First Field Trips of the Year!

When a possible field trip comes up, we are ready and willing to GO!

My husband had to travel to Atlanta for a business conference, so we turned in into a family trip! While he was sitting in a stuffy conference room (sorry honey!), the kids and I were enjoying the sights and sounds of Atlanta.

This was the first trip to the city where the kids are old enough to actually remember it! They loved watching all the cars and trucks go by and they really loved all the tall buildings. We traded in waking up to the singing of birds, to the horns and engines of traffic! Welcome to the city!!!!

Our first trip was to the Georgia Aquarium. The building was beautiful! The kids enjoyed taking pictures with painted dolphin statues that were outside.  We couldn't wait to see what was inside!!!!

It was amazing to see all the sea creatures inside of a city building. The kids were in awe of all the wonderful creatures there were to see. We talked about how God made each one different and special. I could not get over all the colors!   There were some critters I have never heard of, but we'll get to that later!

If you ever get a chance to go to the Georgia Aquarium, you will not be disappointed. They had more fish there than I could count, but they also had much more than that.  There were Beluga whales, sea turtles, eels, sea horses, sea dragons, sharks, whale shark, sting rays, manta rays, baby sharks, otters, and my favorite, dolphins!!!!!

Minnie (me) and Super Boy loved walking through the tunnel and seeing the fish swim above.

They had a whale shark there that was HUGE.  It wasn't even full grown! We heard that they grow to be as big as a school bus! Oh my!

Whale Shark swimming about us.

 

So, now to the part where I saw something I have never seen or heard before.  Say hello to the garden eel.  I was looking at this tank filled with fish when something (or somethings) caught my eye.  At first, I thought it was a type of grass or coral, but then when I looked closer, I saw adorable little faces!  These were living animals called the garden eels.  They basically dig a hole and live there their entire lives! They just sway back and forth with the current. When something scares them, they go all the way into their holes and you can't see them at all.  We heard that when one of these darlings wants to be buddy- buddy with another eel, they will move next door to them and they live happily ever after!  I just feel in love with these little fellas.  I'm planning on doing some more research on them since they were something new to me! They sort of remind me of Oscar the Grouches worm friend.

Our next stop was the Atlanta's Children Museum. It was the prefect place for the kids to run around and just play and discover!  We were there for 5hours and I can tell you that we all slept great that night.  If you are in the area and can go, make sure you take the cooking class that they offer.  The chef there was amazing and shared so many wonderful cooking tips with the kids. He also taught on the importance of eating those fruits and vegetables.  The kids made a peach type salad and it was amazing!  The kids really enjoyed it and it was nice to sit back and watch them cook for a change!

After the museum, we went to the  Centennial Park.  The last time the Olympics were on, the kids really got into it, so it was nice to show them where the Olympics were held in 1996.  They loved seeing the statues.  The park was just beautiful.

It was so nice to turn a business trip into a couple of field trips. We all had an amazing time. The city was so pretty and the people were super nice!

Since we did the educational trips, being in Atlanta there was a stop that we NEEDED to do before heading home.  A trip to the American Girl store and Bistro!

 

With doll in hand, it was time for some much needed shopping.  This was our first time here and I must say it was amazing!  It was a little over whelming, but we had a great time and Minnie (me) got a couple of really cute things.  We also had dinner there and the food was awesome!!!  I can't wait till we go back again!!

Mommy and Minnie (me)

 All in all, it was an amazing trip.  We had got some field trips out of the way, saw some of Gods amazing creations, played, learned and cooked, and did some shopping!!!  What a blessed trip!

And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that has life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven. Genesis 1:20