Back 2 School & Wed. Wonder Why

It's back to school day here in Southern Indiana.
The older boys had to get on the bus at 6:30 a.m.! Yikes!
Evan is starting his Sophmore year and Logan is starting his 8th grade year.
As usual, they were less than enthused to have their annual B2S picture taken.
They won't allow me to take their picture outside, heaven forbid someone see them.
So we took it in the house, breakfast sandwiches in hand and all.

Isaiah's first day of 5th grade is today. He's very excited to see his friends again. He still lets me take his picture on the front porch. Thanks Isaiah, have a great day of school sweetie!

And finally, for the second post of my new series WONDER WHY WEDNESDAYS....

I wonder why my oldest son thought that he and his 3 teenaged friends could all sit on my swing at the same time!

Happy Birthday Lori

We traveled to Indpls over the weekend to be part of my friend Lori's surprise birthday party. Her husband Mark planned the surprise. Lori never caught on and was truly surprised!

It was great to see you again! Your boys are really growing fast! It was great catching up on old times too! Lori, my husband Dennis and I went to college together.

Happy Birthday Lori!

The hearse, I guess in case Lori didn't make it through the event. hehe

If your wedding is like this..please invite me!!

Wonder Why Wednesday

I wonder why my children think it is acceptable to never change a roll of toilet paper.

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Georgia Aquarium

A few pictures, ok, more that just a few, of the Georgia Aquarium. We went last Thursday while in Atlanta with Dennis on a business trip. It is supposed to be one of the largest aquariums in the world. The price was certainly the largest price I've paid to see an aquarium! It was nice, but in my opinion not really worth the $27.00 a person ticket price! Wish you could have made it Duchess, here's what you missed.
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..The boys at the touch pool. They could touch stingray and sharks.

Japanese long legged crabs
Beluga Whales
One of my favorite rooms in the aquarium was the tunnel. Sharks, stingray, manatee and fish swim beside and above you. It was awesome! The tunnel is under a 6.1 million gallon pool! The next 13 photos show different views of the tunnel.







Giant Whale Shark. He swam over us in the tunnel, but I didn't have my camera ready for a pic. She was huge. The guide said she was still a baby!
Can you pick Isaiah out of the crowd?
Yep, he's the one with the camera. (just like mom!)

Grouper f.y.i...can reach upto 1000 pounds and 10 feet long. They are also on the vulnerable or threatened list of fishes. So think twice before ordering them at your next sea food resturant!


Ok, now for my favorite part of the aquarium. Jelly Fish. Yep. Oh how I could photograph them all day long and never tire of their effortless floating!

Ok, so I told the boys when we get to the end of the tunel let me take your picture. They did what I asked with no fighting, etc. (miracle) and when I reviewed my pic, I noticed that Logan was flashing the gang "blood" sign ..the bloods and crypts..anyway..what a goof ball. Oh and look at Evan, he's saying "Logan don't!" He's a good kid. Isaiah, not so happy to have to stand by his brothers for a photo. I love my boys!

Take two. Less than enthused. Come on mom, this is embarrassing!
Trying to get a silly sillohette picture. I love sillohettes! The glass concaved in so light was hitting them from the top. Not a real good sillohette. Oh well.
So I just got a pic with a flash and moved on.

Isaiah, Nemo and Me!
Then we left and sat in 6 miles of traffic for an hour! Gotta love Atlanta!