Weekend Georgia Family Update
Well Jodi and Braylen arrived very early Saturday morning. They tried taking the first flight out of Michigan at 6:45AM. Jodi told me as they were getting on the plane the pilot asked Braylen if he wanted to come fly the plane? So he walked into the cockpit sat down in the chair, put on the captain’s hat and started to “pretend” fly the plane with the captain. Jodi did get a couple of pictures but we don’t have them downloaded yet. Jodi and I both agree that Delta is such a great airline and this gesture to Braylen really put the icing on the cake.
So when they finally reached Atlanta it seemed to be our fastest grab and go as our luggage was already on the carousel when we got there. I was so surprised at how fast we were getting our stuff that Braylen and I started heading for the door as Jodi was yelling HEY we have to get the car seat!!!! When we got settled into the apartment Braylen and I played for a little bit before Jodi and him took a 4 hour nap. Once they both woke up and we had some lunch, Braylen and I headed to a park as Jodi was going to do some shopping at the Forum. The park that we went to is a very nice park that has the Chattahocee River running down the back of it. Well after running around for awhile, Braylen wanted to head down by the river.
This river has a lot of big rocks that you can stand on and jump from rock to rock. Braylen didn’t hesitate, sat down told me he wanted to go in and started taking off his shoes. So of course I followed his lead and prepared to get wet. Braylen did a great job getting around the rocks and I was very proud of his confidence in trying this. We had the most fun as I picked up rocks that he would toss “Splash” in the water. We did this for a good 35 minutes. It was a great father son bonding activity. So after we got done playing in the water we headed back to the park, but that wouldn’t last long because little guy wanted to go back down by the water. This time we went down another way where a couple was standing by a log in the water. The man asked if Braylen wanted to stand on the log, and he said yes. So there Braylen is standing on this log watching a couple of men fly fish. Braylen finds this long stick that is floating in the water and starts to pretend to fish as well. Everyone just starting laughing, it was very cute. Well the great moment came to a sudden end when Braylen slipped off the log and fell into the water.
I scooped him up as quickly as I could but he was already soaked from head to toe. So we called Momma to come pick us up. Braylen was crying and telling me that Momma was going to be angry at him for getting wet, which I told him it was only an accident and she wouldn’t be mad. As we headed to the front of the park I slowly started pulling off his wet clothes. By the time Jodi got there he was just in his diaper and shirt. Of course Momma wasn’t mad at him which really calmed him down as he started to show her his new fishing rod.
So after we went home and got changed we headed to Pizza Hut for some pizza. The first night ended without much more activity except for me spending 40 minutes trying to get him to go potty which didn’t happen. The next morning we all woke up and got ourselves ready for church. Church was going to be a little different this time as the childrens choir was going to perform their spring concert. Jodi and I were very impressed with these kids as they did a wonderful job, and I actually found it very entertaining. Braylen was a bit of a handful this time around and as soon as we took communion we headed out.
The next stop for us was Monkey Joe’s were Braylen could get some of his energy out. So we spent about an hour and a half there until it was time to leave so Braylen could go take a nap and we could head to our next activity. Our next stop was the North Georgia outlet mall. On the way into the outlets we passed a small play area inside one of the courtyards and Braylen just had to go there. But we had to try to get new shoes for him which was a bit of a struggle as Braylen was just focused on the play area.
After we got him some shoes him and I headed to the park as Jodi continued to shop. Jodi told me that she was going into the Gap which I did not hear, or didn’t remember her saying. After about 15 minutes in the crowded play area Braylen and I started down the courtyard to find Jodi. We spent about 15 minutes looking for her and I started to get worried that we lost her. So I thought maybe we should just head back to the park because if we are both moving odds are we won’t find each other. As Braylen went back into play I kept my head on a swivel looking for Jodi, along with a payphone. I started to think that I need to ask someone if I could borrow their cell phone since I forgot mine at home. Well as I continued to worry Jodi came out of the Gap which was actually right next to the park!!!! BOY WAS I RELIEVED to see her. Braylen really enjoyed playing at the park the second time as there were a few less kids and he actually was playing with 2 or 3 other little boys.
It took me a few minutes to get him down off the equipment but I told him that we can’t lose momma again and its time to go. So after chasing him around a few stores (meaning he hit his wall) we started our journey back home. In the car Braylen was very slap happy and was making me laugh the rest of the way home as we just acted very silly making momma just shake her head and giggle at us. Once we got home, we ate some dinner, I gave Braylen a bath and we called it a night.
This morning Braylen was excited about his new shoes that have lights on the side and light up when he walks and jumps. He seemed to have no problem with going into daycare and hopefully today will be a good day for him there.
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