Our Visit South

The week after Christmas we made a trip down to Georgia to see our families and friends.  Pat and I also got to enjoy seeing Auburn play in the Chick Fil A Bowl with my parents!!!  Sadly, Ellie couldn't come with us because it was a late game.  Ellie stayed in and  had fun playing with the O'Donnells!!

We got to see lots of friends and spend quality time with our families.  Since we chose to do Christmas in New York just the 3 of us, it was important to us to get to see our family and most of all the grandparents were anxious to see their granddaughter. 

Pat and I really had fun on our night out to dinner in Atlanta with some great friends!!

The most fun was taking Ellie to the Georgia Aquarium!!  She was completely captivated!!

Here are a few pictures from our trip:

Hanging out with thr girls.  Liz, Clara,  and Natalie!

Clara was so sweet to share all her toys with Ellie.

Ellie had fun meeting our friend's Rachel and Ben's little boy Liam, we did too.

My Uncle Mark and Kate came to up to see  Ellie.

Our Day at the Aquarium!!

Walking through the tunnel looking at tons of fish, whale sharks, sting rays, and much more. 

She loved it!!!  Love that smile :)

Wakling to the next exhibit with Nana Rose and CeCe. 
Ellie was really good about always holding someone's hand as we walked through the aquarium. 

Going through the tunnels wth Daddy to get a closer look.

Looking at the HUGE Japanese crabs with GPa.

Checking out the penguins.  They were getting fed so couldn't get as close a look.

Watching the otters play with CeCe.

Kisses for GPa!  Check out the lionfish.

What a fun day!!  It's pretty ridulous how many pictures I took!! We saw so many beautiful and amazing underwater creatures.  The beluga whales are my favorite!!  It's hard to say what Ellie's favorite was, she was interested in everything.  The Dolphin Tales show was a lot fof fun too!!  We really had a great day!!!

And a wonderful trip back south!!
Then we flew back home to the winter weather.