Camping at Stone Mountain (Day 2 of 3)

Helen cuddles with Adam in the chilly morning

Love a fresh new morning...it represents one of my favorite words: opportunity

After some morning visiting I went back home to play in my ALTA tennis match. People always say I try to have my cake and eat it too - why wouldn't you?

Derek stops by to say good morning to Lindsay in her tent

Aunt Agatha and Brooke enjoying the brisk morning

Brooke strikes a pose after feeding the ducks

Adam and Derek relaxing at our campsite

Loading up for the hayride

All aboard!

Visiting the pumpkin patch

Derek and his pumpkin

Brooke's not scared of the scarecrow

Adam, Helen, and Derek

Helen's parents

Back at the campground pavilion for more fun

Uncle Paul helps Brooke decorate her pumpkin

Lindsay and the Quig girls

The pavilion was nice with fire, refreshments, and activities

The kids enjoyed the magic show

Waiting in line for SkyHike

No loose articles, including cameras, were allowed past a certain point so this was the last picture of SkyHike that we took

Mini-golf is always big fun for the kids

Everyone gathering on the lawn at the base of the mountain for the laser show under a beautiful sunset

Our big group

Nice picture of Helen and Derek

Me and Adam

Saturday October 23, 2010

We woke to a brisk morning after a chilly night. I visited a little before heading back home to play in a tennis match. Everyone piddled around. The boys rode their bikes up to the pavilion and had donuts and hot chocolate. Everyone met at the campground pavilion for a hayride around noon and then went back to the pavilion for pumpkin decorating and refreshments.

The tennis was fun - winning, beautiful weather, beer, food, and hanging out with the guys. It was just one of those perfect fall days. Helen didn't think it was fair that I went home after my match and got to take a shower since she wasn't going to get one at the campground.

Everyone was just finishing up a late lunch when I got back to Stone Mountain. Thankfully, all the families were splitting up to do their own activities. The boys were anxious to get things going and they really wanted to do the SkyHike ropes course. The line was pretty long, but we caught up on our day and the wait seemed to go quickly.

Waiting in line and watching all the people doing the course, I didn't really think much of it. But once we got up there - it was pretty high! It took some time, but after a little while you get used to it - except for Helen. She kept saying she was scared and was very tentative (and slow), but there was a spunky lady in her 70's in the group ahead of us and she was going at it with gusto, so it made Helen feel like she should be able to do it. All in all we really enjoyed the experience.

The boys' second choice was miniature golf. It was pretty crowded and moved kind of slow, but they didn't seem to mind. After golf we walked over to the lawn where our group was spread out for the laser show. The weather and the sunset were beautiful - just a great atmosphere.

After the laser show, we all met up at Uncle Paul's campsite for a campfire and smores before heading to bed. What a great day!