First time in Atlanta... part 1!

Well it's been awhile since I posted last, and quite a bit has happened since then... So here's to catching up! It might take a couple of posts tho! 

When Nathan and I got back from Washington, intense packing mode began! We spent the month of May getting ready to move to Michigan with packing up our things, spending lots of time with friends and family and saying lots of goodbyes. :(

We were lucky enough to have one last vacation before we headed off to Michigan tho. A Hahn reunion! In the beginning of June all of us Hahn kids and our families that were still in the west flew out to Atlanta to visit our mom, dad and little sister who moved out there at the end of last year. It was fun to travel with everyone, especially with my niece and nephew! They were both so excited to fly on a plane. Titan had a blast in the airport, looking at all the airplanes and couldn't wait to get on one!

It was a long day of traveling...Nathan and I had finished packing up the apartment the night before, and woke up at 5am the next day to drive down to the SLC airport. While waiting to board our first flight, we met a little friend that kept us all entertained! Zaylie and Titan had so much fun watching him run around behind our chairs! Zaylie wanted to take the little guy with us on the plane! Haha!

              So after a 3 hour drive, two flights and a 3 hour layover we all finally arrived in Atlanta, tired and hungry, but happy to see everyone and excited to be there! My parents took us all out to a Dwarf House Chick-fil-a for dinner then we headed back to their house and caught up with each other for a bit before heading off to bed! 

We woke up the next morning to my dads famous french toast with buttermilk syrup breakfast, which of course was delicious! Then, we all got ready and headed out to Turner Field for a Braves baseball game! It was hot and humid and so great! haha! We had a great time at the game, doing the famous 'tomahawk chop' and almost witnessing a 'no-hitter'! After awhile the kids needed a break, so their mom and aunt malarie walked them around and ended up finding a pitching booth. Of course the kids wanted a turn! So first Zaylie showed us her t-ball skills, which were actually pretty good! A couple of her pitches got up to 19 mph! That's pretty impressive for a 6 year old if you ask me! Then it was Titan's turn! He had so much fun throwing all the baseballs! When he was done he went around and helped the workers put all the baseballs back in the bucket, it was so cute! 

Zaylie doing her version of the tomahawk chop!

My sister Malarie turned 16 in May, and since all of us siblings couldn't be there, we decided to throw a 'sweet 16' pool party for her when we all got here in June! So after the baseball game we all got into our swimming suites and headed to the pool! It was perfect, since we were so hot from being at the game, the pool was very refreshing!! After we swam for a couple of hours, and after we finally got Nathan and Zaylie to get out of the pool, we went back to the house for dinner and birthday cake!

Titan was a little unsure about the water at first... 

The slide was broken... but no worries, Nathan still found a way to go down it! ;)

The next day we all went to the Georgia Aquarium! Such a fascinating place! When we first got there we went straight to the Dolphin show they have! There were about 6 dolphins that performed jumps, flips and tricks to tell a story! Such a great show, I never get tired of seeing shows like that! Nathan and I thoroughly enjoyed ourselves at the aquarium! I'm amazed at how many species Nathan could name! He really is a water boy! We both could have spent all day there and never gotten bored! So many fascinating creatures to look at and learn about!

 Mom and I

Zaylie and Nathan being buddies as always!

 This HUGE Manta Ray was doing flips, over and over and over again! I think he was showing off his mad skills! ;)

 All 4 of the whale sharks swam right by each other at the same time! 

 PENGUINS!!! They had this tunnel for little kids to go through  (and of course Nathan and I had to try it out!) and it takes you under the penguins exhibit and you pop up inside of it, so you are up close and personal with those penguins! So fun!! They were all so cute!

The best shirts ever!! 

More Atlanta adventures to be continued.... 

Washington and a Wedding!

 A couple of weeks ago Nathan and I took a little vacation! It started with us watching my niece and nephew for a weekend while my sister and brother-in-law went to the Supercross in Salt Lake City. It's always a fun adventure watching Zaylie and Titan! Titan was so excited that he got to play with Nathan all weekend! Anytime I would come over to my sisters house without Nathan, the first thing Titan would say to me was "Where Nathan at'?! So when I finally brought him to the house with me, Titan was super excited! Friday night we let the kids stay up late and we all snuggled up on the couch and watched a movie! We spent most of the day Saturday playing at the park and riding bikes, and of course Titan and Nathan played lots and lots of cars! We had a great time with those kiddos!

 Sweet, crazy little Zaylie!! Love her!

 Sunday morning we dropped the kids off at my grandparents, till my sister and brother-in-law got home later that day, and Nathan and I headed down to the SLC airport to fly out to Washington!

  Nathan's parents flew us out to Washington, for a graduation gift, to surprise his brother Aaron who was coming home from his mission in Brazil! We were way excited to take a break from work and to spend some time in Washington with see family! I was excited to finally meet my brother-in-law!!

Aaron didn't fly in till Tuesday morning, so we spent Monday morning making a 'welcome home' sign, then later that afternoon, Nathan and I went up to Renton to visit some of my dear family friends that lives there! It was so great to spend some time with the Forrester's & Shear's and to catch up with them! They are a wonderful group of people and I love every minute I get to spend with them! It has worked out great that Nathan's family lives just 20-30 minutes away from them! So every time we come to visit his family, I get to spend some time with them as well! So so wonderful!

 Shelly and her son Spencer!

 The wonderful grandma and pa Forrester!

So Tuesday morning finally came, and Aaron still didn't know that we were there! So we stayed home with Nathan's brother Joel, while his parents and his other brother Ben went to the airport to pick Aaron up!! When they pulled up to the house, Nathan and I snuck out the back door and went around to the front to follow Aaron inside! When we were walking across the window to the door, he saw us and we hear "AHH, No way!!" We ran inside and gave hugs and said hi and welcome back and everything!! It was great! Aaron and I finally met! Haha!! It was so fun to be there when he got home and to surprise him!

The weather while we were there was perfect! So sunny and warm all week long! It was a nice break from the cold, snowy weather Idaho had been getting! So we tried to spend as much time as possible out in the sunshine! That was easy for all the guys! Aaron bought a car that week, so the guys spent everyday outside working on it! It was a fun sight to see the brothers all having a good time, working on the car together!

Our week in Washington was great! We enjoyed our time there, spending it with family, working on cars, enjoying the sunshine and relaxing! So Friday afternoon, we flew back to Salt Lake City and stayed there for the weekend for our friend's wedding! Friday night was the "bachelor party" for kyle. So Nathan met up with the guys and went paint-balling that night and had a blast, while I stayed in the hotel room and relaxed and watched TV!

Nathan and I were privileged enough to attend Kyle and Lindsay's wedding in the Salt Lake LDS Temple! It was such a beautiful and special ceremony! After, we all went outside and waited for the lovely bride and groom to come out of the temple! While the couple went around taking pictures, we spent the next couple of hours outside on Temple Square enjoying the sunny weather and all the beautiful flowers around! We then walked down to the The Lion House for the amazing luncheon. The food, of course, was amazing, and it was just fun to hear stories of Kyle and Lindsay and get to know their families more!

After the luncheon, we headed up to Layton for the reception. Nathan was a groomsmen, so he had to be there early for pictures! The reception was at a beautiful old home with the whole yard decorated for it! It was simple, yet beautiful! We had a great time making new friends and watching the bride and groom interact with each other! They really are perfect for one another! During that whole day, Nathan kept saying, "man, it's nice to be on the other side of the wedding now... not being the bride and groom and having to SMILE all day long!" haha! This was our first wedding we had been to since ours, so it was fun for us to just observe and be in the background! Don't get me wrong, Nathan and I LOVED our wedding day, and how perfect it was! It did require a LOT of smiling and energy, and we were pooped by the end of the night, but I wouldn't trade it for anything! I had such a good time just watching another bride and groom on their special day, and how happy they were!

After we sent of the bride and groom, we headed back to the hotel and had a great time spending the night with just each other! Sadly, that next morning, it was time for our vaca to come to an end and to get home. We took our time tho! We slept in, and then found a ward to go to for church, then on our way home we stopped in Kaysville and had an early dinner with some great friends of mine! Dan and Amanda have been great friends of mine for years, since Amanda and I were roommates back in 2008! It was so fun to see them and to catch up on life! They hadn't met Nathan yet and they also have a new little girl that I hadn't met either! So it was a good visit to finally have everyone meet! :) After dinner, we FINALLY started our drive back to Idaho. We had a wonderful time with everything we got to do and everyone we got to see, but it was good to be home!