Archive for category Holidays
Happy New Year 2010!
Happy New Year 2010! Great night ringing in the New Year with fireworks, fire and family! We sat around and talked about our memories from 2009. It was a great night! The kids remembered a lot of great things we experienced over the year.
Merry Christmas 2009!
Gorgeous pic of the tree after Santa made a visit!
Halloween 2009
We had a great time on a hay ride hosted by our great friends, Kay and Todd. Here are some pics from the evening.
Happy Independence Day!
From: History.com
Independence Day in the U.S., is an annual holiday commemorating the formal adoption by the Continental Congress of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, in Philadelphia. Although the signing of the Declaration was not completed until August, the Fourth of July holiday has been accepted as the official anniversary of U.S. independence and is celebrated in all states and territories of the U.S.
The holiday was first observed in Philadelphia on July 8, 1776, at which time the Declaration of Independence was read aloud, city bells rang, and bands played. It was not declared a legal holiday, however, until 1941. The Fourth is traditionally celebrated publicly with parades and pageants, patriotic speeches, and organized firing of guns and cannons and displays of fireworks; early in the 20th century public concern for a “safe and sane” holiday resulted in restrictions on general use of fireworks. Family picnics and outings are a feature of private Fourth of July celebrations.
Back home and relaxed
Posted by scotch in Family Fun, Family News, Family Outing, Holidays on March 22, 2009
Well, we are finally back home and relaxed after our trip. The kids had a great time and Deva and I were glad to be able to do it for them. Funny enough though, we weren’t even home before we started thinking about where our next trip would be.
At any rate, unpacking we will go in the meantime!
Stone Mountain
Posted by scotch in Family Fun, Family News, Family Outing, Holidays on March 19, 2009
Arriving at Stone Mountain Thursday morning, they were just opening up the gates. Unfortunately, they had a delay in processing ticket orders, so we had to wait a little while, but it was very much worth it. We got the all-day Adventure passes and the kids had the best time. Kaya, though scared a couple of times on the Sky Hike, continued through the first two levels 10 and 20ft in the air). Bella dominated the Family Adventure course with Mommy looking on while we were on the Platform performing the Sky hike. The boys breezed through all three levels of the Sky Hike and then the Rock Wall. After that, we went and experienced the 4-D movie “Journey to the Center of the Earth”, which was pretty much awesome! We then ate at the Georgia Railroad Burger Company, which was quite possibly the worst meal on our trip. It was very expensive and the food tasted like it was from a high school cafeteria. Oh yeah, and no free refills, you have to purchase a new drink altogether.
After that, we got on the train and began our trek around the mountain. Though the girls quickly grew tired of the ride, the boys seemed to enjoy it. When we got off the train, we made our way to the Sky Lift and all rode to the top of the mountain. The kids had a blast though Deva was a little chilly with all the wind up there. After descending, we took the kids to the Great Barn and they played and ran and enjoyed the rest of our time there. We left at 5pm as the park attractions were closing and began our return home. And boy were we glad to finally arrive!
