Vacay Weekend Wrap Up

We went on a little road trip over the weekend. 

We broke up the drive by stopping at Bucees. Carson purchased his third stuffed Bucee. 

We killed a little time by walking around Kennesaw State University in Georgia. My mom used to take me to colleges when we would travel and I thought it would be fun to do the same. 

Miles has already been to a lot of schools since Darrin coached for so long. We decided to make a list and give them a rating. He gave Kennesaw State a B+. 

They were hosting a travel baseball tournament so we were able to walk into the stadium and watch for a little while. 

The baseball facility was underwhelming, so that is why the school got a B. Overall, the school is very nice. It was a beautiful day which never hurts the atmosphere on a college campus. It's a really big school, so it's probably a B for me. Really, really pretty though. 

We checked into the hotel and then it was time for the Braves' game, which was the main reason for our trip. 

I checked the weather all week and understood that it was going to be cold since it was a night game. We all came prepared, but it definitely not cold. Carson does not do well when he is hot....and he was hot. He was a handful until the sun went down, then he was great. 

Miles and I were in awe as we walked into the stadium.

We got there early enough to wander around. We got food, went to the gift shop, and walked down to the field to see a Phillies' player before the game. Truist Park is very lax about letting you walk around and walk all the way down to the field. The Titans' stadium is not like that, so it was a nice surprise. 

Miles and I are Braves' fans. But, there are several Phillies' players that we like. 

We said we should have made a sign that said "Go Braves but we love you, Bryce Harper". I think we could have gotten on the Phillies' broadcast with that :)

It was an incredible game to watch. The Braves won big time and had 20 hits. I can't remember ever seeing that much action in a baseball game. To see it in person was memorable. 

One of Miles' travel teammates was at the game too.

We woke up this morning and went to Rock City on our way home. 

Miles was the only one that had been before. We all loved it.

It was really chilly, but we picked a great time of day. When we left, this same area was packed with people. 

This picture is so typical. Miles is trying to read the map and telling Carson to slow down. Carson is running down the stares without a care in the world, no clue where he's going.

Carson took over picture duty for a while. We were all a little scared my phone was going to drop off in a waterfall, but he was insistent that he wanted to take some pictures.

I thought I would be brave and walk the bridge. Not my favorite, especially when the man in front of us started shaking it. Miles didn't like it either. Carson was unfazed. 

Darrin got stuck with a family behind us. We were laughing so hard. He said he kept having to duck down while they took pictures. It took them forever to get across the bridge.

Carson slept in the car today between every stop. It was a busy weekend and we didn't go sleep last night until almost midnight. My boys rarely sleep in the car, so this was very helpful. 

Our next stop of the day was Top Golf in Nashville as we made our way home. Another typical picture.

Miles has wanted to go to Top Golf since it opened in Nashville. He got a gift card two Christmases ago and we finally used it. He loved it. When I asked him if it was what he thought it would be, he said it was better. He's always been a natural at golf, but no interest. 

Carson might want to stick to baseball...but he had fun and always wanted it to be his turn. He was constantly telling everyone how many they had left in their turn, because he was very afraid someone might get one more try than he did!

It was a very fun stop. Miles said this was his second favorite thing we did, after the Braves' game. Carson said Top Golf was his favorite. 

The final stop of the day was to swing by Vanderbilt and peek at their baseball stadium. We couldn't see much, but it was very nice. We were all very tired at this point and probably should have skipped this, but I didn't know how far we would have to walk. 

It feels like we were gone for much longer than 36 hours. We packed a lot in to our trip. Hopefully it will be a memorable one for all of us.