On our way back from north Georgia, Trey and I dropped Kenny off to see our friend Ashley. She works at a great French/Mediterranean restaurant called Social on West Peachtree Place in downtown Atlanta (near the Civic Center). The restaurant’s owners are French, the bar tender Belgian, and the chef Senegalese – quite the francophone staff!
Due to a huge soccer game at the nearby Georgia Dome, it was a slow night for business at the restaurant. So not only did we get to enjoy a delicious meal (Trey loved their roasted vegetable lasagna) but we got to hang out with Ashley. She took us up on the roof of the restaurant and we got a cool view of Atlanta at dusk.
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Last September I took Trey to the theater to see the great movie Wall-E. He loved it and received the film on DVD at Christmas from his uncle David. That film has had many, many screenings on our TV since then.
While in Florida this month, we took Trey to see Pixar’s latest creation UP! in 3D. While Trey didn’t love it as much as he did Wall-E, it was still a great experience. Once again, the geniuses at Pixar made a wonderful family film that speaks to kids and adults on so many different levels.
Watching the movie in 3D was a real treat too. The filmmakers didn’t go over the top with the 3D effects and instead used the effect subtly with great results. Our only complaint is that the theater didn’t have kid-sized 3D glasses and Trey spent a good portion of the film trying to adjust them and keep the on his face.
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During Trey’s stay in Tampa, he finally got to meet his new cousin Oliver Engelman. Trey is reaching that stage where he likes to label himself as a “big boy” and he likes babies because he can treat them the way grown-ups threat him.
One of his favorite things to do to babies and children younger than him is to tickle them. He also gets very serious and asks “Are you ok?” whenever a baby sneezes, coughs, or cries. Often his question is followed by gentle pats on the head and him repeating softly “It’s ok, it’s ok, baby”
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While I was off in Honduras for 8 days working at Orphanage Emmanuel, Heidi’s parents kept Trey with them in Tampa. One great thing about Trey is that he doesn’t get upset about us leaving him for extended periods of time. When asked were daddy was he would simply reply “Daddy went up in an airplane.” Ask about Mommy? “Mommy is at work.”
Of course it helps that Ken and Jo kept him entertained and active the entire time we are gone so he hardly has time to think about his parents’ absence. Here are some pictures Ken took of Trey and some of the things he enjoyed during his week with Gramps and Nana.
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Anyone who follows this blog or knows William, knows that William is an incredible daddy. He is adventurous (just look at their travels), funny (nothing greater than hearing Trey laugh with his daddy), loving (kissing many boo-boos) and creative (coming up with new projects and ideas all the time…even in his sleep!) He is a great teacher and an inspiring role model for Trey.
William, thank you for giving Trey the best gift you can give…yourself.
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It seems each of the last few forts we’ve visited has been my new favorite. Fort King George is the last of state historic sites that Trey and I needed to visit (yeah!) and it gets the prize of being the coolest fort in Georgia. They started off on the right foot by giving Trey a toy rifle to tour the grounds with (“kaboom! kaboom!”). Their reconstructed fort is in pristine condition and quite an interesting work of architecture (they re-built it based on drawings and writings from the time).
The fort was built way back in the early 1700s at the southern most point of the British Empire. The soldiers were defending the Altamaha River from the Spanish and their Indian allies. After the Revolutionary war, the fort was dismantled and replaced by saw mills as the nearby town of Darien became an important exporter of lumber.
While we were there the park ranger spotted two manatees in the river by the fort but we were too late and missed them. I tried explaining to Trey what a manatee was without having any visual references and it didn’t go to well. Referring to them as “Sea cows” only confused him more as he kept looking around and saying “Daddy, I don’t see any cows.”
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On our way back from north Georgia, Trey and I dropped Kenny off to see our friend Ashley. She works at a great French/Mediterranean restaurant called Social on West Peachtree Place in downtown Atlanta (near the Civic Center). The restaurant’s owners are French, the bar tender Belgian, and the chef Senegalese – quite the francophone staff!
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