Saturday, March 29, 2008

Playing Baseball

Grammy and Paw Paw came over this evening to eat dinner with us. After dinner the kids went outside to show them how well they could pitch and bat. Here are a few clips I took of Ella and Trent.

We are hoping that Ella may attend college on a softball scholarship after watching her hit the ball a few times. Notice that she's hitting it left-handed Pops!

Here's Ella trying to hit the balls coming out of Trent's pitching machine. She wasn't having as much luck.

Ella Reads Her Book

I forgot that I had taken this video last weekend. We were waiting for our table at Red Lobster so Purson went ahead and gave the kids their Easter gifts. Both Trent and Ella received a Dr. Seuss book and stuffed animal to match the book. What got us so tickled about Ella was that she licked her fingers everytime she went to turn a page in her book.

Mentos and Diet Coke Experiment Video

I've tried several times to get this video to load in the following post but have been unsuccessful. Hopefully, this will work.

Wednesday, March 26, 2008

Wednesday at Pops and Purson's

Today we took it easy and made a quick trip to the mall...shopping with Ella without a stroller is not the easiest thing in the world. We ate a quick lunch at Dairy Queen in the Food Court and enjoyed a "Dilly Bar" for dessert. Then we moved on to the park where we spent about 45 minutes. Trent was not the happiest camper because he didn't have anyone to play with while we were there - schools in the Atlanta area are not on Spring Break so there were no school age children to hang around with. It was also time for Ella's nap so we went home earlier than I had expected.



Earlier this evening Pops and Trent finally got to perform the Mentos & Diet Coke experiment. I hope you enjoy the photos and short video clip.








Tuesday, March 25, 2008

Visiting Pops and Purson in Atlanta...again

Here we are in Atlanta...our 3rd trip! Trent, Ella, and I arrived last night and will be staying here until Thursday. As I type, Trent and Pops are in the kitchen cooking dinner and Ella is finishing up her nap.

Today I took the kids back to the Fernbank Museum. We bought a family membership last summer and were not able to see everything so today we went back and were able to accomplish it all. Some of the things were the same as last time but they did have a few new things to play with. Here are a couple of pictures and a short video of our outing.


Ella feeds the baby birds in the interactive Life in Georgia exhibit. She really enjoyed this exhibit last summer.

This is the tree house in the middle of the Life in Georgia exhibit.

Where's Ella???? She's learning about camouflage, of course! This is a vest the kids wear and then they are able to stand in front of the colored boards and look at themselves in a mirror. It is pretty neat.

Trent and Ella learn more able plant and animal life in the state of Georgia. Here they see if they can snag any native fish of the state.

Trent enjoys catching Blue Crab in his net. Another sea animal native to the state.

Ella remembered making bubbles from this summer. She was excited to get to do it again.

Trent thinks he looks like Harry Potter in this picture.

The Fernbank has a great dinosaur display. This walk-through exhibit takes you through the entire scientific history of the state from the earliest one-celled organisms that lived millions of years ago, through the age of the dinosaurs, and into the present day.


Trent remembered the weatherman display from this summer so it was high on his list of things to revisit. Last time Ella wasn't to excited about it but this time she seemed to do a little better.

Friday, March 21, 2008

Going to See the Easter Bunny!

Since we had the day off today I took the kids to the mall to see the Easter Bunny. Since it was a beautiful day outside this afternoon I thought I would take a picture of the cuties.


Thank you to Abby and Purson for all the hours they spend looking for just the right outfits for the kids. I wish the picture was better but it was time for nap and Ella was not completely cooperative.

Thursday, March 20, 2008

HAPPY BIRTHDAY POPS!

In celebration of Pop's birthday today the grandkids will perform "Happy Birthday to You."