One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish... A SHARK!!!!

We had a very busy weekend. John's uncle got married so went to Dalton, GA for the wedding. We decided to stay in Chattanooga, TN because we wanted to go to the aquarium and IMAX. We left around lunch and went straight to the aquarium. After waiting in line for about an hour for tickets we began our adventure through the two buildings. The first building features ocean creatures. I think that this was Mitchell's favorite. We started by "petting" sting rays.

Mitchell touching the sting ray!


Next we entered the butterfly room. There were butterflies every where! I personally enjoyed watching all the beautiful butterflies flutter by.



Finally we saw some fish. There was a very large tank with many, many different kinds of fish. They were all ocean creatures. This was by far Mitchell's favorite part. This tank had several sharks in it. I think Mitchell would've stayed at that tank all day and watched the sharks.

The boys enjoying the fish...


Marshal and me looking at all the fish. I think that he enjoyed looking at all the beautiful colors.


Mitchell looking for a shark...


OH NO! There it is! (Think Jaws music)


After taking our time in the Ocean Journey building we visited the River Journey building. I think that this was John's favorite part. This building highlights river habitats around the world. John loved watching the trout. He wished he had his fishing pole.

We really enjoyed the afternoon at the aquarium! I love the way that they've set the Tennessee Aquarium up. It is perfect for kids because you just follow the exhibits - most of the time you just zig-zag through. It is very stoller friendly! I actually think that I like it better than the Georgia Aquarium.

Just a side note: We stayed in Chattanooga, TN at the Sheraton Read House. It is a great hotel!! We bid on it through priceline and got it for $47 a night (before fees). HALF PRICE!!! It was such a great hotel- it even has a Starbucks. The room seemed bigger than a normal hotel room. It is definately the place to stay in Chattanooga.

This post does seem to go on and on - but I can't forget about the wedding. It was very sweet and simple. Here are some pics from the reception...

Marshal had fun dancing with his mommy.


John and I hanging out at the reception.


Mitchell was the life of the party! Here he is break dancing! He thinks he's just like the Jonas Brothers.

There's A First Time for Everything!

Just last week Marshal started turning over from his tummy to his back. It was crazy! I was letting him have some tummy time and he all of a sudden just rolled over. I kept rolling him back over and he would quickly return to his back.

Here are some pictures of Marshal practicing rolling over....


Marshal says, "Hello Mr. Cow!"


Yes, he finally rolls over!


Marshal has also moved from his cradle in our room to his "big boy" baby bed in his "big boy" room. I'm glad to say that he has made the transition nicely. Most of the time he will sleep until 6am. At that point I will feed him and then he will sleep until 9am. Its great right now because it allows me to sleep in a little. I'm not looking forward to next week when I start back to work and will have to stay up after his 6am feeding. He's growing up sooo fast!!!

Playing with Cousins

Today we spent the day with my sister-in-law Kay, her 3 kids (Mary Helen, Andrew, and Jack), and my nieces (Lauren and Grayson). There were a total of seven kids to two adults. We started the day by having a "picnic" lunch at a nearby park. It was not a traditional picnic - we picked up Zaxby's. The weather was perfect - not too hot. After eating, the kids played some basketball and ran around the park. We then decided to continue the day at the pool. Kay's subdivision has a great pool with a child's pool and an awesome slide. The kids had so much fun!!! They played for almost 4 hours. (They should sleep really well tonight.) When they weren't swimming they were building tents with the pool chairs and towels. It was so cute. Some other kids saw their tents and also made an attempt to create their own. It was such a wonderful day. Marshal even got to join in on the fun. He swam and then took a nice long nap. He loves the pool!!!

The girls enjoying the pool!


The boys building their tents.


The AWESOME slide!!!


Marshal enjoying the pool with his cousin Mary Helen.

It was such a great day! I enjoyed spending time with my sister-in-law Kay. It was great to have some adult conversations. The best part was watching the kids play enjoy being together. I hope that they will always be close and will remember growing up and making such wonderful memories with their cousins. I hope there will be many more days like today!!!

Blogging

What can I say - I've been inspired! I started reading a friend's blog recently (Brittany) and have been encouraged to start my own blog. I love how blogs can document every day life. I think that this will be a great way to share with family and friends about my family. I have been married for almost 7 years to John. Together we have two handsome sons - Mitchell and Marshal. Mitchell is 6 and Marshal is 3 months old. Although I consider myself creative the whole scrapbooking thing has not worked out. In fact I think that Mitchell has a total of 3 pages in his scrapbook (its really sad!) Hopefully this blog will become like a scrapbook for me.

Tomorrow we are going to get Marshal's 3 month pictures made. Look for a post soon on how those go. With a 3 month old there is no telling what you will get!