A Stone Mountain Christmas!

Last night we went to my favorite place- Stone Mountain Park! My Dad always took me when I was a little girl and I even had my first summer job there when I was 16. I've always loved going... so I was so excited to bring Trey for the first time.

First thing we did was feed the ducks. My Dad and I fed the ducks each week- and Trey loved it just as much as I did... Here are the pictures: (the ducks did show up- mostly geese at first)

After feeding the ducks we headed to the new village that the park has built. They have a special Christmas event- complete with falling snow! There are many shops and the best place to eat (which we ate at- yum!!) but most of the time we were there we spent at the train station. Turns out Trey loves trains. He would even get very upset when the train would leave the station to make the trip around the mountain. We eventually took him on the train. That was the best part of the entire night! The train makes a stop about half way for train riders to enjoy a Christmas show... and I couldn't believe my ears when I realized this was no politically correct Christmas show. They were simply telling the Christmas Story! They even shared the gift of Salvation. It brought tears to my eyes. I loved that Stone Mountain had decided not to do some "happy holidays" thing and forget Jesus like most places this time of year. Thank you Stone Mountain for a wonderful night (but maybe the $20 admission fee could be a little lower!).

On the train with Dad

Trey watching the train leave the station!

Pumpkin Patch fun!

So I am posting this one a little late- but I finally loaded the pictures to my computer! We went to a great pumpkin patch near Gainesville, GA a few weeks before Halloween and Trey really enjoyed it! He picked out his own mini pumpkin and learned how to say "pumpkin" - at least the first half- he says "pump".

Here are the pictures!

We were all so excited about the Red Sox winning 2 in a row... (Trey's gotta get used to the heartbreak of being a Sox fan)This was the best family picture we could get- Trey was far more interested in running around picking up pumpkins!

Hangin' Tough!

Back in the early spring my Dad called early one morning and told me I needed to watch The Today's show - odd, I thought. I hate that show and so does my Dad... Well I quickly turned figuring it must be important. Well I let out a scream like a little girl as soon as the image appeared on the screen... yep after all these years The New Kids On The Block were finally back together again!!! Not only were they planning to release a new album but were going on a reunion tour!! AHHH! It had been 15 years and now they were back!

In June when tickets went on sale in Atlanta I jumped online and made my purchase- I managed to buy floor seats. Perfect! A old friend of mine whom I hadn't seen since NKOTB was first together came with me.

I didn't expect to have so much fun- as soon as they came on stage I was brought back to being 13 again. I smiled and danced and sang along the entire 2 hours they played. I took a ton of pictures- expecially when they came down on the floor and performed 3 songs RIGHT NEXT TO OUR SEATS!!!

Here are some pictures of my night!

And one final thought on the night... single guys are stupid! Do you know that the sold out arena was probably 95% woman?! Guys---- I can understand not wanting to go to see the New Kids- but why not come to the tailgating or something? The firemen and police that were working the event sure had no shortage of woman flirting with them- all night! LOL!

Anyhow- I can't wait to go again (If they do another tour!)!

Civic duty!

As you may know I have always felt very passionate about voting... I registered to vote when I was 17 1/2 - that way as soon as I was 18 I could vote. I don't think there has been one single time that I have missed going to the polls. I think voting is such an important part of being an American. Chip & I have been so excited that Trey would get to go the the polls and see what it was all about. Trey even started to say "vote" - although it sound more like boat.

After Chip left for work we headed out to the polls and waited... Trey had juice and snacks and of course some cars to play with. We waited in a long line in a gym for an hour- which was great because Trey had a place to run and roll his cars around. But after the line moved out of the gym- things went downhill. Eventually the poll workers pulled me out of line and moved me up front. This was very nice- I think they thought I was having pains becuase I am so pregnant. I certainly was not deserving of moving up front- but I am sure Trey appriciated the kindness. All in all we waited about an hour and a half. Not so bad. (here is Trey in his Patriotic- election day- outfit)

I am just thankful to have the chance to vote! I am so thankful for those who fight for us to give us this right! Now.... all we can do it pray.

Animals!!!!

We took Trey to the Yellow River Game Ranch about 2 weeks ago. This place is really neat- not only is it home to "General Lee" (Georgia's Groundhog) but you can feed and pet most of the animals. Trey loves animals so we hoped that he would enjoy his visit... and he did (well mostly the deer, squirrel, and chickens)!!! It was SO much fun to watch him look in awe at the animals and feed them. We can't wait to take him back! Here are some pictures from the day: