Spring Weather

Even though it's still February, the weather here in Atlanta has been beautiful.  This past weekend, we took one of Alex's little friend and walked up Stone Mountain.  It was still a little chilly (low 60's) but we all had to take our coats off because we were so warm.  As soon as we got to the top and stopped moving we got chilly again and put our coats back on. 

Today the temperature was in the mid 70's.  Since Keith doesn't go in to work until 9pm tonight (He is doing an ER rotation) and was home all day today we decided to go for a long walk in the morning.  Then, after picking Alex up from school, we decided to take Alex out for a bike ride.  She hasn't been on her bike since the fall and was a little scared to go down hills, so daddy had to show her how it's done.  It's a good thing Alex's bike had training wheels!

Swaps

Yesterday, Alex had a Girl Scout Daisy Meeting and then went to a Super Swap Saturday Event put on by another Girl Scout troop.    Swaps are little pins that girl scouts make to give to each other.  Swaps is an acronym which stands for: Special Whatchamacallits Affectionately Pinned Somewhere.

Alex and her friends had a lot of fun and I got a few craft ideas for later in the year.  Click below for pictures:

Girl Scout Daisies

Marietta Confederate Cemetery

Marietta Confederate Cemetery

This past week we decided to visit the Marietta Confederate Cemetery after hiking up Kennesaw Mountain.  Some friends of ours who recently moved to Atlanta had gone here so we decided to check it out on our way home.  It looks like there are confederate soldiers buried from all of the southern states in this cemetery.  There is one section of the cemetery called the Slave Lot.  In this spot 19 slaves were buried in unmarked graves and only four have been identified.  This is a great place to visit if you come to the area, there are lots of statues, a cannon, and beautiful grave markers.  Click the picture above to see some more pictures.

Making Chocolate Chip Cookies with Alex

This past weekend while Keith was on his last interview I discovered a chocolate chip recipe that looked really delicious and it was!  The recipe calls for sprinkling sea salt on top of them before cooking which I tried with one batch and left it off with another.  The sea salt really makes a difference.  I love the taste of salt and sugar together!  Keith also thought the cookies were probably the best he has ever had! :)