Hammsters in Hotlanta! Part 3

Saturday in Atlanta led us to Zoo Atlanta. I was very excited because we were meeting up with a lot of my friends and all their kids that are the same age as Nate.

Here is the great stroller line-up! Strollers are just about the only way you can guarantee to get 6 toddlers all in the same picture at the same time!




Nate SUPER excited about the monkeys! (Mom NOT so excited about them. Apparently the Atlanta Zoo is like 75% monkey exhibits! *possible slight exaggeration*)



Whee! Nate's first twisty slide! When did he get old enough to do this on his own??!



Nate really loved seeing the Tigers... Maybe he's a Memphis fan already?



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"Okay, listen up guys, what I do to REALLY make my Mommy and Daddy mad is... " Sharing tantrum tips...

Beep beep! Hurry up guys, let's drive away while our parents are distracted... (Apparently driving a school bus is still considered a cool thing when you're 1). :)

After the Zoo we had a late lunch and back to the hotel for a nap. We ended up being VERY surprised at how well Nate did sleeping in the hotel. What we ended up doing was setting up his pack and play behind the large desk that was in the room and throwing a sheet over the desk. That way if Nate was laying down he couldn't see us. There wasn't much we could do if he stood up but we ended up not having to worry about it. Whether it be for nap or bedtime we'd do our normal routine, turn off the lights and then I'd sing (poor kid) and rock him for a few minutes and lay him down. Then I'd walk over to the little area between the foyer and the bathroom and Mike and I would sit on the floor and wait for Nate to drift off to sleep. He fell asleep pretty quickly each time and so it was pretty easy. I also had wireless internet and my laptop to pass the time. Poor Mike had to read our "complimentary copy" of US Today. One night after Nate had gone to sleep we even got the laptop out and watched an episode of Gilmore Girls that we'd brought with us. Mike's laptop has two jacks for headphones and so we just listened with those so we wouldn't wake up Nate. All in all the hotel venture went way better than either of us expected. We're ready for another vacation now that we know we can handle it! :)

Believe it or not there are even MORE pictures to come...