So this trip came up very unexpectedly but also planned.... HUH?? So for July 4th weekend we had a trip planned to Atlanta to see our friends the Brownd's. It was Anna's 1st Birthday and Aaron's 2nd Birthday party. Almost 2 weeks before this trip Nathan's boss informed him that he was being loaned out to Atlanta for work and you leave in 2 days... What??? They usually do things like this on a volunteer basis... but I guess they didn't have enough volunteers. Nathan asked if the kids and I would pack up and go with him. So we did! We weren't sure how hotel arrangements would be and since all of this was on AT&T we thought it was worth a shot. Nathan called ahead of time and the hotel upgraded us to a suite for FREE! If we didn't have a suite I don't think we could of made it for 9 days in a hotel. Not so much for small space but because of bedtime. The kids need to go to bed a certain time and Nathan and I don't want to go to bed 8! So it all worked and God blessed me and the kids with a relaxing week and a half. Nathan had to work and worked long hours. It was some extra money in overtime and they covered food up to $40 a day. So our whole family ate for free! Breakfast was included with the hotel... which they were so nice to extend to me and the kids for free too! Like I said it was a FREE break from all the "house chores." We were able to visit alot of friends and the kids and I enjoyed 2 days at the pool. Very relaxing and I enjoyed every minute! I LOVED that a maid came in everyday and brough fresh linens and cleaned. It was probably my fav part!!!! After Nathan's work time it literally backed into our vacation that was planned and we stayed with the Brownd's.
We saw the Brownds just about everyday and had dinner with them when they got home from work. This is our first night we saw them... All the kiddos minus the babies on the couch :)
Aaron and Payton
Taylor
Aaron's birthday is June 26th and Anna's is June 29th. They are a year apart! On Aaron's birthday we celebrated at Adventure Kids and all of them LOVED it! Very cool place! Here is Addy riding one of their cars.
Jackson was all over that place!
Sandy and Anna
Birthday Girl and Birthday Boy
Jackson in the HUGE sandbox
Charlie
Payton
Addy
Taylor
Anna
Aaron's Birthday cake
It rained alot while we were there... we saw a double rainbow one evening... very cool!
Daddy, Payton and Taylor looking at rainbow.
So I was very brave one day (we did this twice!) and I took the kiddos to the pool! By myself... with 4 kids that cannot swim... kind of nerve racking. But it went great! They LOVED it and did very well and listened to the rules. :) It was fun!!!
Here are the girls all decked out ready for the pool!
They didn't leave the stairs! LOL Except with me (which was the rule) to many kids to keep my eye on! They each took turns "swimming" with me and it was alot of fun!
Jackson's first time in the pool! I bought this float but it was awful it didn't keep him up! So that is why he is tilted.
We worked on some school stuff too while we were there....
This is what happens when you wear your kids out! LOL She passed out!
I tried so hard... but well it just didn't work out as planned... LOL I was trying to get a good pic of how we had things set up. The hotel basically had two rooms. A living room and a bedroom. The bedroom had two double beds in it. One for Nathan and I and the other we put two girls in and the other on a palet on the floor and they rotated. Jackson was in a pack n play in the room too. So anywho this is the kids on the girls bed, and they didn't want to take a picture...
Fireworks! On July 3rd we went to downtown Cumming to see the fireworks! We haven't done this with the kids before. I've always wanted to but they start after their bedtime and the crowds... etc. So since we were on vaca we went for it! We met a group of our friends from our church there too... :)
Nathan and the kiddos
Group of great friends!
Jackson checking things out...
Sisterly love
Doing some sparklers
Elijah and Jackson
Watching the fireworks!
Addison's reaction was priceless... here is how she looks watching the fireworks and when they started she said "OMG!!!!"
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