an American Adventure

Today we joined the Mom's Club for a field trip to American Adventures up in Marietta (NW of Atlanta.) I thought it would be cool to check out the country/side roads on our way so I had our navigation avoid all Interstates on the way there. (note to all y'all northerners...you are not allowed to say "freeways" here in the South...they are Interstates...Lesson Learned.) So my avoiding all Interstates didn't do much for us at all except allow us to breathe semi-truck diesel fumes and make the trip almost twice as long (say one hour and 40 minutes as opposed to just one hour) So yeah...won't do that again when I go to American Adventures. (but we most likely WILL go again...the kids had a lot of fun.) I'd say the target age range is 3-8 years old and just perfect for us.

Lauren, Tyler and Ella on the tea-cups

Ella was trying to tell them how to turn themselves in circles.

Tyler and Lauren riding on the big trucks.
Lauren, Tyler and I rode the Hot Air Balloons.

I took a picture of the three of us in the mirror. Can you see us?!

Ahh the swings. That was always one of my favorites. Both Lauren and Tyler took a ride.

In the picture Tyler is sitting in front of their friend Madison.

And of course there was a train...and of course they had to ride it. You can see Lauren's pony-tail just behind Tyler.

One of the last rides....The Chuck-Wagon

what fun, what fun

They are riding with their friend Emma

Here is a group shot (attempted group shot may be more appropriate) of the gang.

Tyler and Lauren are the 2nd and 3rd from the left.

(and yes, Tyler insisted on wearing his Boots because "they light up when I walk")

We headed home soon after the above picture was taken. It was an awesomely fun trip and I can't wait to go back.

Somehow, Lauren and Tyler had some saved up energy which they used up while waiting for Daddy to come home from his out of town work trip. They called this game "Tummy Airplane" and the Tummy would bounce the Airplane off or something like that.

Dinner tonight was Pesto Chicken Pilaf and Sugar Snap Peas. It was good but nothing to write home about. So I'm not including the recipe. However, if you just cook some chicken, top with pesto sauce and parm. cheese, boil up a box of Whole Grain rice pilaf, and serve with (cooked) frozen Sugar Snap Peas you've got this meal made.

And this brings us to the end of this American Adventure.