It's a Railey great life!: Birmingham and Atlanta

Confession: I did a terrible job with taking pictures (again), so I have sporadic pictures from various events.

After leaving Shreveport, we drove to Birmingham to go see Brent's side of the family. We stayed with Brent's very gracious and welcoming aunt and uncle while we visited with everyone including his grandparents. We spent the first couple of days catching up and enjoying visiting with his grandparents, aunt, and uncles.

Here's a photo from one of our outings together. A quick trip to Wal-Mart can always be fun with Daddy and Uncle Edwin. :)

I'm ready to check out Mommy!

After a few days in Birmingham we made a quick side trip over to Atlanta to see Brent's dad, stepmother, and extended family. Savannah had a wonderful time visiting with her Grumpa and Grandmama. We were even able to sneak in a visit to the aquarium there in Atlanta! Savannah absolutely loved the fish and was entranced with everything she saw! It was fun for us to be able to watch her interact with her grandparents in a new way. :)

Savannah and Grumpa

Absolutely fascinated!

Grumpa told Savannah all about the sea creatures!

Walking together to the dolphin show.

Later that night we were fortunate to be able to eat dinner with Brent's Uncle Glen and Aunt Jean. It had been almost 4 years since we last saw them, so it was a wonderful family reunion!

Brent and his cousin Allison

Brent's dad Jay, Uncle Glen, Aunt Jean, Savannah, and Brent

This was the best picture I had of all of us.
Brent's Stepmother Linda, Jay, Brent, Savannah, Me, and Aunt Jean

Another highlight of the Atlanta trip for Savannah was Grumpa and Grandmama's dog Woody! Savannah absolutely LOVES dogs, so she was so excited that they brought him along with them!

After a great weekend together, we said goodbye and headed back to Birmingham. Brent's mom and sister met us there and that side of the family was finally all together! Savannah had lots of fun playing with Grandmommy and her Aunt Jessica! We had such a great time watching them all together.

Savannah snuggling with Aunt Jessica after waking up from her nap.

Mom, why are you taking a picture of me with crazy hair?

We spent the next three days eating great food, laughing a lot, and enjoying lots of family time together! My brother and sister-in-law also live in Birmingham, so one of our last nights there we drove to their house and had dinner together. Our visits are always too short and never often enough, but we always have a great time together. It was so much fun to watch Savannah with her Unckie Austen and Aunt Nick-Nick!