The kids have actually been going to Stone Mountain with Grandma for a few years now. This year, Lucy and I decided to join in and see what all the hoopla was about. We were both newbies to this seasonal field trip and we did our best to follow the leaders.
There was so much to see and do. The schedule was just brimming with meet and greets and shows. But, if I had to recommend an order of events, I would definitely say see the mountain first. We arrived early afternoon while there was still daylight so it was perfect. Then hit the village come dusk when all the lights come on. There must be millions and they are just beautiful.
We were able to squeeze in the 4D Christmas movie, a little shopping, and the mountain before night fall.
Without a doubt, the mountain itself, and the Skylift was Jack's favorite. Although, he still isn't 100% well, there was no way he was going to miss this day.
I'm almost embarrassed to admit it, but I have never actually been on the mountain. It was incredible and quite chilly up there. I had a few heart stopping "be careful!!"s up there.
After we safely descended, the girls could not wait to meet the Snow Angel. Naturally, Jack had no interest so Grandma took him elsewhere to try to find some sort of boyish activity. Lucy was in absolute awe and had no qualms about jumping right on her lap.
We returned to the village before sunset and waited in anticipation to meet Mrs. Claus for story time. Lucy was not about to miss the opportunity to snuggle up in her lap as well. Maggie wasn't feeling quite as brave. So while Lucy took her turn, Maggie waited shyly on the side with me.
Lucy must have chatted her ear off because her visit was rather lengthy. I did catch Lu asking for a bike and a Minnie Mouse helmet for Christmas. I love that Santa is already on that!
We spent the remainder of the evening in awe of the beautiful lights, catching a Christmas show, grabbing dinner and watching the parade.
Again, when her two older siblings had no interest in photo ops with characters, Lucy was all about it. These are a few of the characters from the Toyrific Show {and of course, Lucy wedged right in the middle with a smile}.
But her bigs sure did love watching the parade. Jack grabbed a spot right here...
And in true Maggie fashion, that was way too much work, so she opted for a cozy view from her stroller.
All in all a great day and evening celebrating Christmas at the mountain. Now that I've got the just of it under my belt, we may give snow mountain a try next year. I sure know a certain little boy who is dying to do such.
In the meantime we have a Christmas dinner menu to plan, cookies to bake, and gingerbreads to decorate. 4 more days...
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