Athens Kids Expo

Every year Athens has a huge Kids Expo. Every year, we already have plans to do something else and can't go or won't go. This year, I wanted to take Mo. It turned out to be a hugely good idea! The Home Depot booth had kids' workshops, and Homer was walking around. Mo ran up and gave him a big hug. There were bouncy houses galore and Mo wore himself completely out bouncing in all of them. Mo took photos with some of his favorite characters and even Spider-Man! Dora was there, as was Elmo, and some Disney Princesses. Mo made a point to meet the Athens-Clarke County police officers and he let them know right away that his uncle is a policeman, too. He liked the whole fingerprinting process. I told him not to get used to it! We headed over to the petting zoo and Mo held a guinea pig, a couple of different rabbits and had an encounter with a parrot. We ended up spending about four hours without even realizing it! By the time we left, both Mo and Mama needed a nap. I'm so glad we went.

Mo and Homer

Mo likes Princesses!

Face Painting--Tiger. Admittedly the artist didn't have much experience with Tigers. She mostly had to do about 500 Bulldogs and UGA "G" logos. But Mo loved it in the mirror and that's all that mattered.

The Parrot wouldn't turn around. Mo was a bit unsure about the whole "bird on the shoulder" experience.

"Oooh, Bunny!"

Guinea Pig

Ummm, Larger than Mo Gigantor Rabbit. That's a real live rabbit there, no lie.

Spider-Man is Awesome!

Head first? Not Mama-Approved! Not that Mo took a poll.

Hi Dora!

Elmo and Mo

Uncle Brian comes to visit!

For his birthday in February, Brian brought Zella to visit us. We had such a blast! Mo and Brian spent an afternoon hanging out at Funopolis, a local arcade/go kart/laser tag haven, and I watched Zella. She wandered around taking in all the lights and noise without complaint. Mo and Brian rode go karts twice, played laser tag (Brian had the high score of the game because everyone took Mo to be an easy target and didn't notice Brian coming up behind-very strategic!), and spent hours playing arcade games.

The next day Brian brought Zella to Athens for lunch with me and then watched Mo's karate lesson. It was a special treat for Mo to have such great one-on-one time with his Uncle.

Zella was an angel the entire visit. Mo was too cute with her--very sweet and protective: "No, no, Zella...don't eat the crayon." And, "come see, Zella!" Showing her and Brian the new chicks we had just gotten.

Such a special visit!



Brian and Mo share a Pretzel



Yum!



Zella Bella smiles and watches



Mo in the Navigator's Seat

Ready, Set, GO!!

I'm Back!

Now that I can post directly from my iPhone, which is where most of my photos reside nowadays, I thought I'd start posting on the blog again, since so many of my family members are not on Facebook. So, stay tuned for more frequent posts of the Lunsford Family! Here's a preview: