Spring Break in Stone Mountain, Georgia

We left for a short trip to Stone Mountain, Georgia, on Friday morning. We stopped at Shoney's for a great breakfast on our way through Tupelo.

Alec was so excited to start on our journey.

He sat in front for part of the trip and helped navigate. He really enjoys reading the Garmin.

Kirsten is chilled out and relaxing at the start of our trip.

The view from our hotel room. The hotel sits in the shadow of Stone Mountain, it was so close we could almost touch the mountain. On the other side was a gorgeous lake that was so beautiful at sunset and also at sunrise.

We went out to eat at Outback Steakhouse for our anniversary/Alec's birthday supper. He was born on our 7th anniversary and we usually celebrate it together.

We made time to get a run in on Saturday morning. The kids thought it great fun to run "all alone", my back was not doing great so I had to walk while they ran. They left me a whole lot longer than I was comfortable with, and I was so glad to see them running back towards me. I spent a lot of that time praying for their safety.

Kirsten looking cute in her Spartan running hoodie.

Getting ready to start our fun day with the Sky Hike -- a series of challenging rope and board elevated obstacle course. The first course was 12 feet off the ground, the second was 24 feet off the ground, the third course was 36 feet of the ground (it was closed).

Alec showed absolutely no fear as he raced through all the courses. Many were very difficult and he just sped right through them.

Kirsten, on the other hand, was very cautious, and at times wanted to quit. But she perservered and made it throught the entire course.

The both made it to the top of this climbing wall. This was Kirsten's third time to the top of a climbing wall, but Alec had not made it before this trip.

Posing for pictures.

Alec wanted to keep going, but I made him stop for a picture anyway.

Kirsten snapped this picture as we were climbing to the top of the mountain. It is a 1.3 mile hike that is very steep at the end.

Waiting for their parents about half way up. I was having to go slow to not futher injure my back.

A view of Atlanta from about 3/4 of the way up.

We thought this was the last of the hike, but we were mistaken. We rounded the corner and had another steep section to go. The view was so worth it and I thoroughly enjoyed the climb.

On top of the world.

Zooming in to the view below. The people and cars were so small.

We got to see a glass blower make a vase and it was truly fascinating.

One of Alec's favorite pasttimes is putt-putt.

Our whole family played this time, as it was included in the price of admission. Mitch and I usually do not pay extra to play golf.

Heading back to the hotel to go swimming.

Alec had a whole lot of fun.

Time to relax in the beautiful pool room. The hotel was gorgeous and we loved every minute of our trip. Two buffet breakfasts were included for all of us in our hotel package, and it was truly amazing. Everything was handmade and delicious.

Outside the hotel on the patio, the kids played chess with this huge chess set.

Alec loves ice cream and this was his birthday dessert. It was so good! We ate at Applebee's for supper on Saturday night.

Sunday morning was rainy and cool and the mountain was just as pretty with the low hanging clouds surrounding it.

The kids were the first two on the Sky Hike on Sunday morning and Alec went just as fast on the three times that he did the whole thing. Kirsten only did it twice but she was not as scared or cautious this time.

Getting ready to ride the train around the mountain.

Alec is using his birthday camera to take pictures.

One of the beautiful buildings we saw on our trip on the train.

This train is an old train that was set up in an old-timey section around the mountain.

These store fronts were fun for the kids to see.

Stone Mountain gave us an amazing family time of fun and fellowship. We truly enjoyed all the sights and just being together away from work and school.