Saturday, July 11, 2009

Dahlonega: a good back-up plan

We set out on the Monday after 4th of July for Big Canoe--a place I had heard about from a friend and read about online. In this magical place called Big Canoe (just an hour outside of Atlanta), you could frolick at their swim club and nearby lake for just $5. Well, after getting Leo and ourselves all ready for a day of water fun, we made the drive out there only to learn that Big Canoe is actually a private residential community. And they don't let just any old riff raff in--not even if you slip the people at the gate $5.

So after some pouting on my part, we ended up in another town, Dahlonega (Duh-lawn-a-guh), known as the site of the first American Gold Rush. In Little D, you don't need a membership. So we just strolled around their town square, sipped some wine, played in their semi-park and had a nice little lunch. Here are some pics from our "lemons to lemonade" day of fun (in reverse order because that's how I posted them and I don't feel like changing them all around)!

Back at home, getting on his pool pants (aka speedos) for a trip to the Y:

Lunch at this adorable place in Dahlonega called the Crescent Moon Cafe.


A straw always keeps Leo occupied:


Playing with daddy in the park:








Note for Safety Dave and Aunt Laura: I know you guys have perfected the "arm way out self-portrait" but it's much tougher with three people. You'll see!

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"What? Can't I guy eat his Cheerios in peace?"












2 comments:

Kristin said...

At least Leo is too young to be embarrassed by his dorky parents! :-)

Writinggal said...

And too young to be disappointed when our first plans fall through! We're glad we didn't have to hear, "But I wanted to go to Big Canoe!! You promised!"