Savannah, Y'all!

I'm nibbling on my last praline from the trip as I type - most of them never made out of the city limits! This Labor Day weekend, the Lazar clan (minus brother puppy Mowgli and cousin puppy Tally) went to visit the beautiful city of Savannah! I had never been before and within minutes of stepping out onto the cobblestone streets I was completely and totally enchanted. As our time was pretty limited (one day to explore) we spent it all in the Historic District and down by the rivuh. So many fabulous things to see and learn about! Maps and camera in hand, we were tourist supremes waltzing up and down the squares - don't want to think how many "bless their hearts" were muttered as we went by! We saw Oak trees galore, parks a plenty, Girl Scout Mecca, Sherman's headquarters, rivuh boats, Forrest Gump history, lots and lots of famous graves, and so much more! I spent most of my time getting lost in sweet shops and antique stores. Jason took it so well...

Lily did amazingly well on the 4 1/2 hour car ride, only using the last hour or so to tell us she is not a road-trip kind of gal. Lesson: Disney will have to wait a few more years! We took tons of pictures, but I decided to just put the highlights here. Take a look:

All Ready To Go? Ready!

I Call This Room!

Room Service! She actually did start pushing buttons so I had to intervene...

What kind of Mowgli is this?

First Stop!

Happy Girl!

Two Smiles and a Wink!

So after our long and only day of sight-seeing and exploring the Historic District, we said our goodbyes to the beautiful city and made our way back to the hotel to relax and rest up for the next day's drive home. Lily went to sleep a little on the later side, and thinking that we didn't need to rush the morning, Daddy and I stayed up a little later too. Oh Boy. Early this morning (like so early I can't talk about it without thinking unladylike thoughts) the fire alarms in the entire hotel blared on. We called down to the front desk who's clerk assured us the alarm would cease in a matter of minutes. So Mommy Me sat down with Lily holding her little ears trying to protect them from the RIDICULOUS volume level of the sirens. Give or take 5 minutes, Mr. Front Desk Stick His Foot In His Mouth Man tells us we now need to move out of the building. No time for anything else, we quick-fixed a bottle and headed down to the parking lot for a PJ parade - everyone looking their slumber-party best! 45 minutes later the great mystery had been solved: A guest on the second floor, no doubt there to speak at a conference concerning common sense, had decided that the closets provided by the hotel were not up to par, and that really really cool manly men use the in-room fire sprinklers instead on which to hang their clothes. In doing so, he flooded the 6th floor, parts of the lobby and forced everyone out into natural lighting before makeup or coffee - good morning to you, too. Once the coast was clear (dry) we were all given the OK to head back in:

And so we napped before leaving a few hours later. The drive home was like our own private tour of South Georgia as our GPS decided it would be best to take the scenic route - my preferred method, too! As opposed to just hopping on the Interstate, we drove through Homerville, Valdosta,Thomasville, and all the smaller towns and cotton fields in between before reaching home. All in all, we had a fabulous time! And as for the 6th Floor Genius? Well, bless his heart!