The circus was a great outing for Trey and me. Despite traffic setting us back and a parking meter machine robbing me of $19, we got in to the Ringling Brothers show on time. Turns out the United Way donation deal was the way to go – we were only 8 rows up from the rink.
Trey’s favorite stuff was performances involving animals – elephants, horses, dogs, goats, tigers, and even a porcupine. Another highlight was the motorcycles. He didn’t care much for the bikes in a cage (I don’t think he understood what they were doing) but he loved the tight rope motorcycle which was almost directly over us. The clowns antics made him laugh when they did simple silly stunts and goofs, but their longer skits couldn’t keep his attention.
We came away without an official souvenir (since parking took all my cash) but I think the pictures I took will help remind him of everything he saw. We’ve already looked through them twice together and talked about the animals.
Click the image to the right to see a panorama of the arena, and click the image below to launch a slideshow of my photos from the circus.
Thanks to a great site with tips about deals in Atlanta, I found out that with a $25 donation to United Way I could get two tickets to the Ringling Bros. circus in Atlanta (normally $44). I’m excited to get to take Trey today to see all the animals and shows.
It’s a shame that Heidi won’t be able to join us because the Ringling Bros. circus has some sentimental value for us. Way back in 2000, one of our first dates as a couple was to see the Greatest Show on Earth in Chattanooga. Like so many of our dates it went from another fun outing to a day we’ll never forget. At the start of the show we were chosen to go down front and I got to ride a horse in the main ring. We met the ringmaster and had our nose-bleed section seats upgraded to VIP front row. I can only hope that something like that happens to Trey and me today!
Friday we met up with all-around genius Jym Davis at Pickett’s Mill Battlefield which is located northwest of Atlanta. This historic site was the last successful stand the Confederates had against the Union before they reached Atlanta in 1864. 1,600 Union soldiers and 500 Confederate soldiers died during the 5 hour battle.
Its website boasts that it is one of the nation’s best preserved Civil War battlefields and that mislead me a bit. I envisioned canons and forts and stuff, but in reality it is just woods with a couple open fields. The only structures are some crisscross wooden fences and some of the trenches the soldiers dug still remain. I guess that’s why it is considered so well-preserved – there aren’t any replicas of old artifacts cluttering up the landscape that so many men fought and died on. Continue reading ‘Pickett’s Mill Battlefield Historic Site’
We’re planning a longer road trip on Friday so we decided to hit a spot closer to home today. Tatnall Square Park is Macon city park on the north side of the Mercer University campus. 
Its main attraction is its tennis courts but it also boasts free wi-fi, a nice playground & swingsets, and an open areawith a soccer field.
Trey spent most of his time playing with the cones setup for soccer games. He would line them up and make up games to play around them. We leapfrog’d the cones, ran around the cones, ran over the cones, zigzag’d through the cones, and on and on.
I drove Trey to Atlanta to meet up with his friend who is a girl Allister Lowery. He was so excited about seeing her that when I told him we’d stop at Chic-fil-a to play on the playground he said “No! Go see Allister!”
Trey has visited a couple other children’s museums (St. Pete, Macon, and Richmond) but the Atlanta Children’s Museum is by far the best. Since the first Tuesday of every month is a free day it was pretty crowded but we still enjoyed ourselves.
Trey jumped from one entertainment center to another: toy trains, an insane ball machine contraption, building blocks, water area, grocery store, and farm. He and Allister even calmed down for a while to watch the mini-musical “Hawthor’s Dragon” (though Trey insisted the dragon was a dinosaur).
It’s warm again! Nothing like hiking in the woods of Middle Georgia in 70 degree weather. AH Stephens Historic Park is a bit of a drive from our place, but it was worth it to enjoy the outdoors (and check it off our list).
Alexander Hamilton Stephens was a governor of Georgia as well as the vice president of the Confederacy. The park has 12 miles of horse/hiking trails, 2 large lakes for fishing, and Stephens’ home which has been converted into a museum. Unfortunately, due the budget cuts, the museum is only open 5 days a week now and we weren’t able to go in.
Nonetheless we had fun chasing ducks, picnicking, playing on the playground, and hiking through the woods. I’m not sure what happened to their forest, but it looked like a storm had blown down tons of trees. I’m sure after the Spring kicks in and vegetation returns it will look a lot better. Click the image to the right to open a panorama I made of the woods in the park.
Trey’s favorite stuff was performances involving animals – elephants, horses, dogs, goats, tigers, and even a porcupine. Another highlight was the motorcycles. He didn’t care much for the bikes in a cage (I don’t think he understood what they were doing) but he loved the tight rope motorcycle which was almost directly over us. The clowns antics made him laugh when they did simple silly stunts and goofs, but their longer skits couldn’t keep his attention.
Click the image to the right to see a panorama of the arena, and click the image below to launch a slideshow of my photos from the circus.
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