by David | Oct 15, 2011 | Attractions, Fun Days, Main page
Last weekend, we took the kids to the Atlanta Botanical Garden for Scarecrows in the Garden. There are over a hundred scarecrows made by businesses, schools, groups and families. The girls had fun checking out all the different scarecrows and they had fun at their...
by David | Nov 9, 2010 | Attractions, Cara, Chloe Jane
This weekend we went to Macy’s annual Pink Pig train ride. It’s been a holiday tradition in Atlanta for years beginning back in the ’50s when Macy’s was downtown. I don’t really understand why but, hey, the kids got to ride a train that...
by David | Oct 6, 2010 | Attractions, Blog, Family
Sunday, we took Tommy to his first tourist attraction: The Georgia Aquarium. It was the last day of their Sea Otter Awareness Week so the girls made sea otter crafts; the employees had sea otter puppets and the girls went home with matching sea otter stuffed toys....
by David | Mar 23, 2010 | Attractions, Cara, Chloe Jane, Park
For the first Saturday of Spring, we took the kids and Mac to Piedmont Park. It was sunny and 70 degrees. The kids ran in the grass. They weren’t used to having so much open space. Cara toddled about on the uneven terrain. At one point, she sat down on a...
by David | May 30, 2009 | Attractions, Zoo
For Memorial Day weekend, we took the kids to the Zoo and to the Aquarium. At the Aquarium, Chloe Jane and Cara had as much fun riding a Mermaid and a Sea Horse and sliding down a whale’s mouth (Dad got in on that action as well) as they did looking at the...
by David | May 20, 2009 | Attractions, Cara, Chloe Jane
Last week, the Atlanta Botanical Garden welcomed an exhibit of sculptures by reknowned scultptor Henry Moore. Before the official opening on a Saturday, the Botanical Garden allowed members only to preview the exhibit on Friday. This is what the Botanical...
