Uncle Stephen and Aunt Alicia visit

Uncle Stephen and Aunt Alicia came to Atlanta the last weekend in April. We certainly enjoyed having them here! They were excellent guests and very helpful not only in entertaining the girls but also in keeping the house clean -- and I was lucky to have their help when a real estate agent arrived unannounced to show our house. (Fortunately she came 30 minutes before her client, so we had time to prepare the house and get out the door.)


Gabi with Uncle Stephen and Aunt Alicia


Gabi riding on Uncle Stephen's shoulders


Uncle Stephen borrowed Gabi's stethoscope to listen to Annabelle


Bella at the window

Pictures from the aquarium will be in the next post.


Mandarin Fish

World of Coca-Cola
We took Stephen and Alicia to the World of Coke before they had to head back to Texas. We saw most everything except the collection of radio and television advertisements, and we tasted plenty. I miss the 1980s jingle for Coca-Cola Classic upon its return after the failure of New Coke. ("As long as there is ___, there'll always be ______.") My brother Scott and I actually taped it off the radio at one point.


Entryway to the World of Coke


Annabelle meets the Coca-Cola polar bear


Alicia and Gabi before the 3D video

The 3D video was a complete brainwashing with a very odd plot (starting with the talking tastebuds during the intro before you enter the theater). The moving seats and sudden splashes of water really scared Gabi, so she spent most of the movie cuddled in Uncle Stephen's lap with him reassuring her that it was "just like a really bumpy car ride." She refused to wear her 3D glasses anymore and cried at every abrupt movement. After the show, she jumped out of Stephen's lap and happily declared, "That was fun!" We all laughed.


Gabi created this with Daddy in the Coke Art room


Mommy and Bella in the Coke-as-Artwork room


A wall of Coca-Cola Santas


"Coke" = Coca-Cola
Filipino ad, November 1945