Birthday Trip to Atlanta

For Daddy's birthday, we took a few days off from work and drove down to Atlanta to visit with friends and family! We also went to the Georgia Aquarium!

Out on the porch is Richie with "Oma!"


Here we find Richie with all of his paternal grandparents and Great-Grandma-GG. Yes, that's GGGG or G⁴!


Here are all of the Atlanta relatives: Eli, Darrel, Connie, Sammy, Oma, Honey, Papa-Nat and G⁴.


Aunt-Beth and Cousin-Conner


Down the road from Aunt-Stinky is a little farm with a Pony! (Who has a pony?)


Sammy and Richie read to ride the gator


Connor! Don't touch the sheep! It's a zombie! You can tell from the eyes!


Aunt-Stinky gets very upset if I don't post a picture of her. Too bad the is the LEAST unflattering picture I took. Sorry Uncle Vic. You were caught in the crossfire.


Gee-Gee!


The Atlanta Aquarium was full of all sorts of fish Richie has not had the pleasure of meeting. He did seem all too close to these rather large piranha!


This is from the back-side of the piranha tank.


Richie. What does an alligator say?


The boy in the bubble.


Fish-fish-fish!


Ptptptpt-kiss-kiss-kiss, yes, that's how a Richie says See horse!


Penguin! Note the look-hole in the background.


Richie and Dada in a look-out hole


Richie! Zombie fish are coming to attack you!



After a long day at the aquarium, Richie will sleep just about anywhere.


On the drive back, we passed by the good-old Giant Peach water-tower in Gaffney, S.C.


This is one of Richie's favorite videos to watch. He loves to point out Mama and Oma when they make their cameos.


Sea Jellies! (Yes, they used to be Jellyfish, but no more! It the same people that say Pluto is not a planet...Freaks!)



Sometimes trying to get Richie to smile for a picture take more effort than expected.


Hanging out wit da fishes.


PIGGY!