Covered Bridge This covered bridge is about 20 minutes north of Warm Springs; built around 1840 I think I look terrible in these two pictures, but I show them anyways (blah) cause the kids look so cute and we all look cool as a group in front of the bridge Black Rat
Warm Springs, GA We saw a movie called 'Warm Springs' on Prime a few months ago and it made us want to visit Warm Springs, GA, since it is about an hour and a half drive from Atlanta. It is a cute little town with a lot of history. The movie
Jarrell Plantation and Juliette, GA We went to the Jarrell Plantation, which is about an hour and a half southeast of Atlanta, near Juliette, Ga. The Jarrel family owned the plantation and then donated a large portion of their land in the 60s, so that others could learn about the history of the land. In
Bulloch Hall, Roswell, GA Angela and I were able to take a tour of an old home of one of the early settlers of Roswell, GA. This was the childhood home of FDR's mother. Relaxing on the porch.
State Capitol building with Grandpa Knight Joe Wilkinson, part of the State Assembly, was there when Keith and Melvin were looking into the assembly room and let them go inside. Usually, you have to look into this room from the doorway only, but they got to walk around and Joe Wilkinson told them about the room.
Coke Museum We finally made it to the Coke Museum, almost a year after moving here. First, we went into a room filled with Coke memorabilia and signs. A tour guide pointed out different signs from the past and explained what they were and why they were significant. There were lots of
Chickamauga Civil War Battlefield Near the border of Georgia and Tennessee is the Chickamauga Civil War Battlefield. We didn't have exact plans on our way to TN, so we decided to stop and take a look. Again, the government shutdown closed down the fields. They went as far as putting up no
Georgia State Capitol Building and Atlanta City Hall For Carson's Cub Scouts, we needed to visit a government office. So we decided to visit the Capitol Building of Georgia and the City Hall of Atlanta. It was fun walking around with Grandma and Grandpa Aksland. The kids haven't seen many homeless people in their
Kennesaw Civil War Battlefield with the Grandparents While Grandma & Grandpa Aksland were in town, we went to the Kennesaw Civil War Battlefield. It was really weird to have it closed down due the to government shutdown. They purposely made it as difficult as possible to look at a field, as though us looking at a field
Sand Springs Pony Express Station When the kids and I went to Sand Mountain a few months ago, we stopped at the Sand Springs Pony Express Station. It was a lot of fun. When we left, I asked the kids what they enjoyed the most about the day. I expected them all to say riding
carson Carson's City Since each of kids has a city named after them, we figured we should visit each of them. So before leaving Sparks, we wanted to get some pictures with Carson and his city. We had a great time on our little trip. We started it out by hitting Doughboy Doughnuts
Kennesaw Mountain, Civil War batllefield What do we do on our first weekend in the south? What else? We visit a battlefield! Above is some mica that Carson found on the ground on our walk to the battlefield. Kennesaw Mountain National Park is just about a half an hour drive from where we live, so
Exploring Hidden Caves, Fallon, NV We went to Fallon, NV, yesterday. We went to a place called 'Hidden Caves', where there are 3 hidden caves in the hills. They are in this area that used to be a huge lake, hundreds of years ago. They have a trail that goes to each of
The Ranch Today My Grandma Nona and Grandpa Albert's house, Christmas Day. It was built in the early 1900s. Upstairs, on the cracked linoleum. Loving the musty smell! Confused, and a little afraid..... of the crack in the corner of the room! There it is! Isn't it creepy? It
San Diego "Sealife", in Legoland. Japanese spider crabs - huge! can you see Tucker? Petting zoo for water animals. There were sea stars and sea cucumbers to pet. Legoland. Look at the name on the little truck in the background. Now to the San Diego zoo. which animal is behind Carson?
Battle-born Days, Carson City Inside the huge helicopter. Savannah, going overboard! Above, we got to ride in this people mover. Here I am, inside, in the back seat of the front section. The one with authentic battle damage! Veteran's memorial wall. We signed Christmas cards for the troops.
We love Virginia City! On the V&T Railroad. Getting ready to ride in a horse-drawn carriage for a tour of the town. Cooling off with some sarsparilla. You can see Carson and Tucker are wearing a new shirts! On the train again, looking over at the bigger, better, steam engine on
Visalia visit These first pictures where everything is natural and green and pretty are from the Kaweah Oaks Preserve. Off to Storyland, Fresno! Striking a pose in the castle! ( For those of you who wonder what I look like these days ) There are SO many more pictures, but for now this will
Sparks Train Museum About three years ago I went up to the passenger car near the Sparks Heritage Museum and looked in the windows and saw some cool curtains and old looking furnishings and wanted to go inside. I called the museum and they said they were in the process of raising funds
family My Grandma Nona's House This is my Grandpa and Grandma's house in Livermore. It was built in the early 1900s. We went there as kids many times a year to visit my Grandparents. But they've been gone for a while now, so we don't see this house more
carson Carson City Train Museum My Grandfather worked as a telegrapher for the railroad many years ago. He and my Aunt Anita have been sharing pictures and stories with the Carson City Train Museum, gaining our family a private invitation to the preparation and a ride of an old Virginia & Truckee Railroad engine. It
family Fleischmann Planetarium at UNR Now that Carson is a school-boy, we decided to take him to UNR to show him what universities are. We started with the Planetarium, which dissappointingly, had changed very little since I was a kid. But Carson enjoyed it. He even got to touch a meteorite. Then as we
family Grimes Point Archaeological Area Trail, NV As I returned home from work about a week ago, I found the 'Family Pulse' magazine lying on our driveway. It wasn't half-bad. I actually read a lot of it (which means it must be pretty good, I rarely read freebie magazines and papers). It
family Staycation Day 3 -- Virginia City, NV Agenda: * Visit St. Mary's of the Mountains Catholic church * Ride the Truckee & Virginia Train * Tour the Virginia City -- watch the Labor Day parade * Relax at home Kids change you in so many ways. With Tucker and Carson, our family wakes up early. Virginia City was just waking
family Staycation Day 2 -- Church, Relaxation and Family; Reno / Sparks NV area Agenda: * Church in Washoe Valley * Picnic at Bower's Mansion * Relaxation at Davis Creek * Dinner at Grandma and Grandpa Knight's house Day 2 our of staycation was nice. Small variations can lead to drastically different outcomes. While we are in the same area and living in our
