he could walk between the spouts and not get wet from them at least not directly he would get sprinkles on his head but he fit between the spouts so none of them would hit him. Each time all the water would go down he would say "uh, oh" and when they would all come up he would say "wow." He is funny. After playing in the fountain for nearly an hour we walked back to the hotel. On Wednesday we were more prepared. 
I packed his swimming trunks and a whole set of clean dry clothes. He ended up in his socks, trunks and onesie since shirts and shoes are required to play in the fountain. It was a little cooler out and the wind was blowing a little which made it nice in the sun but a little cool in the shade. Did this stop Chance? No! he was ready to go in the fountain no matter what. HE played in the fountain until he was shivering and finally 
said yes when I asked him if he wanted to get dressed. They have a show that plays four times per day where the fountain spouts along to the music for a few songs. We were able to watch it both days, which both Chance and I really liked. Wednesday we met up with Scott in the park after he got off work but he wasn't quit in time to see Chance in the fountain. Instead we picked up dinner at Subway and walked back to the hotel. My days are out of order now because I went back in time with this post but you already saw Thursday morning (Botanical Gardens) and then we just hung out for the rest of the day until yesterday night when we went to dinner with Aunt Jenny. We rode the MARTA, which is Atlanta's Subway/public transit system, to dinner. 
Chance really liked riding the "choo choo." Two thumbs way up for Jenny's choices for outings on Thursday because much like the Botanical Gardens, the Flying Biscuit (her choice for dinner) was super tasty and great for kids. It all hinges on the 'good with kids' part and to add in great food is the pinnacle of culinary experience when dining with a 2 year old. It was nice to get to talk in a more relaxed environment compared to that morning.
Anyway I don't know what we are going to do this afternoon. And just for those who are paying attention the Aquarium is not free like the informational website said so I don't think we will be going there after all. Maybe back to the park this afternoon if the weather stays ok. We have to concerve our resources since we may have to pay to go in somewhere tomorrow depending on how much time there ends up being between check out time and the time Scott finishes work and then the drive home begins.
ance took her hand and started leading her around the lobby. Chance was enjoying exploring so much Aunt Jenny took us up to the top floor to look out the windows at the whole city. I think you could see for miles. Chance pointed out the cars and the fans we could see that were part of the air conditioning on the roof of a nearby building. Then rode the elevators back down to the car and drove to the Botanical Gardens. This was a perfect choice of places to go with Chance, they have wonderful gardens that are just getting replanted from winter and a great children's area. Chance enjoyed exploring all the different things there were for little guys. Of course he found the slide which he enjoyed climbing up and sliding down. Between the two of us we got lots of pictures today. With two people on camera we got him from both angles. Too soon Jenny had to leave to return 
to work leaving Chance and I to explore a little mroe which we did until it was time to return to the hotel for nap time. We are going to try to met Jenny again for dinner tonight but still not 100% sure that Scott will be off in time to do dinner. We will see. It was very nice to meet Jenny after the last few years of exchanging Christmas cards and she always gets Chance such nice Birthday/Christmas presents (think rocking horse). Thanks for making the time to get together with us today, hopefully we will see you tonight. There are lots more pictures Ifrom today I am going to start uploading to flickr now so they should all be up there soon.
he is working his way up to them. I think he is pointing at a helicopter in the second picture. They had this really cool slide that you can see in the third picture that was made up of a bunch of little rollers. It kind of made you bump as you went down so if you talked or said "aaahhhh" as you went down it made your voice wobble. Chance liked that one and since there weren't many people at the park this morning he was able to go up the 
stairs and down the slide over and over.
s for example which Chance had a rather good time doing. Then we walked over to the playground and played there for a long while yesterday. There was one place in particular that Chance liked and that was the music area. Near the playground they have all these different things that make music. Chance really liked the chimes(?), he is playing them in the second picture. He liked them so much he didn't want to share them when other little kids came over and had to take a time out on a bench but then when he went back he was very nice and ready to share again. After we were done at the park we went to the picnic are
a and where we ate peanut butter crackers which have fast become one of Chance's favorite snacks. Then we walked around to grab a drink at the little cafe where My Mom, Grandma, Chance and Myself ate lunch the year we came to the Coca Cola Museum. On the way back to the hotel we got stopped by a working fountain and we went in, but that is a story for a whole other blog post which I will post later today/as soon as I can.
vided. Hopefully he goes to sleep soon. Since we are without a pack-n-play and he is almost too talk for one anyway last night Chance slept on the couch. I made sure to get a suite, since we were using our Hilton Honors points it didn't cost anything extra so Chance would have his own place to sleep. This is the first time he has slept anywhere that wasn't his bed or a pack-n-play. We took the cushions from the back of the couch and put them in front of the couch to make a soft landing in case he did roll out in the night. At first he wasn't super excited about the idea. But after a couple times of putting him back to bed he fell asleep and didn't wake up the whole night. 
"new" toys and the little kids at the party. It was funny to be in their house because Sophia is such a girly girl everything is pink and purple. Sophia would put her Barbie doll in the Barbie Dream Car and Chance would drive it around. Sophia's Dad though collects matchbox cars so there is a glass case in the front room with cars still in their boxes, the really rare ones. It only took Chance a minute to spot those but there were plenty more (not in the case) ones to play with plus I always carry a couple on me. I think Chance had the most fun looking through one of those big coffee table size books for collectors of matchbox cars telling you how much they are worth. He loves cars and books so much he just looked through the whole thing for a wh
ile and then would go back to it periodically throughout the time we were there. Sorry these pictures are go grainy I had my camera on a weird setting that did not lend itself well to these indoor photos. Picture #1 was taken by Erica's Mom then picture #2 is the little guy wanting a lift and picture # 3 is Sophia and Chance playing with the new toys Sophia just opened. That dress is too cute.
and patted him very gently on his back then he squealed and laughed and jumped up and down. He went over to another goat and patted him then did his little dance again. He did this with nearly every goat and sheep in the area(picture 1 and 2 with Haley from our group). One sheep was eating some straw and Chance just watched and watch pointing at his tongue and teeth He seemed to be 
amazed that the sheep had teeth just like him (picture # 3). There was one little goat that came over to me when I leaned down to get on Chance's level and started licking my arm (picture # 4). I guess he liked the taste of sunscreen because he licked and licked my whole arm. Chance thought it was very funny. He probably would have stayed in the petty zoo area for a while longer but it was getting warm and late so we w
alked around to see the monkeys and then before we got out the gate Chance climbed on the dinosaur in the last picture. They have a dinosaur exhibit starting on the 14th of this month so we will have to come back and see what that is all about. It shouldn't be a problem since both Chance and I really like the zoo.
It was hard to get a good picture of him on the horse because I didn't want to let go of him though he sat up straight and held on tight. We rode one more time because we accidentally bought two tickets. I didn't know you only pay for kids and the adults are free so I asked for two tickets. The second time around Chance didn't want to sit on an animal at all he wanted to go SEE the animals so we sat on one of the benches which was just fine. 
After the Merry-Go-Round we went to the petting area of the zoo which filled up Chances need to see animals.
and gave it to her. I couldn't believe he had done that. I thanked him and told him what a good job he did sharing but that wasn't all. Later he tried to give her a hug which he never ever does. He was being so sweet and nice to her. After we did our music they sat in his Cars chair together and Chance showed Sophia how to play the Bass. He would pluck a string and then wait for her to pluck one. It was sooooooo cute. He has never done this with any other little girl or boy it was fun to watch them together. And a great introduction for the new Mom and Sophia into the playgroup. At least they know that they get along with the other people in the group.
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