Thrailkill Family Day Out

Saturday morning, the Thrailkill family awoke in need of a family day out! So, they put on their best play clothes, favorite tennis shoes, packed snacks and drinks, and headed out to......Stone Mountain!

A trip back in time for Tommy and I. We passed the big giraffe putt putt golf course where Daddy used to work. We entered the park, where mommy used to work.

After the necessary potty trips (times two now!), and deciding who would hold mommy's hand (guess who won that one?) - we were ready! We got in line to ride the sky lift to the top of the mountain. It was a little windy - a few were a little afraid (did we mention that Daddy has never ridden the sky lift?). It was very COOL. We all made it safely to the top - where we marveled at the sky line of Atlanta. See the big tall building? That is near the kids museum!

We then began our first hike down the mountain. Mikaela and Xander had their hiking fanny packs - complete with snacks and bottled waters. They did so good! With only 25 stops for water, we made it down in record time. Where we got to wait 45 minutes for the train!

We rode the train from the bottom of the walk up trail, back to base of the carving.

After all that walking, we were hungry! $5 hotdogs for all:) - lucky we brought our own drinks (they were $6!).

Now that we were rested, we were ready for a little putt putt golf. The new putt putt course is now behind the train depot - a great semi shady spot to spend the afternoon. We played 9 holes! The kids really caught on (daddy of course is a retro pro!).

We had earned a treat then! We all decided on Italian ices for the hot afternoon. We cozied up in the story book cottage area and hung out. Mikaela re-enacted the story of the Three Bears for us - complete with breaking a chair as Goldilocks did when she sat in Baby Bear's chair (can you see her jumping out of it in our picture?). Xander told us a fabulous story of a pirate ship that was in search of gleaming booty!

Hot and tired, we headed home. Thrailkill family day - a great success!