Family Get-A-Way

Sharron and I arrived back in Raleigh this afternoon. Josh and Steph have allowed Alyse to come home with us to spend the weekend with "Papa" and "Meme". We are thrilled. We spent Thursday playing tourist in Atlanta, Ga.

We began our day in Atlanta by going to the World of Coca-Cola. It was way cool as we heard the history and story of Coca-Cola. The 4D exhibit was fantastic!

It was a fun day as we experienced the world of Coca-Cola.

The tour concludes by letting you enter the "tasting room" to taste Coke products from around the world. We that part was over - we found our way to the station for North America and enjoyed a cold coke. As we departed the room they gave us a bottled coke from that day of production. Then we concluded the experience with a stop at the product store.

Alyse fit right in...

Then we paused for a short lunch break at the food court in the CNN building. Soon we were off to the Georgia Aquarium - the largest Aquarium in the world!

Alyse and her dad enjoyed the opportunity to "touch" some of the animals:

Alyse enjoyed pointing out many sights. We heard her use new vocabulary to say things like "LOOK" and then give her signature pose:

The day seemed long after the hours of walking and seeing so many new things. Alyse knew where to go - in her father's loving arms...

We departed Atlanta after the rush hour traffic and made our way back to Charlotte shortly after midnight. Sharron and I, along with Alyse, made out way back to Raleigh in the late afternoon. Our family get-a-way was over - but many new memories established.