J and I were off Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. J starts his new job Monday and we thought we should take a few days off, because he won't have much time built up to take a real vacation this summer. For the past three weeks, we have been going back and forth with our plans. We discussed going to the beach, mountains, Charleston or just taking a few day trips. Well - we could never agree...So on Wednesday, I took Lani and Dax to have pics made, Thursday - we stayed home and did yard and house work and Friday we decided to head to ATL for a trip to the Aquarium....This is what we saw when we arrived....A huge, long line. It was 11:00 when we got there and we decided we better feed our children before we even think about getting in that line....
We notice a Johny Rockets across the street and head inside. By the way, the Allen family loves Johny Rockets!!! Dax is enjoying his Ketchup and Ranch. He loves to dip. I'm so afraid that one day he's going to ask for "thirty packs of Ketchup." (Frankenstein from "Big Daddy")
As we are leaving Johny Rockets, we notice that the Aquarium line was much shorter. I was going on and on about J having such a great idea about getting lunch first. So we get at the end of the much shorter line. However, we are quickly approached by Aquarium staff that informs us that if we have tickets that we are in the wrong line. Well, we didn't have tickets..who would have thought about buying Aquarium tickets ahead of time. So she then tells us that tickets will not be sold until 3 o'clock. WHAT!?!?! It was only 12, what were we going to do. We are then informed if we wanted to go to the Zoo or Coca-Cola world we could but tix for the Aquarium and kind-of cheat about getting in quicker. So we walk next door and notice the Coke line moving very quickly...Another good idea...So we thought. We then noticed another huge line that wasn't moving at all. We were then told that one line was for purchasing ticket (the moving line) and one line was for entering (the non-moving line). 
We then try going to The Children's Museum, which only had a line of about 20 people. However, the wait time to go in was an hour and a half. Lani then tells us she needs to potty really bad and she can't hold it. GREAT! We couldn't get into any building, how was Lani going to use the potty. So we find a public restroom in Centennial Park. We then hear an announcement about a free fountain show beginning in 5 minutes. We head to the fountain....I mean we have to do something while we are in Atlanta...
So we watch a fountain show. The show lasted maybe 6 minutes. It was ok...The fountain was synchronized to music...I mean it's not like we have this in Anderson. So we head back to the car, after being stopped three times by people asking if we were visiting from Boston. If you notice in the pic above. Lani and Dax have on Red Sox hats and J is wearing a Boston Celtics shirt. On the third stop, J tells then "No, we are not from Boston, but my wife is a huge New Kids On the Block fan and she makes us dress like this." Ok so I wanted to run over my husband with the stroller. I think those crazy people actually believed him and I couldn't get away from them any faster...that was very embarrassing. 
We then decide to head to a mall. Our first stop was the American Girl store. Oh my! Do you know how much these dolls cost? Lani fell in love with a doll that has her same haircut. We managed to get out of the store without a doll, but only by saying "let mommy and daddy think about it." Store number two - The Disney Store -Thankfully Lani found a "Little Mermaid" bag for $5! She begged for the bag and said, I dont' want a doll anymore! Yes - We saved $90! Lani and Dax then discover the carousel. However, the token machine was broken. The Carousel attendant tells us everyone can ride for FREE!! YAY ~ I love saving money! Maybe our first stop should have been the mall!
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