We arrived on Monday afternoon and weren't impressed with the campsite they gave us. We requested a new site and while it still wasn't perfect, it was better than the first. So we got all settled and set off to watch the laser show at Stone Mountain. The girls enjoyed it, but Kaylin didn't like all the fireworks. Elianna LOVED it and was completely mezmerized!
The next morning, after a chilly night, we ate breakfast and got ready to go in to Stone Mountain for the day!
We rode the Sky Ride to the top of the mountain and saw a beautiful view! Here, the girls posed in front of a sky ride poster.
Enjoying the ride to the top!
A few pictures from on top of the mountain
We rode the Ride the Ducks truck. What a fun ride! If you ever have the chance to go to Stone Mountain, this is a must do! It was so much fun! The truck drives from the mountain over to the lake and goes from the road into the water. Our driver had been featured on the Undercover Boss show, too. So it was even more of a treat. Oh, and he let the kids take turns at driving the truck, only Annlee and Maryella would do it from our crew, but it was fun to watch.
Playing at the Make and Believe Theater. This area was lots of fun for the girls. They were pretty tired and this gave them a chance to just relax and play for awhile and let Marmie, Granda, Lindsey and Trista go see a 4D movie, Journey to the Center of the Earth. They said it was really good! 
We took another relaxing break with a 20 minute train ride around the base of the mountain. It's 5 miles to around the whole thing.
And to finish up our day in the park, we played in the Great Barn until it closed. That was a fun place! There were these slides that went from the third floor down to the bottom floor and they were GREAT! Try out the purple one if you get a chance!!!! It's as good as a roller coaster!
When we got back, it was time for a campfire and smores. Maryella loved this part and has taken to calling a campfire a campout. We went camping again at the end of the week and Maryella kept asking when we were going to make a camp out. While we were getting all the food ready for supper, the girls wrote in their camping journals. Marmie gave them these notebooks that she found for a quarter each and it was the best thing ever! The girls are still writing and drawing in their notebooks. Kaylin even took hers to school to share with her class.
The plan for the trip had been for everyone else to leave on Wednesday, but we were going to stay until Thursday and leave then. But on Wednesday morning, we found out that it was supposed to start storming on Thursday early in the day and since the thought of packing up in the rain didn't sound too appealing, we decided to leave on Wednesday as well. So we packed up our hobo lunch and took it to the park and cooked out.
All week long I had been seeing these cherry trees all over the place and they were gorgeous!!! I just had to have some pictures in front of one! So my wonderful family humored me (thank you!!) and we got some pretty pictures!
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