Anderegg Adventure

Kennesaw Mountain

2011-10-24T11:02:00.000-04:00

Kennesaw Mountain was one of the battlefields of the Civil War as General Sherman marched to Atlanta. It is now a national park with hiking trails that follow the paths the soldiers took. There are even some cannons and earthworks that were originally used. Yesterday we went exploring and enjoyed some fall colors!

We started with a picnic.

Then went to the top of the mountain. You can see all the way to downtown and to Stone Mountain. Isaiah loved climbing on all the rocks.

Pumpkins and More Pumpkins!

2011-10-24T09:36:00.000-04:00

The weather was beautiful all weekend and we got out and enjoyed it! Saturday we went to the Stone Mountain Pumpkin Festival.

Isaiah decorated a pumpkin scarecrow

They have a lot of pumpkin people dressed up all over the park - this is our favorite!

After we got home we had pizza with cobweb cheesey bread!

Park & Cupcakes

2011-10-19T10:28:00.000-04:00

Yesterday we went to the park with some friends. I brought cupcakes in honor of Isaiah's birthday. They were a hit!!

Hot Air Balloons

2011-10-19T09:21:00.000-04:00

On Saturday night, at the Ranch, we saw our first hot air balloon glow.

Rock Ranch

2011-10-17T10:53:00.000-04:00

On Saturday we went on a short road trip to The Rock Ranch. The day was so beautiful, as was the ranch, that I couldn't help taking a few pictures before we started exploring :)

The rest of the day was filled with....

...a corn maze

it only took us about 30 minutes which we thought was pretty good :)

...tiny town- this little village was a bunch of buildings like from an old west type town. The neat thing they were built small children's size. Isaiah had so much fun!

the hotel

the pharmacy

the church

there was also a police station, court house, firestation, movie theatre and a school. Super cute!

...a cow train

...a corn box

...motorized tractors- this was Isaiah's favorite activity. He didn't even seem to mind standing in line for a half an hour. He loved to drive (and run into things!) Don't think we will let him behind the wheel anytime soon :)

In the evening they had a hot air balloon glow....pictures to come in next post!

Birthday Day!

2011-10-17T08:30:00.000-04:00

The day started out with birthday donuts and presents!

We had Chipotle for lunch and spent some time wandering around Toys r Us. Then the rest of the day we just enjoyed playing with Isaiah's new toys!

Here is his new cape - Captain Isaiah to the rescue :)

Happy Birthday!!

2011-10-16T01:00:00.000-04:00

Today Isaiah turns 4 years old!!!

He is such an inquisitive, caring, generous, loving, and ornery little man!! We love him to pieces :)

Fall is in the air!

2011-10-10T15:47:00.000-04:00

Tora - 7 months old

2011-10-09T09:42:00.000-04:00

Tora turned 7-months-old on October 3rd (I had trouble posting these last week)

On top of the mountain

2011-09-24T17:45:00.000-04:00

We headed to Stone Mountain this morning to try and get some pictures of the kids and to just hang out for a bit on top of the mountain! The "photo shoot" didn't go too well. Tora was just too interested in everything else and wouldn't look at us! But we did get a few cute ones and a lot of fun ones :)

We got a few of Isaiah by himself

Mommy's baby

We then went down and played some mini golf. Tora fell asleep in the stroller so the rest of us got a fun game in. Stone Mountain is getting ready for its annual Pumpkin Festival, one of our favorites!

Zoo Babies

2011-09-24T17:05:00.000-04:00

Last Saturday we used some Groupons that I had snagged a while back and headed to the Atlanta Zoo. It was a beautiful day, the hint of fall in the air. And we had fun seeing all the new baby animals!

Giraffes

Gorillas

Tigers

And my personal favorite...Pandas

Of course Isaiah had to go to the petting zoo :)

Overall, though, these were the cutest babies there that day!!!

Can you guess....

2011-09-03T19:23:00.001-04:00

....who is ready for some football?!?!

Tora - 6 Months Old

2011-09-03T19:16:00.000-04:00

As these pictures will show, Tora is an active 6-month old! She is distractable, always interested in what's going on around her. And this was her first experience with grass :)

Panama City Day Four

2011-08-31T15:26:00.000-04:00

Our last day in Panama City :(

One last trip down to the beach. It was so calm and peaceful that morning. No wind, no waves. We figured out over the weekend that Tora seemed most afraid of the waves and the sound of the water. Maybe due to its vastness, something she couldn't comprehend. So I thought maybe today would be better. We started out on the beach with her back to the water.

Then we inched her into the water. At first she wasn't so sure- but the father we got in the more comfortable she became. And just like I knew she would, she loved it!

Here is my little beach bunny!

The last view from our balcony.

After getting cleaned up and checking out, we headed to the Pier.

So long....until next time!

Panama City Day Three

2011-08-31T14:11:00.000-04:00

Isn't this the best way to wake up each morning and see this?!?!

Let's try this again :)

After a *fairly* successful time at the beach, we grabbed a quick bite to eat for breakfast and then headed to the pool. Which, of couse, Tora LOVES!!!!! :)

Tora and I went to clean up and rest while the boys and Grandma played more on the beach. Then we came down and told them it was time for lunch!

The rest of the day was pretty low-key. Adam stayed with the kids while I rested and relaxed on the beach.

We had dinner in the room and took a walk down by the ocean.

Another terrific day!!!!

Panama City more Day Two

2011-08-31T10:54:00.000-04:00

We went to Dave's Sno Balls for lunch - shaved ice with ice cream in the middle! Delicious :)

Then we went down to the Pier to look at some of the shops. But it was soooooo hot that we ended up just going back to the hotel for naps.

For dinner we went to Pinapple Willy's. We sat outside to eat, which was fun for the view, but it was also very windy!

Then it was back to the hotel for more evening swimming- definitely the best art of the day!!!!

Panama City Day Two

2011-08-31T10:10:00.000-04:00

Saturday morning we woke to another beautiful day on the beach! Watching the sunrise from our balcony.

We went down to the beach first thing in the morning to see if Tora would do better without all the heat and wind. And she did well for a for minutes- especially if she didn't see the water.

At this point Tora was done, so her and I went back inside and the boys continued to have fun in the sand and in the sun!

Panama City Beach Day One

2011-08-31T09:02:00.000-04:00

On Friday we headed to Florida for a family vacation to the beach!!! Isaiah and Tora were great in the car for the 6 hour drive, playing and sleeping. Once we got there, we barely got the bags in the room and then we were heading for the beach! Our hotel was right on the beach which was perfect, just take the elevator down and walk right out onto the sand. Heavenly!

Isaiah got started right away digging in the sand!

We got Tora all set up ready for some fun in the sand- but after snapping just a couple of pictures, she had a major meltdown! Crying, screaming, everything. We weren't sure what was going on!! Sand, salt water, sunscreen, waves, wind, who knows. So she and I went back inside and got cleaned up and she took a nap. Hopefully day two will be better.

Isaiah, Adam, and Grandma stayed out for a while longer.

After dinner, we took a walk on the beach and enjoyed the sunset.

Tora did a little better - maybe the coolness of the evening helped. But she still freaked out if you got her near the ocean.

Isaiah doesn't mind the water or waves- anytime we were outside he was in or near the water!

Park

2011-08-30T19:54:00.000-04:00

On Thursday, we had mild temps in the morning, so we went to the park with Grandma Nola.

Arrival

2011-08-30T18:21:00.000-04:00

Grandma Nola arrived on Wednesday for a visit!!! When we arrived at the airport, Tora was fast asleep. And luckily for me, when she woke up, she was all smiles :)

Falcons Football

2011-08-07T11:21:00.000-04:00

On Friday night, we went to watch the Atlanta Falcons and their preseason scimage!!! We are ready for football season :) It was a super hot evening - but we had fun watching the team, and they had lots of freebies, photo ops, autographs, and fireworks!!

Art Time

2011-08-07T10:48:00.000-04:00

On Thursdays, at the High Museum of Art, they have a program for young kids. This week they got to finger paint. At first Isaiah was a bit timid, but he quickly got into it and had fun creating his masterpiece!!!

Jump!!!

2011-08-05T14:47:00.000-04:00

Putt-Putt

2011-08-05T14:39:00.000-04:00

So I love all the deal web sites!! I got vouchers the other day for an indoor mini-golf course! Its all about finding ways to beat the heat :)

Fernbank Museum

2011-08-05T14:16:00.000-04:00

On Saturday we went to the Fernbank Museum of Natural History for Reptile Day (not my fav, but a hit with the boys!)

Isaiah enjoyed the Kids Zone

Isn't my family so cute :)

Ahhh....this reminds me of home!

Isaiah got to touch some of the animals

His favorite was the red and black snake

Adam liked the exhibit on mystic creatures!

In the shell room we found a beautiful pearl :)

We finished our day with some dinos!

HOTlanta

2011-08-04T08:47:00.000-04:00

Here's how we are beating the heat!!!

Sand

2011-08-04T08:22:00.000-04:00

We enjoyed playing in the sand at the big sandbox Stone Mountain had available this summer! And we introduced Tora to the sand in preparation for our beach trip at the end of this month.

Tora 5 Months Old

2011-08-03T18:19:00.000-04:00

Tora is interested in all things around her, epecially her big brother and food :) She is eating baby food now and of the things she has tried she seems to like carrots and bananas the best so far. She is so close to sitting up on her own. She has discovered her feet and likes to play with them. She loves to smile and laugh which of course makes Mommy and Daddy smile and laugh as well!

Splish Splash in the Fountains

2011-07-22T16:05:00.000-04:00

We spent yesterday morning with some friends at the fountains in Suwanee!!!

Tora enjoyed being outside and in the water

Here are my friend Faye's kids - Anna and Joel

Getting some shade

An attempt at a group shot :)

Some Firsts for Tora

2011-07-22T13:37:00.000-04:00

Sitting like a big girl in her Bumbo

Cereal - the pictures tell the story

Playing in the exersaucer

One Fish, Two Fish

2011-07-15T16:44:00.000-04:00

We went to the Aquarium on Saturday (we stopped at The Varsity for lunch on our way- hence the hat in the first picture!)

I was hoping to get some good pictures of my children but neither was cooperating all that well :) But we got a few ok ones!

There is a new baby sea turtle so I had to take a few pictures :)

And of course the belugas cuz they are my fav!!!

If only Isaiah had been looking!!

Tora - Four Months Old

2011-07-13T11:37:00.000-04:00

Tora turned four months old on July 3rd! She is smiling and cooing :) She can roll from her back to her tummy and likes to reach and play with toys. She adores her Big Brother and I think the feelings are mutual :)

Fourth of July

2011-07-12T13:59:00.000-04:00

We had a pretty low-key weekend. Adam had four days off, and we just hung out as a family. As per tradition, on the 4th, we made smores then went out to do some fireworks. We even got to see some of our neighbors larger fireworks :)

Wichita Adventure XIV

2011-07-12T09:59:00.000-04:00

Once again...it's all about Tora :)

To wrap up this extremely long group of posts, I leave you with some random photos of Tora!

Wichita Adventure XIII

2011-07-11T20:42:00.000-04:00

Playtime!!

In between all our many activities, we also had lots of time just to hang out and play :)

Isaiah spent some time with Papa on the bus

They all adore their Uncle Brock!

We played ALOT of Wii, and it got pretty competitive at times!!

Isaiah got quite addicted to my mom's IPhone!

Tummy time on Grammy's bed

Wichita Adventure XII

2011-07-11T16:17:00.000-04:00

Tora's First Trip to the Park :)

Wichita Adventure XI

2011-07-10T11:13:00.000-04:00

Chuck E Cheese

Lucas wasn't too thrilled with the giant mouse!!!

But he did love the rides!!!

Adam and Isaiah played the video games

Such concentration :)

(this is the only picture of Tora I got!)

Wichita Adventure X

2011-07-06T19:21:00.000-04:00

A trip to the Zoo!!

In this spot, 11 years ago, I said yes to the most amazing man!!

Tora's first trip to a zoo. She slept through most of it, but woke up for a few pictures at the end!

We wore poor Lucas out!

Pictures on the infamous statue :)

The kids got a bit wet in the sprinklers :)

Wichita Adventure IX

2011-07-06T18:24:00.000-04:00

All Star Sports

We had a fun morning of mini-golf and bumper boats!

Yes, they ganged-up on me! Hence me being soaked!! :)

Wichita Adventur VIII

2011-07-06T16:20:00.000-04:00

Happy Father's Day to the two most wonderful men!

Papa making homemade ice cream! YUM!

The kids sat, watching and anticipating!

A great treat for a hot afternoon :)

Wichita Adventure VII

2011-07-06T15:53:00.000-04:00

BBQ Time!

So we headed down to Aunt Bev's for a big family get-together :)

The boys enjoying some yummy food!

The kids all spent time outside playing in the yard

Lucas enjoyed the ball pit

And Tora just chilled!

Wichita Adventure VI

2011-07-06T09:08:00.000-04:00

Visit from Adam's Family

**Discalimer: this is a LONG post**

Meeting Uncle Ryan and Aunt Lindy

Spending time with Grandma Nola

McKenna trying to share her toys

Enjoying a (rare) nice cool evening

Tanganyika- this was our first visit and we all enjoyed our day!!

What a goofy guy :)

So precious.

Can you find the baby?!?!

Tatum and Lucas

Julie and Marla

Nothing beats time with cousins!

Marla rode the camel...

...but Isaiah only wanted to pet it.

Playing hide-n-seek with the lemur

Feeding the giraffe

We finished our visit with the Anderegg's by meeting at the mall and letting the kids play in the play area!

Wichita Adventure V

2011-07-02T10:08:00.000-04:00

Fun in the Sun!!

Look at these goofy kids ready to go spend time in the water :)

I am not sure what is up with this pose!!

All 6 grandchildren!!!!

Let the fun begin.

Wichita Adventure IV

2011-07-02T09:00:00.000-04:00

Riverfest

We arrived into town just in time for the end of Riverfest. So Tiffany and I took 3 of the kids downtown for the fireworks. We had a blast. The kids got to ride a ride and get slushies. We had a perfect spot for the show. A super fun night!

Wichita Adventure III

2011-07-01T20:56:00.000-04:00

Cousin Time

We spent a lot of our time with Tiffany and her kids (as you will see in the next few posts!).

I love these pictures- the older kids are having a "discussion" of some sorts :)

Playing playdough at Grammy's

Bocce and Basketball outside with Papa and Grammy!

Tora was content to just sit in her bouncy seat and watch the action.

Lucas enjoyed the truck and the grass.

Wichita Adventure II

2011-07-01T15:29:00.000-04:00

It's all about Tora :)

Tora was introduced to many family and friends during our visit. She was a huge hit -- of course!!!

Uncle Brock

McKynzi

MiKayla

Lucas

Emily and Aaron

Elizabeth

Joy

and Micah :)

Uncle Ryan and Aunt Lindy

Laura

and Joshua

Great-Grandma

Jessica

and Elliott

Aunt Kathy and Aunt Margaret

Aunt Connie

Amanda

and Keeleigh

Uncle Luke

She also met Aunt Bev and Hannah- but unfortuately I don't have pictures :(

Wichita Adventure I

2011-07-01T14:37:00.000-04:00

The kids and I spent 2 1/2 weeks in Wichita (Adam joined us for one of the weeks)! Here are many, many, many posts and pictures of our fun trip :)

Tora's first airplane ride

After a rough start - Tora screamed for the first 10 minutes of the flight- she fell asleep and slept the rest of the way to Wichita. Isaiah was a big help and watched a movie for most of the flight.

Check out my new shades!

2011-06-05T17:14:00.000-04:00

Three Months Old

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My Little Swimmer !

Summer is Here

2011-06-01T16:57:00.000-04:00

HotLanta is living up to its nickname this week - oh my is it a scorcher!!!

So to kick off the summer we invited some friends over yesterday to play in the pool :)

Joel and Isaiah jumped right in and started playing!

Anna was a little unsure!

Tora didn't really like it - we were lucky to get a couple quick shots before she started crying!!

She ended up falling asleep - I guess she would rather sunbathe :)

I thought this was a cute shot!! (and yes, I took her inside to slepp in her bed. Just couldn't resist the photo op!!)

Later in the evening once Adam was home, they went back out to the pool. Tora did much better this time- Daddy must have the touch :)

Photo Shoot

2011-05-24T13:37:00.000-04:00

Tora was all smiles this morning so of course I had to snap a few pictures!!!

Of course Isaiah wanted to join in for some fun!

After many pictures, some video, and lots of playing, Tora was all tired out!!

Super Baby

2011-05-24T13:04:00.000-04:00

The boys had fun dressing Tora up in their super hero masks :)

Happy 30th Birthday, Adam!

2011-05-24T12:50:00.000-04:00

We celebrated Adam this weekend with presents, cake, and friends!

Isaiah couldn't wait to give Adam his presents so we gave them to him on Sunday.

The new Narnia movie.

A lantern for their camping trip.

And a Bocce set.

Which of course they had to go try out!

Yesterday, on his actual birthday, we had some friends over to help us celebrate!

Isaiah said we had to have something on the cake so he picked out the Transformers :)

What a super guy!!

North vs. South

2011-05-22T12:33:00.000-04:00

We did something yesterday which I consider very "southern" - we went to a Civil War Reenactment! This is one of the battles that occurred on "Sherman's march to the sea" - quote from Adam, my war guru :)

Here is our own Southern Belle! She slept through most of it, with only a few moments of crying when the battle became too noisy.

Here is Isaiah- ready to battle the heat and protect his ears from the noise :)

The Yankees marching in.

The Confederates.

Let the battle begin!

Afterwards we toured the camps and got to see the soldiers and their weapons up close.

Despite the heat (!), we had a fun trip :)

Train Musuem

2011-05-20T21:45:00.001-04:00

Last Thursday we went to the Train Musuem in Duluth for their preschool program.

Playdate at the Park

2011-05-20T15:14:00.003-04:00

We spent the morning with Faye, Joel, and Anna - enjoying one of the last few cool mornings before the heat of summer hits!!!

Tora just chilling while the boys played.

Yay Isaiah!

Yay Joel!

Sweet Anna!

Good friends :)

Lullabye

2011-05-20T08:00:00.001-04:00

I love pictures of sleeping babies - especially when they are in random places :)

Isaiah fell asleep playing with his light saber!

Tora fell asleep playing on her mat!

Both so cute :)

Check-up

2011-05-19T16:42:00.000-04:00

Last Monday we took Tora in for her two-month check up!

11 pounds 1 ounce

23 1/2 inches long

And just for comparison, here is Isaiah at two months (13 pounds and 24 inches long)

Boys Weekend Adventures

2011-05-19T16:33:00.000-04:00

When my mom and sisters were here a couple of weeks ago, Adam and Isaiah had some adventures on their own!!

Saturday they started out at the Decatur Truck Show. Isaiah got to sit in and "drive" some cool trucks!

Daddy even treated him to a yummy and messy snack :)

Then they went to Inman Park for a wacky parade and festival!

On Sunday they spent some time at Stone Mountain learning out Georgia during the Wars at Georgia Frontier Days.

Isaiah loves spending time with his Daddy!

Happy Mother's Day!

2011-05-08T18:06:00.000-04:00

Two Months Old

2011-05-07T09:12:00.000-04:00

Tora turned 2 months old while Erica was here so she snapped a few pictures for us!

Thank you Aunt Erica for coming to visit!!! We love you and miss you very much!!!

Erica Adventure 6

2011-05-07T08:50:00.000-04:00

On Monday, after saying good bye to Mom and Tiffany at the airport, the rest of us headed to

BRAVES COUNTY!!!

The Braves beat the Brewers 6 - 2!!!!

Erica Adventure 5

2011-05-06T16:54:00.000-04:00

Sunday

Happy May Day!!

Isaiah had some quality time with the Aunts- coloring more eggs :)

Then we all went to play mini-golf. Super great evening! The course was neat - though not always convenient for a stroller :)

BTW: I won!!!! Thanks to my 2, yes 2, hole-in-ones!!!!

Erica Adventure 4

2011-05-06T13:55:00.000-04:00

On Saturday we sent the boys aff to do their own thing (pictures of that to be posted later) and us gals headed to Cleveland, GA to the Cabbage Patch Babyland Hospital. This was fun for us girls as we each had had a Cabbage Partch doll when we were younger.

After a nice lunch, we went back to the house, dropped off Mom and Tora, and picked up the boys. We then headed to Stone Mountain for the Laserlight Show.

Photo Op before the show

Enjoying yummy desserts!

Ready for the show to begin.

Erica Adventure 3

2011-05-05T17:10:00.000-04:00

Before going to the airport and picking up Mom and Tiffany on Friday, we went to the Botanical Gardens. It was a BEAUTIFUL day. Sunny. Warm with a nice breeze. The flowers were in bloom and gorgeous -- I will do a post at a later time of just the flowers.

Well....first we went to Chipolte, then to the gardens :) This picture was taken by Isaiah!

Tora is in the stroller- the sun just washes her out :(

He is trying to imitate the frog's pose!

Trying to keep the sun off her head!

Me and my sis!!!

And just some more of Tora 'cuz she is dang cute!!!!!

Erica Adventure 2

2011-05-05T16:07:00.000-04:00

Thursday was a very busy day!!! We started out at the Aquarium where Isaiah enjoyed showing Aunt Erica all of his favorite fish :)

Then we went and grabbed some sandwiches from Subway and ate at Centennial Olympic Park.

By the way, my son committed his first crime that day -- he took a bag of chips from Subway with out my knowledge and thus without paying for them. We of course had a talk about this and went back and paid for them!!! It was super funny (and wrong, I know!) :)

Erica played in the fountains!

During the afternoon we toured the World of Coca-Cola.

The best part is tasting all the types of Coke from around the world.

Cheers!

We headed home 4 very tired people - but so worth it :)

Erica Adventure 1

2011-05-05T15:09:00.000-04:00

After picking Aunt Erica up from the airport last Wednesday, we drove around downtown and went to The Underground (an area of shops and places to eat).

We then headed to the house because some pretty major storms were headed our way.

Aunt Erica!

2011-05-05T14:37:00.000-04:00

Aunt Erica came for a visit!!

This was the first time Erica has been to Atlanta so we showed her a good time all over the city!!

Lots of posts and pictures to come!!!