No, we did not begin this day at IKEA, but we did begin by taking a while to get to Stone Mountain. We stopped to buy Mom some breakfast at a McDonalds and must have waited 15 minutes for a breakfast burrito, and there was no line…this was ridiculous. But we made it to the mountain, and the kids were very impressed. 
We began by taking the picture at the carving and then decided it was time to go to the top. Sam and Davis were both whining a bit about how scary it would be, thinking that their parents were just going to take them to the top where they could barely hang on. Anyway we made it to the top, with Davis bending down and holding his legs “I’m holding on, Mom”.
We had a blast on top of the mountain. Magan and Belle stayed with us for awhile, but then she took Belle back in because it was hot and we were afraid of a Sun burn. Davis and Sam just ran around at the top, then Sam decided he would start trekking down the mountain (on the side that you can hike down). We did follow him for a bit, then turning around realized quickly that this was more difficult. Davis quickly agreed to my inquiry about riding on my back and we made it back to the top and back to the girls.
Back down the hill, we ate at Miss Kates, which was excellent. Similar to Lambert’s of Foley, AL, they had some rolls that you had to catch. The food was delicious and more than enough for us. We then decided to take the train ride around the mountain which was a great place to let our bellies rest.
After the train ride, I suggested that we watch the 4D adventure “Journey to the Center of the Earth”, to which Sam and Davis said “NO, its to scary”. They wanted no more of any 4D adventures.
Sam and I then went to get in line for the SKY HIKE. This was the neatest thing to me at Stone Mountain, and is perfect for anybody that wants to hang 12’ to 24’ to 36’ above everyone in line as you travel an obstacle course in the sky. It was great, except for the wait time of 1 hour. They had a large play area for Davis to enjoy while Sam and I went on our SKY HIKE.
Sam was very brave during this obstacle course. The Harness would not let you fall very far, but he never fell down, nor did I. We went across the whole level 1 (12’) course, with only a couple of scares, where I had to hold Sam’s hand as he walked across a 4 inch wide plank suspended 12 feet in the air. He did great, so I asked if he wanted to try level 2 and he said OK. The second level had quite a few more challenges and several almost falls, which I guess to a 5 year old suspended 24 feet in the air was a little scary. But he still did great. When asked about level 3, we both said “NO”. This was a one hour wait, but we were probably in the attraction for about 1.5 hours, so well worth the wait.
After a little more shopping, we decided it was time to go. But I want to go back. Stone Mountain was great, and there was plenty of other things to enjoy that we did not have time for.
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