A BUSY last week - it was AWESOME!

     Since I'm so late on blogging about last week, here's a condensed version:

1) Tuesday afternoon we drove to Atlanta and took Marcus to his first Braves game.  They played the Yankees and those stinkin' Yankee fans were EVERYWHERE!  Marcus did not like staying in our seats, so we were up a lot.  He LOVED running the 90-foot base for kids in the upper left field and doing the chop with fellow Braves fans.

2) Wednesday morning, we went BACK to the stadium for a 9am tour.  This was my 2nd time but Mark's first.  Yet again, it was the best $12 you can spend.  This time we got to go into the Braves dugout (last time, it was the visitor's side) and we weren't able to go see the clubhouse since there was a home game scheduled for that night.  We also were able to check out the Braves Hall of Fame Museum.

4) Mark worked Thursday and Friday as usual and then we picked him up at the end of his route on Friday afternoon and headed to Virginia.  We visited with my cousin Shad, his wife Lauri, and their eight wonderful children.  Mark had his first "cow milking" experience and we really enjoyed our time with them (as usual).

5) Saturday, we spent the day resting and relaxing.  Mark got up around 8:30 to eat breakfast and went BACK TO SLEEP until after 10!  It was good for him to rest.  He definitely doesn't get enough sleep on a weekly basis.  Marcus was spoiled by his Granddad, Granny, Aunt Liv, and Uncle TJ.  He rode the 4-wheeler and tractor, took long walks, played with the dog, Molly, and just got all-out spoiled.  He now thinks the world revolves around him.

6) Saturday afternoon, we had a Father's Day/Birthday cookout for Granddad and enjoyed a cake made by Aunt Liv.  Even though it was decorated for the Yankees (Dad's favorite team), it was still yummy!  We were back home by 9:30 that night and we all slept HARD, back in our own cozy beds.

Ready for his first LIVE Braves game

Daddy & Son - first view of the stadium

The first few innings - it was pretty hot out there

"Go Braves!"

Keeping hydrated with his baseball cup - how appropriate

Starting pitcher & catcher meeting the bullpen pitchers in the outfield before the game

Me and our sweet baby boy

Yes, this chicken actually does the chop, too.

Daddy & Marcus waiting in line to run the base

This was BY FAR Marcus' favorite part of the night.

View from the highest point in left field.

The last time we all were in Braves gear was the day we took Marcus home from the hospital.

Future Hall-of-Famer, Chipper Jones

My sweet boys

Doing the CHOP!

Someone got in bed with us at 6:30am.

Sweet little naked baby!

Family photo in the Braves dugout on our tour of Turner Field

Doing his best "Bobby Cox" impression

Jackie Robinson's retired number

Wore.  Slap.  Out.

Sweet little calves at Shad & Lauri's home

Elizabeth took Marcus for a closer look.

Mark giggled the whole way through milking this cow.

He even squirted fresh milk into Micah's mouth.

Mark fed one of the calves with the milk he just extracted from the mama cow.

Playing with Granddad & Granny

Aunt Liv took Marcus for a 4-wheeler ride

Trying to convince him to try new fruits proved fun, but not productive. 

On the tractor, he learned how to raise & lower the bucket.

Riding up to the top of the hill

Point to his Mama & Daddy

Playing ball in the front yard with Granddad and "Maw-wee"

Granddad, Olivia, and the cake she made him.