Fall Break

This week is Emily's fall break at school.  Joe and I both took off work this week and have had some fun adventures together.  On Monday, Joe took Emily to the dentist to get her 2nd tooth pulled.  She needed extra room for her permanent tooth to come in.  She was a trooper and did a great job!

 On Tuesday we went to the GA Aquarium together.  Since most counties were in school this week the aquarium was not crowded.  I think it was the first time that all 4 of us went together where we felt like we could relax and enjoy it without the crowds.  We spent a long time in the Ocean Voyager room and got to see them feed the whale sharks:

 Abigail felt comfortable enough this time to go thru the penguin tunnel with Emily:

 Waiting for the 4D movie to start.  This was Joe's first time to see it:

 Waiting for the dolphin show:

 Dolphin show stadium:

 

 On Wednesday we took it easy that morning and then went to the $1 movie to see Madagascar 3.  It was funny.  After the movie we went to a nearby park to play:

  

After the park we went shopping for some fall clothes for Emily and then ate dinner together.

Today we went to the zoo.

 We happened to be at the right place at the right time because when we got to the giraffe viewing area they were feeding the giraffes.  You could pay $3 to feed a giraffe so Emily and Abigail were able to feed him.  It was really cool:

 This was the first time we had seen these guys up close as well:

 They had an instructor at the orangutan exhibit.  She was explaining to us that this orangutan was taking a quiz on a computer screen.  We could see what he was picking on the memory game he was playing on a TV screen near us.  It was pretty cool to watch.  She also told us that every morning the orangutans take quizzes in their indoor facility before they go out for the day:

 We have enjoyed our week together!  Tomorrow we will take it easy with a few errands and then on Saturday we make our annual trip to the fair with friends!!!