Hanging out with the fishes...

On Becky’s list of things to do while we’re in Georgia has been to visit the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta.  Since I’ve gotten a lot of grief for dragging her to this wonderful place for six months, I figured I’d better try to make up for it and actually make the drive up there.  We weren’t disappointed, and it was definitely worth the four hour drive, even with two very active, very noisy boys in the back seat.  The aquarium advertises that it’s the largest in the world and the only one to have live whale sharks.    Apparently, one of the founders of Home Depot likes fish, because he dropped a quarter of a billion dollars into this facility, and it definitely shows.  Some of the sites inside are absolutely incredible, including the main exhibit which features a fish tank with 50 plus species, four whale sharks over 20 feet long, and giant Manta Rays.  The boys loved it, obviously, and I have to say I was pretty impressed.  Here are some photos from the day.

They definitely came up with a lot of creative ways to make an aquarium.  In different places you could climb into glass bubbles to be surrounded by fish or look up as they swam in the ceiling.

In a couple places you could put your hands in the water with the sharks and rays and try not to lose a finger!

We loved the glass tunnel that passed through the main tank.  It was pretty amazing to look up and see the massive fish swimming over your head.

Here's the main exhibit.  You can see Becky and the boys at the bottom looking very small next to the 60 foot wall that seemed more like a theater screen playing the Discovery Channel than real life.

 Nolan was happy.  But then, he's almost always happy.

They had a fun dolphin show too, with a bunch of dolphins doing what dolphins do I guess, jumping pretty high out of the water and doing tricks.  

Afterward we went across the street to the Centennial Olympic Park where they had a bunch of stuff that was built for the 1996 Summer Olympics.  Paul, being Paul, couldn't resist the water fountain.

So there you go, now she can check it off her list of things to do in Georgia.  Great time had by all!

A New Day, a New Year!

Happy New Year 2013! Another year is over, and here we go again.  2012 saw a lot of changes for us, as we started off in snowy Herriman, UT, and here we are now in sunny Brunswick, GA.  Last year brought us new jobs, new states, and another new boy.  So what will this year hold for us?  Either way, we’ve moved across the country in three of the last four years, and 2013 already doesn’t look to be any different.  As of today, we’re about 75 days away from Texas, and our fourth cross-country trip.  Thankfully, the drive won’t be nearly as long this next time.  We’re hopeful that 2014 will be a same-state all year kind of year, but we’ve yet to see what 2013 will bring.  Exciting things are ahead and we’ve got a lot of goals we want to accomplish this year.  Becky’s hoping to get the boys that dog she’s been nagging me for in the last six years, and I’m just hoping to live in a place that has a yard.  We’re getting there, and we’re confident this is the year!  So here’s looking ahead, to a new year, and new adventures for the Sellers Boys!  Here they are, at the beginning of it:

We spent a day down in Jacksonville, again.  Took a walk along the south bank of the river just like we always used to and the weather was perfect for it.  It's really been great being able to go back to Florida, but we're excited about what's to come this year.  Hope everyone else out there had a happy New Year, and we hope to see you all sometime this year!