Atlanta

Thursday morning, we got going early, said goodbye to Uncle Ben, Aunt Jen and Annabelle, and set off to drive to Bubbe's house. We were sad to say goodbye to our Florida family, but super excited to see Bubbe.

We were all super excited to say hi to Bubbe when she got home from work, then she made a delicious spaghetti and meatballs dinner. Then she surprised us with movie night. We watched Rio 2, and laughed our heads off. It was fun watching a movie together.

Friday morning, we met our new cousin Lizzie first thing in the morning. Mom liked holding her, and we all liked looking at her teeny tiny toes and big cheeks.

That afternoon, we headed to the Tellus Science Museum in Cartersville, Georgia. It was a nice alternative to the heat, and gave us a chance to look at gigantic dinosaurs, rocks and minerals, old bikes, cars, and planes, and lots of other science things like how sound, light and weather work. We also panned for gold and dug for fossils. It was a really cool museum and we were glad Bubbe took us there. On our way home, we stopped at the Varsity for lunch, which is always good and reminds us all of Papa.

Bubbe and I looked for gold

Friday night, Aunt Laurie, Uncle Jonathan and Lizzie came back and we had a nice Shabbat dinner. Bubbe had all kinds of good food -- brisket, artichoke casserole, rice and noodles, kugel, and salad.

After dinner, Bubbe surprised me with a WildKratts birthday cake. It was delicious. Then I got to open some presents. There were even some for Hazel and Turner. I'm getting used to all of these birthday parties.

During dinner it started raining and there was a big gust of wind. We saw some leaves really blowing across the yard but didn't think much of it until Aunt Laurie and Uncle Jonathan called on their way home to say a lot of branches and trees were in the road, and their power was out. They came back to spend the night, and we watched the news, which showed some trees had fallen through some people's houses. We were grateful nothing happened to Bubbe's house.

Practice picture-taking

The next day, we headed out early to have our photos taken together. The photographer was very nice, and we cooperated the whole time, which shocked all the grownups.

After pictures we came home and had a big waterfight out in Bubbe's fun yard. All the kids were using squirters until I figured out that I could use the hose and really get everyone wet. We also ran through all of Bubbe's sprinklers.

That afternoon, Mom and Aunt Laurie celebrated by going to get massages, and we stayed with Dad and Bubbe. We went to a birthday party for one of Bubbe's friends. That evening we got more time with Bubbe, when Mom and Dad went out to dinner to celebrate their 9th anniversary. They ate at a French Vietnamese restaurant they really liked, and said they had a good time.

Back at the house with Bubbe, we made our own pizza. One of the pizzas worked out and one didn't. So we had a buffet of spaghetti and meatballs, macaroni and cheese and the pizza that worked out. We topped it off with ice cream sandwiches for dessert.

Sunday was another day full of amazing food. Bubbe impressed us all with her culinary prowess. She made a great brunch with blintz casserole, bagels, hash browns and a huge, gorgeous fruit salad. Aunt Laurie and Uncle Jonathan joined us for the feast, and Lizzie was mad she couldn't try any of it.

I was brave about getting x-rays

Then we went to a puppet show with Bubbe. The show, at the Center for Puppetry Arts in Atlanta, was based on "Click Clack Moo: Cows That Type," a hilarious book we all really like. The puppets were amazing, and it was a very funny show. We all laughed and at the end, they explained what all the puppets were. It was loads of fun.

Afterward, we went to the cemetery to put rocks on Papa's grave. We talked about him, and ran around, which Bubbe said he really would have liked.

Bubbe cleaned Turner's teeth

Monday, we headed to Bubbe's office to get our teeth cleaned and x-rayed. Hazel and I were very brave about the x-rays, and we all did a great job getting our teeth cleaned. Dr. Taylor said Hazel and I look like we probably will not need braces. Turner is going to be another story. Then we had lunch at Chik-fil-a with Bubbe.

Monday night we had dinner with her at a fun place called Farm Burger. It was a nice way to say goodbye to Bubbe, Aunt Laurie, Uncle Jonathan and Lizzie.

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