They came straight from the airport on Friday afternoon. Luckily the girls woke up a little bit before they arrived. Lily was so excited! When they called to say they were on the way, we told Lily and she said "I just can't wait!" She asked several times "Are Grandpops and Grandma Jan here yet?" and also would say "I'm so excited!" When they arrived, she turned shy for about a minute, and then brightened right up when Grandma Jan agreed to see her and Mia's rooms with her. From then on, it was hard to pull her away from Grandma Jan!
We spent Friday evening just hanging out at our home. Lily and Jan played tons of games together, and Mia had a great time showing David her tricks of jumping on Lily's bed. We all enjoyed talking and catching up and playing. About 5:30, I fixed dinner for us because that is simply easier than getting the girls ready and trying to contain their excitement of seeing David and Jan. After dinner, we played a little more, and then it was closing in on bedtime, so they headed to their hotel and we put the girls to bed.
On Saturday morning, we all met up at The Georgia Aquarium. See the picture below we took just before walking in.
We had a lot of fun visiting the Aquarium! The girls had a lot of fun running around and seeing the different type of fish. Mia is really good at saying "FISH!" (sounds like "FEESH!"), so we heard that a lot. Mia also got really good at saying "Pops!" ("Grandpops" and "Grandma Jan" are a little difficult right now) which was super cute. Both girls enjoyed seeing the fish, but to be honest, I think they liked it best when we sat down to eat a snack, so we let them run around, dance and jump since no one else was around us. It was a good way to get their energy out. We loved seeing the beluga whales, whale sharks, humongous grouper, garden eels, jellyfish, seahorses, penguins, sleeping sea otters, albino alligators and lots of other fish. It was really interesting. Finally it was time to go, so we headed out through the gift shop (don't you love it when places force you out that way?). Lily was beyond thrilled when Grandma Jan agreed (after getting my permission, thank you!) to get her a rainbow lollipop. Grandpops and Grandma Jan also surprised the girls with a few other souvenirs: a book, two puzzles, an adorable sea otter harness to use when Mia is out walking around in a crowd so she can't run away (this was our suggestion!) and a snowglobe which Lily calls a "snowblow." Both girls were fascinated with the lollipop when we left the Aquarium, but once it was gone, they have played nonstop with their other new toys. Lily has asked to take the "snowblow" to school for Show and Tell tomorrow.
After a good nap when we got home, we met back up with David and Jan at Atlanta Fish Market. Mia enjoyed her broiled salmon, some sticky rice, a few of my veggies and lots of mashed potatoes; Lily thought her chicken fingers and mashed potatoes were really good. They both loved the bread too. I hadn't given either of them an afternoon snack thinking that would help them eat a good dinner; I didn't think about the delicious bread that comes out before dinner that would fill them up! Lily asked David several times "tell me a funny joke." She has gotten really into jokes recently, and she knows Grandpops can always come up with a good laugh! Overall, they did really well at dinner which I was grateful for, and we all appreciated such a wonderful treat. After dinner, the girls wanted to show Grandma Jan the huge fish out front while David and Ryan got the cars from the valet.
When the cars arrived, we unfortunately had to say goodbye to Grandpops and Grandma Jan who were heading back to Chicago on Sunday morning. We had such a fun weekend with them! I know the girls absolutely adored them and loved spending time together. I know I can safely speak for all four of us when I say I hope they can come back soon!
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