After returning home from Arkansas, we stayed in Mississippi for two days before hitting the road again, this time headed east for Georgia. David had a conference in Atlanta, so the children and I tagged along, mostly because we wanted to be able to travel to my sister's house to meet the new baby. (That's a whole post of its own.) We arrived in ATL late Tuesday. David's conference did not start until Thursday, so we were able to spend the day together on Wednesday. Once again I did a stinky job of taking pictures of all that we did, but I will do my best to remember most of the details.
Our children spent so much time in the car over the break, we felt it very important to use up some of that energy as were were able. FBC Woodstock, where David's conference was held, has an incredible playground. We spent some time there Wednesday morning.
Summer taking a minute to smile for the camera.
And Tilly, too.
Carter had so much fun climbing the ropes.
He and Summer climbed up to the top more than once. They are definitely two peas in a pod. Highly competitive, too!
Those of you who know Tilly well are aware of her telling facial expressions. Love this face!
The big 3 spent most of their time on the web of ropes, while Story wandered around doing her own thing. We are thankful for her independence and content to play alone. She entertains herself well!
After time on the playground, we headed over to one of our favorite eats, Gabriel's, to meet Mr. Frank and Mrs. Shirley for lunch. They are an older couple from our church in Austell, who have just really invested into our family. David and I talk often about how we want to be a Frank and Shirley for a David and Heather when we grow up. Oh, how they have blessed us!
We did a little shopping for some spring clothes for the children after lunch, and then we met up with one of other friends, Emily, for supper at another favorite, Willy's. Hattiesburg has so many great places to eat, but we are missing some of our favorites, so it was fun to eat at them while we were in ATL. David and I met Emily in the summer of 2004, while working MFUGE in Nashville. She moved to ATL not long after we did and has been such an encouragement to David and me. Emily was at the hospital when all four of our children were born. We love her dearly!
Thursday, we met up with a group of ladies from our church, who were also in town for the conference and took them to IKEA, one of our favorite places ever! After IKEA, David and the ladies headed back to the conference, and the children and I went over to our friend Tricia's house to spend some time. We met Tricia, Nathan, and Emily while we were serving in Austell and just became really great friends with them. It was refreshing to spend some time with them in their new home. Friday morning, the children and I headed to Shelter Cove to meet our newest family member. Don't you think an entire post should be dedicated to meeting McKinley? I do!
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