Day 1: We arrived around lunch time and after grabbing something to eat, we walked to the park and played for a bit. While we were there, I was casually swinging and poking at my molar with my tongue. All of a sudden it just popped loose and was in my mouth. I came running to Mom and she didn't believe me when I told her I had lost my tooth. But I did! My first molar! Impressively there was no blood, it was totally clean! After that we headed over to the roller skating rink. Roller skating was fun (after I got the hang of it again) but unfortunately we left abruptly after Mimi fell on her wrist and broke it! Oh no! We had to be careful around her the rest of our visit, but luckily she was still able to participate in most of the fun.
Day 2: The tooth fairy found me in Texas! And she brought me a Betsy Ross dollar coin! That morning we made pancakes for breakfast with Papa. The day was chilly and overcast, but not too cold to spend the day at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center where Saige, Adam and I enjoyed climbing around the unique fort installations included in the Fortlandia exhibit. My favorite was the forts built into pods where I made an office for myself. We enjoyed a picnic lunch halfway through exploring the forts, and I especially liked swinging in the Live Oak grove after lunch. Before heading out, we got to climb the tower and enjoy the view over the gardens. It started to rain just as we left so on the way home we stopped by a huge library to explore it before we went home.
Day 3: Happy Thanksgiving! We started our morning early by heading downtown for the Turkey Trot. The first race was the Kids K - a race just for kids! We were grouped by age to start the race. Everyone was impressed that I was able to catch up to the age group ahead of mine by the end of the race! I had a blast running my fastest! When we got home, I helped Mimi and Mom make the pecan and pumpkin pies for dessert. The rest of the day was spent relaxing, playing soccer with Uncle Marcus in the backyard, visiting Saige's house and taking Olive for a walk. The day flew by and before I knew it, we were eating turkey dinner! Dinner was delicious and the only thing that would have made it perfect would have been trying a piece of the pecan pie that I made!
Day 4: Today was especially fun! In the morning we played a big family game of Life! Tracie was my partner and we did okay, although I would have liked to make more money and become a millionaire. After lunch, we went to see a show, The Tortoise and the Hare at a theater. The show was really entertaining, not what I was expecting. After that, we walked to a place where we got to play miniature golf! I had never tried it before, but it was fun! Plus, the weather was so nice - we didn't even need coats to enjoy our outing! We got to enjoy a pizza dinner that night and before I knew it, the day was over!Day 5: I was sad because we had to leave this morning. The highlights of the day were running like crazy through the airport in Atlanta trying to catch a plane, only to see it pushing away from the gate 10 minutes early. Luckily, there was a flight just an hour later to Raleigh that would take us home - in the dark! We flew at night! Yippee! I'm thankful that we had a great trip to Mimi and Papa's house.
