You recently had your first visit to good ole Hotlanta! See, your Daddy lived there for several years and has kept in touch with all his friend, BUT, none of his friends had ever met you, so, we finally, 18 months later, gave them the honor. We arrived at Mr. Ghosh and Miss Shannon's house, and knew almost immediately this was going to be interesting. Not only was their house not child proof at all (Miss Shannon is about to have a baby!!), but 2 humongous puppies eagerly greeted us as we walked through the doors! They were sweet as can be, but you (nor your mommy) knew how to react to the constant licking on your sweet face. You, too, were eager to play with them, but once the licking started, things turned bad. Thankfully, Mr. Ghosh took charge and made them behave, for the most part. And what a great job Mr. Ghosh did playing with you. He even let you push buttons on the entertainment center! He's going to be a great daddy to their little girl! And Miss Shannon and he cooked a fantastic breakfast for us, too!
On Saturday, we were supposed to go to the Children's Museum with Mr. Scott's family, but, we all know, things can never be truly planned when kiddos are involved. Unfortunately, his kiddos ended up with ear infections, so they had to bail, BUT, it was such a pretty day, that me you and Daddy decided we'd visit the Atlanta zoo. What a beautiful day it turned out to be...
The first one is you looking at your faves, the giraffes! You had such a good time at the zoo, AND, drumroll please......... you had your first taste of ketchup!! Now, for some, this may not be such a monumental occasion, one certainly not worthy of documenting; however, these people may not realize the long lineage of ketchup loving people you come from - minus your Aunt Ash-ash that is. Your Papa Rob and your Uncle Bubba are obsessed with ketchup, and your mommy loves a glob or two on her french fries, for sure. But the appropriate time to introduce the 2 of you, to me, never seemed to arrive until that day at the zoo. Since we were at the zoo, our food choice was pretty limited, and since there was an option to get french fries, well, we got them. Anyway, you saw Mommy dipping away and decided just to dip your fry on in it. I let you, but assumed you'd push it away, but, no way, you kept dipping, and dipping, and dipping! I was so proud - Daddy, not so much. He loves ketchup, but didn't quite get my enthusiasm. I immediately took a picture of you and sent it to Papa Rob and Bubba and Mimi and even Aunt Ash-ash, just to make her sick at her stomach for a second or 2!! And then you started sticking your chicken fingers in it too! Who knew! Since then, we've let you have it a couple more times, and even let you try other dips, like blue cheese dressing (which you liked oddly enough) and salsa (which you didn't like, oddly enough!). Here are the official documents of you trying ketchup:
So, yay for ketchup. You are a Westerman, through and through!
After a great day at the zoo, we went over to Mr. Jake and Miss Megan's house. They were throwing a party so all Daddy's friends could meet you (and hang out with Daddy and me, of course). While they didn't have 2 humongous dogs, they did have 2 boys that were just as eager to see you, Will and Roy. While the house was childproof indeed, I was still a little nervous at first letting you just wonder around, but then I realized how much Will loved you, and how good of a babysitter he was. Miss Megan was kind enough to let all the kids destroy her upstairs, and you loved every bit of it. Will even asked me if you could stay with him and we could take his little brother, Roy. He said he wanted to trade because you didn't cry! HA. I told him just wait until you don't get your way, but he didn't believe me! We all had such a good time that night, but especially you getting to be all grown up playing with all the big kids. Here's you and your special friend, Will...
We had such a great time in Atlanta, and I'm so happy every finally got to see what Daddy always raves about! You are such a special (and beautiful) baby girl!!
Love you...
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