Atlanta in a Nutshell

Here we are at the park again, and Samantha is trying to spin until she falls. We had a good time in Atlanta, and I am sure we will go back for other trips. We want to go to the aquariums in Baltimore and Chatanooga next. They seem to be the best things for the younger children, especially if they love fish like Samantha. She keeps asking me to go see the "fishies" and stay in a big hotel daily. We will not be surprised if she becomes a world traveller when she gets older. It was very hot out, so Samantha decided she needed to be carried. I was just ready to find some air conditioning.
Ernie takes Samantha for rides on the luggage cart. I am sure that it is probably not a good idea, but we all know how that goes.
We even found an indoor play land at a mall for Samantha to enjoy. She would have stayed there all night! I wish we had one of these around here for when it is too hot to play outside.
We made a stop at IKEA and got the children some things. Samantha loved this bed and laid down for a nap. If she only would do this in her own bed, but she has still given up naps since her paci's went away.

Of course we had to swim in the hotel pool. I actually took a little time off and stayed upstairs to feed Woody. Ernie got the enjoyment of chasing her in and out of the pool. "Look mommy, I swimming," is what she said about 100 times.
There was a Black Arts Festival while we were there, so we went and found some things to do with Samantha. There were a lot of people there!
They had all sorts of booths for the children to enjoy themselves. Samantha is painting a soccer ball on this poster.

Ernie helped Samantha make a fan at the Trinidad Tobago tent. She liked looking at all of the carnival outfits.

This spinney chair was her favorite thing at the park. It would spin with no help and she would get very dizzy. Ernie tried to stay close to try and catch her when she would start to fall off. The drums are her favorite, so when the park had some she had to go and investigate.
She loved this slide which was made of rollers. She even tried going down on her belly at one point.
Here is how Samantha dresses herself:
Here is what she is supposed to look like: