Alex's First Vacation

Daddy's class is over...YEAH!!! Congrats to Daddy for making it through! Mommy, Travis and Alex are SO PROUD OF YOU!!!


Now, on with the vacation. Alex went on his first vacation to Charlotte, NC. We didn't want to go too far since we weren't really sure how well he would travel but we wanted to go somewhere that would also keep Travis entertained. Finding a location suitable for a baby and a teenager is not an easy task. Charlotte, NC turned out to be a great fit for the entire family. There really is alot to do in Charlotte. Alex did pretty good on the road trip to Charlotte. There were only a couple of times that Mommy had to do a terrible rendition of You Are My Sunshine to quiet him down and get him to go to sleep. Travis was a truly great big brother riding in the back keeping Alex happy for the long drive.




Our first day there, we went to the Nascar Hall of Fame. It turned out to be Travis' favorite part of the trip. It is a great facility and is very interactive with things to do for people of all ages. Even Alex learned how to jack up a car...


Alex got to watch Daddy and Travis do a 16 second pitstop...that is really good for first-timers.

Our second day there, Alex got to meet Charlie Brown and Snoopy at the Carowinds Amusement Park. Not the greatest of parks but Travis enjoyed riding the rollercoasters. I guess we have been spoiled with the nice clean amusement parks that we have close to home. Alex got a Snoopy as a souvenir and he likes to chew on it's ears and nose and throw him across the room.

On our third day, Alex got to tour Charlotte Motor Speedway and take a ride around the track. He also got to go to Hendrick Motorsports and see where Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Jimmie Johnson's cars are put together. While touring the shops, a helicopter landed right outside the building we were in and Daddy got to see his favorite driver and crew chief up close. That was Daddy's favorite part of the trip.

Our last day we went to Discovery Place. It is a children's science museum and was a really nice facility. There were quite a few groups of kids there so it made it a little difficult to get to do everything there but it was still fun. Alex got to shoot water...

Alex got to see many different types of frogs...

and Alex got to play with a floating ball...

All in all it was a fun-filled vacation and Alex was too pooped to party anymore so we came on home.

The ride home was alot less fun than the ride there. Alex had been in his carseat all he could stand over the last week and he made it known on the way home. We had to stop multiple times to settle him down and give him a break from his seat. You Are My Sunshine is probably the last song Daddy or Travis either one want to hear for a long time.