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Family Day at Georgia Aquarium

Wednesday, March 8, 2017

A yearly Zoo Atlanta visit has kinda become a tradition for me with the kids over the years. We've gone with friends or family but never with Zach! He's not a zoo kind of person and it's always been a fun "Mommy and Kids" thing. He will stay home with the youngest kid if needed and it's always worked out pretty well. This past summer I wasn't able to make the trip happen and it's been eating away at me since then. Tess is our BIGGEST animal lover. She truly LOVES animals and out of all of our kids I wanted her to experience the zoo the most. Zach and I discussed it and he agreed to make a little mini family trip out of it. It's also a great thing to do before Tab enters the picture as our kids are pretty flexible and easy going at these ages! We got Zoo passes for free from our public library and my sweet friend, Kelly, offered for us to spend the night with her family. We purchased Georgia Aquarium tickets and hit the road to head up to the aq...

BFBN: Knowing and Teaching the Final Desired Expectation

Today continues our Babywise Friendly Blog Network theme of discipline. Katrina, from Mama's Organized Chaos , is discussing knowing and teaching the final desired expectation. I agree SO MUCH with her entire post. Zach and I are long-term, big-picture thinkers especially when it comes to parenting. Like Katrina says " My husband and I believe in setting high expectations. We believe that, if we set high expectations, our daughter will rise to the challenge. I used the same idea when teaching high school, and I am a firm believer that it works. It not only provides a challenge for children that they are often longing for, it shows them that you believe in them.  " Read her entire post here! And be sure to check in with the other Babywise Friendly Bloggers this week! Monday: Valerie at  Chronicles of a Babywise Mom Tuesday: Natasha at  Let's Be Brave  Wednesday: Katrina at  Mama's Organized Chaos  and Shea at  The Moses Home Thursday: Kim...
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