The ATL

Here is a picture of Mitchell on his very first plane ride. The check-in ladies were nice enough to give us a row with a middle seat unoccupied, so Mitchell had his own seat. Yes, he was his normal loud self. I think everyone on the plane was aware that we were travelling with an infant. Most of the time it was just his screamy noices rather than crying. Oh, well - we survived and so did our neighbors.

Yes - I got my haircut off! I have been wanting to donate it again, but you have to be willing to cut off atleast 8 inches...so it was finally long enough! Should be much less maintenance!

First stop....Atlanta! We had a wonderful time visiting Jason & Kari Knoblauch and their adorable little girl, Kate. Here are some pictures we took of them swinging at the park. Kate will turn 1 next month - look at that smile.

Now it's Mitchell's turn...he was trying his hardest to play it "cool" and impress Kate. Since he can't talk, pick-up lines are kinda hard. :)

He got a little more excited when we actually started swinging him.

What a cute pair :)

We also decided to take a hike up to the top of Stone Mountain (click on it for more information. David - I think you'd like to read about the carving.) It's about a little over a mile hike to the top. Jacob wasn't feeling too well (convenient, huh?), so I hiked up with Mitchell in the backpack. I've now hiked twice with Mitchell...the first time was the Grand Canyon trip when I was only 10 weeks pregnant. He weighs nearly 2o pounds now....but I'd still say the Grand Canyon trip was tougher! We had wonderful views of Atlanta from the top. Jason, originally from Wichita, said he thinks he thinks you can see more trees from the top of Stone Mountain than there are in the entire state of Kansas. He might be right!

Overall, we had a great time in Atlanta....primarily due to the hospitality of the Knoblauch family!