Happy Easter!

On Saturday, we went to a farm in Walnut Grove, GA.  They did a fun Easter egg hunt for the little ones.  We got there a little late, but managed to snag a few eggs from the older kids' hunt.

Art loved banging the plastic eggs together.

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Warning! Tear jerkers ahead!  

Someone should pay me for these shots.

Rowan is so sweet to her cousin.

Precious Moments eat your heart out!

Here are three generations of O'Connors.

Art wanted to drive home, but we wouldn't let him.

We love this hat and everyone asks where we purchased an infant size NFL hat.

We worked up an appetite after the egg hunt so we went to Kelly's BBQ for lunch.  It was a tiny place that could easily be picked up and moved by a trailer!

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Here's Easter Sunday!

I wanted to get a picture in as quickly as possible.  I guess Art didn't like that idea and wanted to eat.

This is seriously 20 minutes later right after he ate.  Nice...

We wanted to get a close-up of the two of us.

I love his smile!

We went to the neighborhood greenspace before lunch to play bocce.

I didn't think I liked overalls, but these are so cute on him!

Gigi took care of the babies while we played.

The guys just chillin' on the couch.

Welcome to Atlanta

We threw a shower for my sister-in-law, Kim.  She's due in June and they're keeping us in suspense as to the sex of the baby.  It will be exciting to find out once he/she is born! (My guess is a girl... We'll see if I am right in June.)

What a colorfully clad bunch!

Art eats snacks in the afternoon and now we are trying to wean him from his 4 PM feeding.  (sniffle...)  Rowan tried her best to grab some food off of his plate.  She loves the puffs.

Can you believe my aunt made this cake?  She could charge a fortune for these things.  It was so beautiful and tasty.

Alex and Kim brought huge suitcases to bring their goodies home on the plane. Alex had the bright idea to put Rowan in a suitcase.  She loved it!

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We had more fun visitors last weekend as well.  Anthony and his girlfriend drove down for a long weekend.  We did some Atlanta-rific stuff.

First stop, the Varsity.  The Varsity is right off of GT's campus.  I think I ate there one time in college (and I think that was a late night fiasco).  We usually avoid this place because it is greasy, but I have been misguided all these years.  It was tasty and not as I remembered. Now, how can I get Brian to return?  

Here's Art ordering two chili dogs and onion rings.  The disappointing part is that their sweet tea had lemon in it...

Art asking, "What'll ya have?" (This is how the cashiers tell you they are ready for your order.) He liked the paper hat, but hopefully his calling is not working for the Varsity.

We visited the aquarium next.  Art was asleep during the last trip.  This time he watched a little bit more.  I love the touch pools, but Art doesn't have long enough arms or good control to touch the sharks and rays.  

He'd still rather chew on his stroller.

The alligators liked to get close to the spectators and would swim close to the glass.  Glad there is a nice boundary between us.  This was creepy. 

Art wanted the otters to play.  They have been lazy the last two times we visited.

This one may not be easy to see, but it is looking up into the mouth at one of the sharks. This one would eat you.

The aquarium was fun and we hope to get back.  They are building a dolphin exhibit that should open this summer.  YAY!

We went to the Brick Store in Decatur for dinner.  I think this is what European pubs look like with the natural wood tables and stools for chairs.  Art's hook on chair would only fit on one part of the table.  It had a grown up vibe as well so it really put me in a panic when he got a little too loud!  We kept the gerber puffs flowing.

Cheesy Poofs

This breaks my heart to watch. He is growing up so much! He saw me eating a snack today and started smacking his lips so I gave him some of his cheese puffs (they are made by Gerber for him). He has a tough time picking them up, but if I help him do it correctly, he can. I love how he chews.

They say its your birthday

We are so far behind.  Sorry!  A few weekends ago, we celebrated Art's Great Grandmother's 89th birthday! 

No one was paying attention to the camera.  Art was done with camera altogether.

Nanny and her sister, Kathleen, both celebrate their birthdays about a week apart!

Art in his pjs laughing at Aunt Ilene

Brian now parts Art's hair down the side.  It does look cute, but it is funny because it is done the same as Brian's.

We hung up Art's monogram finally.  This was a gift from his Godmother and was hand painted in Texas by one of her friends to match our decorating!

I made a diaper cake for my sister-in-law's shower. He rolled around like a cat with a ball of string.

I rolled up almost 100 diapers.

Placed them together to look like tiers of a cake.

Waalaaa.  Here's the finished product at the house.  Check back to see it at the shower.

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We went to the park again with more friends.  This is Art with Gwyn and Joey.

Hanging out and Gwyn was temporarily blinded by the sun.

Just focusing on a toy that makes car sounds.

The week in pictures

We did pretty well this week with keeping track of our activities.  We are lucky to have so many new and old friends to be a part of our lives with him.

On Monday, we stopped by Catherine's place to see her new addition.  She adopted a 8 month old puppy that she named Piper.  Yay for pet adoption and giving a homeless pet a loving place!

The puppy has as much energy as Morgan and is absolutely adorable.  Art loves dogs so we had to see her!

Afterwards, we did dinner at Felini's.  Mmmm, pizza...

On Tuesday we had an event with the Hip Mommies (my meetup group is Hip Mommies, Happy Babies).  It was a gorgeous day and we were able to do lunch at Grant Park in downtown Atlanta.  Spring is just around the corner!

Cameron (the 13 month old) decided to photo bomb and snuck in the picture.  Just kidding! She's the only walker of the group and her mom was taking a picture of us.  She happened to be strolling by.  

Everyone thinks Art is wearing a Seminoles hat.  No way, Jose! The real fans know the difference though. Because he wore this hat, I found another mom in the group that is from Great Falls and was born in Fairfax, VA!

I love digital cameras.  We took tons of St. Patrick's Day photos.  I can't believe the dog stood still.

Isn't this adorable?

We went to Little Gym on Wednesday.  Some people were dressed up, but it wasn't as festive as I thought it would be.  I get smiles when he rolls around, too!

  

Here's us getting ready for bed. He looks chub-a-lub in this photo.

I played tennis on Thursday morning.  Since we were up at the tennis courts, we got some time in at the swing.  I thought we'd try putting them in the swing together. It went well, but I think they got a little bored.

On Friday, we met up with some more people at a park nearby.  This is the first that we have hung out with people in our neck of the woods.  I am excited to go to the park more often when it gets nice outside. Of course, we forgot a hat, but luckily we were in the shade. 

This is our good luck charm for the tournament.  It worked on Friday!

Here's the punkin getting ready for bed.  He was excited to hold his pjs.

Here's Dad giving him a kiss. He is so happy.

I caught this one during the week.  They love each other! Morgan really loves to lick!