Mondays with Crosby and Jane Claire

At 11:24 am, Crosby Fox turned 3 years and 21 weeks old!!!  At 1:03 pm, Jane Claire turned 8 weeks old!!!  I am not even going to say what I am thinking.  Just know it has something to do with time and speed. How cute is that picture of my babies??  Jane Claire smiled right as I snapped the picture.  What a precious smile my baby girl has.  It just melts me.  And sweet Crosby.  He is still madly in love with his baby sister.  He is so loving with her.  Not an ounce of jealousy so far.  Just love.

Apparently he is teaching her to act out in front of the camera already!!!  It might look like he is choking her but that is not the case.  He just got her to stick her tongue out at the camera...

I remember being accused of sticking my tongue out at my dad once and I absolutely did NOT do it.  Nor did I spill the powder all over the bathroom sink but I got in trouble for that one, too!  I don't hold a grudge... Anyway.  I have proof that she really did stick her tongue out at me!  No spanks for my little beauty though!  Just kisses! ;-)

One Tuesday, headed out for a day at the park.  We started out at Crockett park and attempted frisbee golf.  Blake got panicked over the possibility of one of us getting into posion ivy so we left and headed to Centennial Park.  We packed a lunch and ate it there. Blake made the sandwiches while I took pictures...

Our little fella climbing in a tree...

Oh my!  I finally got a cute one of him with no sign of the dreaded chipmunk!  Hallelujah!!!

Soooo.  They called on Wednesday morning and said Crosby could come for the last day of school.  Technically the M/W/F kids had their last day on Wednesday. Since Crosby only went on M/F he was going to miss out on that.  Crosby was excited to spend one more day with his friends!  Now we have "First and Last Day: Take Two" ;-)

First day of school...

Last day of school...

He looks so much bigger in than he did a few months ago.  Baffling...

On Thursday, we headed to Otter Creek for a preschool play day on the playground.  Jane Claire and I hung out in the shade most of the time!

It was a super sunny day.  Crosby spent most of his time on the playground.  When things started to wrap up, I looked over and saw him and Dean at the picnic table under the tree.  Next thing you know, they were hanging like monkeys...

Dean the monkey...

Blake had 4 days off over Memorial Day weekend.  We decided it would be the perfect opportunity to take a little trip.  The beach was too far.  Camping with a 100 degree heat index sounded less than appealing.  That left nearby cities with fun attractions for kids.  In the end, we booked a trip to Atlanta.  Blake and I were living in Auburn when the Georgia Aquarium opened and really wanted to go.  We never made it.  So this was the perfect opportunity.  We ended up getting a City Pass, which allowed us to visit the Aquarium, the World of Coca-Cola, the Fernbank Museum of Natural History, CNN and the Zoo.  We managed to squeeze them all in Saturday, Sunday and Monday.  We drove half way on Friday and stayed the night with Aunt Dot.  Leah and Jay were in town when we came back through so we stopped again to visit with time.  (Why didn't we take a single picture Aunt Dot???)  It was a full weekend but it was a lot of fun!  And we are proud we survived a trip with a 3.5 year old and a near 8 week old!!  Bring on Disney... ;-)

Hula Hooping at the Fernbank on Saturday morning...

...amongst the dinosaurs!!!

Maybe a T-Rex?!?

Interestingly enough, there was a special exhibit...

If you can see what the book says, you may figure it out.  The Scoop on Poop!  I have to say it actually was interesting!

The City Pass allowed for several extras at some of the attractions.  At the Fernbank, we were able to see an IMAX movie.  Crosby getting ready to see Born to be Wild...

Crosby climbing into a bird's nest!

The 4 of us trying out the green screen, giving a weather report...

More dionsaurs...

Of course I had to take a picture of the fox for our Fox!

Leaving the Fernbank...

We checked in our room and took a short nap before heading back out.  We walked around Olympic Centennial Park for a bit.  Once Crosby saw half of Atlanta playing in the fountains, it was over.  He REALLY wanted to participate.  We caved and off he went...

We headed to the aquarium on Sunday.  Crosby enjoyed seeing all of the fish but man could he jump from one tank to the next before we could even find the fish we were supposed to look at!!

The large tanks were quite impressive...

There were tons of beautiful (and huge!) fish to watch...

Whale Shark...

Crosby insisted Jane Claire and I sit on this seahorse with him after lunch!

Beautiful and graceful beluga whales...

Another City Pass perk was seeing a dolphin show and watching a 3-D movie.  It was nice to sit and feed the babe without having to miss out on the fun with the boys!

The World of Coca-Cola was right across the park from the Aquarium so we went straight to the next tour.  Thank goodness for the stroller and Ergo.  Jane Claire slept the whole day away and Crosby was able to rest when he needed a second wind!  It was close to 4 o'clock by the time we got into the Coke museum.  We watched another 3-D movie there and toured the exhibits.  We even got to sample different drinks from all over the world.  There were some pretty tasty flavors that aren't sold around here.  Then of course there were some flavors I wouldn't touch again even if they were sold in the US!

In front of one of the first delivery trucks...

Crosby "ordering" a Coke!

Another old car...

Makes your mouth water...

Crosby walked right up to the Coca-Cola bear and gave him multiple hugs.  It was like they had known each other for years!

We went to our room for maybe  30 minutes before heading back out again.  We jumped on the MARTA and headed to Mary Mac's for dinner.  Crosby was excited to ride the train!

And he got to take his first taxi ride back to the hotel.  He made fast friends with our cab driver, Lockhart!  Needless to say, we crashed as soon as we got back to our room.  What a fun but busy day!

On Monday morning, we did the CNN tour, which was interesting for the adults but less than appealing to Crosby.  Thankfully, the Zoo was next on the agenda.  We were quite impressed with the Atlanta Zoo.  It was compact with lots of animals that you could get really close too!  See the chipmunk and the panda...

Crosby climbing on the gorilla statue...

Our little lion...

Elephants out and about...

Crosby got to do all of the "rides" with the City Pass.  Yes, the rock climbing wall is a "ride"!!!

Making his way up...

He made it half way up but was very sad he didn't ring the bell at the top.  Poor thing was technically 8 pounds shy of the weight requirement!  He would have gotten for sure had he had a little more bulk.  Next time little man, next time!

Me and Jane Claire on the "free" carousel ride...

And Crosby...

Blake and Crosby on the "free" train ride.  And this train goes a lot farther than the one in Nashville!! ;-)

Jane Claire enjoyed the train ride too!

The Zoo wrapped up our time in Atlanta.  After our visit (and Crosby's swim) with family, we headed back home.  What a fun filled Memorial Day weekend!   And we made it home in time to snap one last picture...

Jane Claire at 8 weeks!

And a few fun facts about Jane Claire at 8 weeks...

We are making the move from newborn to size 1 diapers.  Although I mistakenly picked up size 2 diapers for our trip!!  They looked enormous but we made them work!

She has given me a few 5 hour stretches at night. 

She is smiling all of the time now.  Just presh...

She is starting to find her voice and her hands!

She can't wear newborn clothes anymore.  We are now for sure in 0-3 month.  Even 3-6 month is some brands!  I never thought she would get that big...

I can finally say feeding her doesn't hurt!

She is the most darling little girl I have ever seen!! ;-)