A Sunday in Atlanta

Last Sunday, over Labor Day Weekend, we spent a leisurely morning in Atlanta. It was a beautiful, breezy fall morning. Even though our afternoons are still frequenting the 90's range, the mornings have been mild and pleasant. We were long overdue for a Trader Joe's run and Eli mentioned that he was interested in visiting Piedmont Park. We decided to combine the two and make a morning out of it. We started in Piedmont Park and went to one of Eli's very favorite playgrounds. Scott and I were both impressed with the work that's been done on Piedmont Park since our last visit. The city pool next to the playground is nearly resort quality and cheaper to swim in than Peachtree City pools. It's definitely something to keep in mind for next summer. Although, next summer, we'll be a two minute walk from our community swimming pool. The subdivision amenity center is something I forgot to mention in my last house post. We will be living behind the community swimming pool, awesome playground, basketball courts, tennis courts, small workout center and giant play field. The community amenities are another huge plus to our new house.

But, I digress, back to our last Sunday in Atlanta... As I said, we started our morning with some play time at the playground in Piedmont Park. It's always been one of Eli's favorites, and it didn't disappoint. The last time we visited the playground was over a year and half ago, and in terms of Eli's physical skills, that eighteen months made a huge difference. His favorite playground element this time was something that he couldn't even play on solo our last visit. It's these swinging stepping stone/pole things. He spent a lot of time navigating his way across.




Keira also enjoyed the park. She was in awe of all the big kids running around and spent a lot of time just watching the mayhem.


Her favorite element was the swings.



After spending a few hours at the park, we headed to Trader Joe's. It had been about two years since we'd been and we remembered why we love it so much. Too bad they won't open one locally. :( Although, it does make a good excuse for heading to the big city from time to time. Now that Keira doesn't detest the car maybe we'll start going regularly again. After a healthy shopping run, we drove home and within minutes both kids were sound asleep in the back seat. All in all, it was an enjoyable and productive Sunday morning in Atlanta.