Atlanta Trip

Jacob took us on a little trip to Atlanta while Babcia and Dziadzia were in Malta for Uncle Paul and Aunt Annemarie's wedding.  Sadly Malta was not in the cards for us since we didn't think we would survive the plane trip with our active Jacob.  Atlanta is just like Malta, but much closer and slightly less scenic?

Before we started our journey, Jacob raced around the driveway and took care of some bubbles that were flying around.  He runs after those bubbles like it is his job.  

We stopped in Chattanooga to stretch our legs and take a little tour of Ruby Falls.  Jacob was a little tense going down in the elevator, but who could blame him since we descended about 1100 feet into a mountain.  We were glad Jacob wasn't too confident in his cave exploring since we weren't sure what to expect.  

The walk to the Falls included some interesting rock formations.  Our favorite rock formations were named turtle and bacon.

We made it to the falls and it was beautiful.  At this point Jacob was comfortable enough with the cave to walk.  Dada was thankful that there weren't too many places for Jacob to explore off the path.  

The tour was surprisingly nice and the perfect amount of time since we were ready to stand up straight once it was over.  Before leaving we got a nice view of Chattanooga.

Once we arrived at Aunt Denise's home, Jacob had a new place to explore.  He didn't love her motion activated night lights, but the stairs were new and exciting!

While in Atlanta we enjoyed the Georgia Aquarium.  It was a great stop and we would absolutely do it again.  Jacob loved the fish and even sat through a dolphin show with the help of some contraband snacks. 

 Jacob thought that maybe he could reach out and touch those fish.  They were so close. 

Since the weather wasn't cooperating, we didn't make it to the Atlanta Zoo, but it is on our list of places to go.  We came home a little early and instead enjoyed the Nashville Zoo!  Jacob especially liked the goats.  He liked them so much we were a little afraid they would retaliate from all the love, but they must be used to having their ears pulled.

We also enjoyed the Discovery Center in Murfreesboro, but didn't take pictures there.  Jacob was very concerned about not seeing his Babcia for so many days and struggled to understand why we didn't stop over every day.  Jacob was done with us three days into the week, but he pushed through until he saw his beloved Babcia again.