Flashback Friday

Happy Friday! I hope you have all had a great week! It has been really busy here and I am ready for the weekend. I will be honest with you, my blogging is going to subside for a bit. I started to realize how much time was being put into it, and days just aren't long enough. My time with the Lord in my bible study is what I want my extra time to go to. I usually only have that time in the early morning as the afternoons and evenings are BUSY. I do love to blog, so don't worry you will still see me:) There just may be weeks where I don't get to blog much....especially now that the holidays are here:) eek! Speaking of holidays, yes, I am the annoying "listens to Christmas music after Halloween" person;) I LOVE the holidays and am so excited they are here. I have my Christmas list up and running and shopping has begun!!! I even received some Black Friday early bird ads this week. This year is going to be a good Black Friday day! This year Weston and I will be able to shop ALONE as my in-laws will be here and offered to keep the boys. This is HUGE because Weston and I are the ones who stand in the Target line at 3am;) And there are stores we hit all morning. I am so excited this year, because I have gotten a head start on gift ideas!!! My mom and I ate at a new restaurant here in DeRidder this week. OH MY was it amazing!!! I can't believe it took us this long to go. Two Sisters Deli and Pecan House is right down the road from us. They are a deli so they serve things like soups, salads, baked potatoes, and sandwiches. Everything is made fresh daily and so are their desserts! I had the pulled pork BBQ sandwich and a bowl of homemade chicken-n-dumplins. Hands down the BEST dumplins I've had other than my Grammies! I forgot to take a picture, but we are headed there this weekend so I will try and snap some shots! If you noticed they are a "pecan house". They make about 20 different kinds of homemade pecans, from bourbon praline to cajun. My mom got three different types for my step-dad and he LOVED them! It is run by a bunch of older women, which as you know, those are the ones who can cook. So, now we have our main go-to place here in D-town;) One more reason I love living in a small southern town!This is is my flashback for this Friday! This was Wyatt at Halloween last year. Poor Eli was stroller stricken behind him;)  

We have a beautiful park here in our town. Every year they set up a huge trick or treating trail. They sell food, treats, etc. and provide people to hand out candy to the kids. Its perfect because we just walk through the park for about an hour, the kids get their fill, and we head home:) I hope you all have a safe and fun Halloween next week!

See you on Monday for some weekend recap! We are having football Saturday with some new friends this weekend. I am looking forward to getting to know a couple new military wives! These guys are my hubby's closest friends at work and their wives are so sweet. Sunday we have our pumpkin patch day (finally;)) with my precious friend Jenn and her family! Cannot wait!:)
Happy Weekend!

Flashback Friday+Family Fun with Kids #2

YAY FOR FRIDAY!! It has been one of those weeks that seemed like Friday would never get here! We are headed to Baton Rouge today and I am so excited!! The hubby and I run our race tomorrow morning and then we are doing the zoo with the boys and spending the day in Baton Rouge...which will include a trip to my favorite place: WHOLE FOODS!!!!:)

Last week my friend Rachael had a blog post called "Flashback Friday!" She just simply posted an old picture. I loved it-not only because its an easier post day, but it also gives you the chance to reminisce on some sweet memories:) So here is a sweet memory...

Wyatt and his sweet friend Jackson-they liked to dump

the toys out of the toy box and play in it;)

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Now for another week of "Family fun with Kids"! This week we are reviewing The CNN Center in Atlanta!:) This was a great trip! You and your kids can tour the entire building, see where they film the news reports, sit in a mock-news room, take the complete tour by a guide, and so much more! The best part about the center is the huge built in Food Court! This is awesome when you have kids and are ready to eat lunch:) It has a huge selection of places to eat including, Chickfila, Moes, and Pizza Hut:)

Wyatt inside at the CNN sign;)

Wyatt and his cousin at the CNN History wall

CNN Center Hours:

Monday-Sunday

9-5

Prices are posted on their homepage, and are very reasonable:)

What are your weekend plans?

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I hope you all enjoy your weekend!! And if you are in the Atlanta area or are looking for something fun to do, maybe this will help you decide;)

Monday I wil be posting on our Zoo Zoom 5K and a new recipe! And then don't forget Tuesday is our launch of the first "Turn The Page Tuesday!!!" I am so excited to see what books your kids like!

RL

Family Fun with Kids #1: Atlanta Children's Museum

Looking for some Family Fun with your kids? This will be a series of posts on FUN things to do as a family that your kids will also enjoy! I will pick the place, whether my family has gone or it is some place I hear about, and I will give all information you would want to know!

The first place is The Atlanta Children's Museum. I try and take the boys somewhere new and fun every time we go home to Georgia...so this time we went to the Children's museum and had a BLAST! We spent 3.5 hours here, and I basically had to drag the boys out;) So...it is totally worth the money!!

We started with an "Adventure" in story time:)

Life in the Country

Mock Grocery Store, Adventure Mountain, and Fishing

As you can see there is TONS to do and I only posted about half of the pictures I took:) They also provide party rooms that are off to the side. You would have your own party room with a door to shut off for when you wanted to do cake and presents, gather the kids, keep your stuff, etc. They have a gift shop and a snack machine room.

One of the best things about the museum is where it is located. It is in the heart of downtown Atlanta on Centennial Olympic Park Drive. So afterwards you can venture into the beautiful park and walk around. I will give more info on the park later:)

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Atlanta Children's Museum

275 Centennial Olympic Park Drive NW
Atlanta, GA 30313-1827
(corner of Baker St. and Centennial Olympic Park Dr.)

Pricing:

Admission is $12.75 plus tax for persons aged 2 and above.
Children under the age of 2 are free.
Discounted tickets are available for groups of 10 or more with advance reservations. 

***Military discount with ID!***

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Have a GREAT time during your trip to the museum!!  I hope you all have a relaxing weekend and a wonderful worship time on Sunday:)

RL