I was treated to a yummy dinner and a fabulous room full of great Atlanta attractions who met and greeted me. Some offered complimentary tickets or tours in exchange for Public Relations.
This past weekend, our family had SO much fun. The great people at Discover Atlanta hosted a fabulous get together at the Ruth Chris steakhouse in Midtown. Other bloggers I’ve gotten to know as well as new ones were mixing together with tasty light cocktails and yummy hors d’oeuvres while we speculated what the nearing expo would hold. The drink of the evening was the Tennessee Honeysuckle, a honey bourbon and muddled blueberry based drink that was so good; I only wish I had asked how to make it!
And the MEAT! The other bloggers and I joked that all the men in the room only wanted the great selections at the meat carving stations… I mean, hey, who could turn down these tasty bites?!
I got to give some squeezes to some folks I hadn’t seen in months, and love to pieces. Do you have friends like that? Magnetic personalities that you can pick right back up with? Lori at Expedition Mom is like that with me. She draws out all the good trouble in me and is not afraid to laugh all night long!
The next morning, I gathered my boys up and we headed to Turner Field. The Atlanta Parent Blogger Expo was held in the swanky 755 atop the outfield of the stadium. Giant glass windows show the baseball field in all its fabulous glory. Red was very taken with the flags, pennants, colors and the overwhelming size of the stadium.
The only thing more exciting than Turner Field? All the goodies and surprises waiting for us in the Expo Room! Atlanta family attractions such as Six Flags, The Georgia Aquarium, Fernbank Museum, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Center for Puppetry Arts and Zoo Atlanta greeted us with mascots, banners, brochures and friendly faces. Red got some great interaction not only with Bugs Bunny, but Giggy the Dino, a real live turtle and hedgehog, Freddy the Atlanta Falcon, a personal kazoo lesson from Imagine It! Museum, “Anderson Cooper” at CNN, and the folks at Stone Mountain handed him a light up butterfly!
I got to meet the young little hedgehog, and while she was still learning to be around guests (a no-touch animal for now) she didn’t want to play croquet with me (heh heh… a little Wonderland humor for ya), so I got some sweet sniffs and some eye contact instead.
Outside of the Expo, a team of Atlanta firefighters greeted children with a touch-a-truck experience, and come even stopped to take photos with us. Thanks guys, for keeping us safe in our city!
Of course, our first trip to Turner Field with Red wouldn’t be complete with a few stadium pictures. Hubs was over the moon that the Braves team gave Red a hat and he absolutely loved it. Go Braves! Since Red’s 3rd birthday is coming up, we stopped to take a photo with the jersey number “3”, too. It’s still tough to get this 2 year old to hold still for much. At least I got a smile!
Are you excited to hear more about what the city of Atlanta can offer you this summer? There’s a new activity every week for your family; Always something new! Make sure to keep stopping back by the blog in the coming weeks for more on Atlanta experiences and things to see!
You are soooo speedy! Great hanging out with you on Friday night and fab write up! Looks like you had an awesome day after the event!
Thanks, girl! I figured that the only good pic of me was with Lori, so it’s doubling as a Mom/Me post! 🙂 🙂
my friend Roxanne was there too!! i wish we had this stuff in CT
What a fun day! There really is a lot to do in Atlanta!
Atlanta is on my bucket list of places I want to see. I have never been and there is so much to do there.
I’m headed there a couple of times this summer. I’m looking forward to it!
What a fun weekend! I’ve been to Atlanta a few times but haven’t done these things!
Atlanta is another place I would like to visit. I only ever hear and see good things about it. Cute pic BTW!
We had a wonderful time at the Expo too! I am kinda bummed that we missed the hedgehog. We did get to touch the gopher tortoise though.
Looks like a really fun time! I’ve never been to Atlanta before, looking forward to visiting.
Um…that meat was awesome. It was one of two things I could eat there:) We should have gotten a picture together.
I wish I would’ve known sooner about this event so I could’ve attended since I’m a Atlanta blogger as well. How do I get more information?
So many great photos! What a great way to involve your family and get some blogging related fun networking done. That drink looks delicious.
That looks like so much fun!! 🙂 I want to visit Atlanta! 🙂
What an awesome event! I love Atlanta.
Wow! Sounds like you had an AWESOME time! I really enjoyed your pictures. I would love to visit Atlanta and take in a Braves game at Turner Field. Thanks for sharing!
It was an invite only event. Do you have “atlanta” in the “title” of your blog? When I changed that, I was more searchable for that type of stuff. The event was hosted by @discoveratlanta. Try following them on twitter and reaching out!
Aw, I missed the tortoise. I was early on that side of the room!
Come on over! Are you going to Type A in the early fall?
Seriously!! We totally missed out on a photo op… again!
Thank you! 🙂
No I don’t have Atlanta in my title but will be adding it today. Thanks for the tip!
You bet I am! That’s my can’t miss conference. 🙂
yay! Let’s meet up so I can hug your neck… I don’t think we met last year!
Woot!! Yes, let’s definitely plan on meeting!
I love being able to see blogging and online friends in real life! This sounds like a great event and you all looked like you had a blast!
Sounds like a fun time for the whole family! Lots of great places to see in Atlanta, hopefully I will get there some day!
It looks like such a fun time! We love to take spring break trips to ATL. We’ve made so many great memories there.
That drink reminds me of fruit punch. Was it sweet? i don’t know much about bourbon so am not sure.
It sounds like you had a great time. That baby hedgehog is super cute! – Jen @ The Rebel Chick
This looks like such a cool experience! It appears you and the entire family had a wonderful time.
It sounds like you had so much fun! That drink looks sooo good and the meat.. MMMM!
Sounds like it was a great event. Lots of fun activities. I haven’t been to Atlanta for a while but I’ve always loved visiting.
That does look like a fun time. I love the photo opp w/the baseball!
That was such a great event! I didn’t know about the touch-a-truck thing outside! Little Red looked SO MUCH BIGGER than the last time I saw him. He’s just adorable, Lindsey.
Atlanta has so many cool attractions! It’s on my To Visit List for sure!
I bet you had a blast at that event. Atlanta offers so much, I really need to get up there with my family.
Atlantia is such a great city – looks like you really had fun!
I really would like to visit there some day. Looks like fun stuff to do.
Atlanta looks fun 🙂 Would love to visit someday~
Wow! This looks like so much fun! I would love to go visit there!! I live in Texas and there is a lot of stuff to do here also I need to take advantage and start somewhere lol
Fun photos! Looks like you all had a great time. When I lived in Birmingham, we went to Atlanta alot! But man, the traffic…
Looks like so much fun!! Red is getting so big.
What a great experience. The food, the experience. That looks so good.
Sounds like a really fun experience. You got some great photos too!
Ruth’s Chris is an awesome place to have a blogger meet up. Their food is yummy!
I love how excited your little one is to see the fireman 🙂
I have only been at the airport, but would love to visit someday. I would especially love to see the ballpark!
we love Atlanta. We’ll have to take your advice and visit this summer.
I love this recap! Their team truly did a great job with the entire weekend. Thanks for the highlights 🙂
That is such a cool event! We actually don’t live that far from Atlanta, so I’m looking forward to seeing what they have going his summer.