A fathers day out at Stone Mountain

Well, I must say, it was recommened to me by a guildy (yes, I play an online game, World of Warcraft to be exact) and all I can say is Thanks Zen, Stone Mountain was a great end to a short vacation. We arrived there at about noon and did not leave until after 10pm. My feet hurt! One of the more interesting things I saw at the park was the Carving that was done of Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson, and Jefferson Davis. The thing is Huge. From the Stone Mountain site.

The entire carved surface of the Memorial Carving measures three acres,
larger than a football field. The carving of the three men towers 400 feet
above the ground, measures 90 by 190 feet, and is recessed 42 feet into
the mountain. The deepest point of the carving is at Lee's elbow, which
is 12 feet to the mountain's surface.

With that in mind, here is a shot of us taken a good long distance away and a zoomed in shot of the carving.


While at the park, we went on a Duck ride. The Ducks are 1940's Army DUKWs, land/water vehicle. We went on a quick tour of the park and a swim in the lake. Both Louis and Christopher got to take a spell at the wheel, and we all survived.


Well, everyone is asleep and it is time for me to crash. We are heading back to Charlotte tomorrow morning. If you want to see more pictures, click on the picture below.

A day at Stone Mountain Park in Georgia

Hello from Atlanta

Well, we have taken our first "true" vacation as a family and are currently in Atlanta, Ga. Ok, Actually, we are in Alphretta, Ga, but it is close enough. We came down specifically to see the Georgia Aquarium, which at with 8 million gallons of fresh water and more than 100,000 animals is the largest aquarium in the world.

All I can say about the Aquarium is wow. It was an awesome sight and seeing 4-5 Whale Sharks (Largest fish in the world) in one tank was phenomenal.

Click on the link below the picture if you want to see more.

From A day at the ...

End of the Baseball Season

Well, the baseball season is over. Louis' Coach Pitch team, The A's won the championship while Christopher's T-ball team lost. But in T-ball the emphasis is on having fun rather than winning, and Christopher had a Blast.

Pineville A's 2007 Coach Pitch Champs

Both of the teams that Louis played for in Pineville have won the championship. Last year it was his TeeBall team and this year it is his Coach Pitch team. Click on the picture below for more pictures.

Welcome

Welcome one and all to the new Bouchards blog. I am working on updating Bouchards.net, moving away from ASP and text files for family news to using Blogger. All the old (and new) pictures are still around, see the links section.