On Saturday, we got up and headed to Stone Mountain. There was a downpour on the way there, and I guess we passed ahead of it b/c once we got there it was sunny for a little while. We checked into the hotel and set off for our picnic lunch. I was looking for a specific picnic area that I thought would be closer to where we were going to end up. We passed by several, but didn't stop. Then we couldn't find the one I was looking for, so we ended up sitting on some concrete steps. It was just as well because we barely got through eating and the downpour came. Luckily we were very close to the car. It only rained for about 5 minutes and then cleared up, so it didn't ruin our day.
After the failed picnic, we headed into the village to visit the Great Barn (which was really cool with all of these neat slides, but very loud), ride the train around the mountain, and play putt-putt golf. Hayden was already worn out from the week before, so he fell asleep on the train! Poor baby! He made it through about 14 holes of putt-putt and then started melting down. We stuck it out, though, and finished. Uncle Char-ee came in first (he thinks it's b/c he's a semi-professional...bah), I came in second, Dave came third, and Hayden came in last. Charlie was keeping score, so Dave can't say I cheated on the scorecard this time!!!
We left the village and headed to the little German restaurant just outside the park for dinner. Dave and I ate there last year and loved it. And while the food was good this year the service was pretty lousy. But I digress. After dinner we headed back to the hotel room to rest for a few minutes before we took the shuttle to the mountain lawn for the laser show. I think that this was Hayden's favorite part. He loved riding the "bus". Of course when we got there and Hayden saw the laser swords, he wanted one, which we expected but forgot about. So Dave set off in search of cash while we just relaxed in our lawn chairs. Once the laser show started, Hayden forgot all about his laser and sat in Dave's lap. I don't think he ever quite fell asleep, but he was pretty close!!! He did fall asleep on the shuttle ride back to the hotel. We were all pretty exhausted at that point and glad to head for bed.
The next morning, we got up and slowly made our way downstairs for the breakfast buffet. If you ever stay at Stone Mountain (even if you don't stay in the hotel), you have to go for breakfast. They have everything you could possibly imagine! Waffles, french toast, all kinds of fresh fruit, eggs, bacon, sausage, grits, oatmeal, hashbrowns, biscuits, gravy, fresh made omelets, juice, cereal, milk, etc... It was a pregnant lady's dream! I really did eat entirely too much, but it was so nice not having to cook it and clean up!!! The buffet is also great because kids under 5 are free. Hayden loaded up on waffle and blackberries, two of his favorites. After breakfast, Hayden wanted to swim, so we took him to the indoor pool before check-out. He was pretty sad to have to leave, so I'm sure we will enjoy swimming this summer in our neighborhood pool.
After check-out, we headed back to the village to do a few more things. First, we went to Skyhike where Dave and Charlie climbed all around and Hayden got to go to Camp Highland, which is the kids' section. He did the obstacle course twice and loved every minute! He said he was Spider-Man climbing on everything. Second, we rode the cable car to the top of the mountain. Once up there, Dave and Hayden and Charlie walked out to the edge of the mountain. I gave up at about halfway because it was drizzling rain and really cold up there! When we made our way down, we had lunch and then walked over to the Plantation. The rain was still drizzling so we were slowing down at this point. We enjoyed looking at the houses, but were definitely glad it was a short tour! We got to see the poor bald sheep (it was sheep shearing day) and the goats. Hayden wasn't really interested, so I don't think it was the highlight of his trip. Then we headed home! I am still tired and it's been four days, but we had so much fun last week and now we can say we've done these things around Atlanta!
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