Stone Mountain Pumpkin Festival

I have been in the Fall and Halloween spirit. There's just something about this year's Fall season and Halloween that has me even more excited than usual. I've been crossing so many things off of my Fall Bucket List. Recently, I crossed off a big one from the list.

A few weeks ago, my family and I went to Stone Mountain Park's Pumpkin Festival. I found a really great deal on Groupon for tickets to the festival. With the purchase of the Pumpkin Festival ticket, we were able to enjoy several attractions. There are a ton of family-friendly attractions. 

This pumpkin tree looks absolutely awesome during the day, but at night it's so magical and amazing. Below is a closer look at the pumpkin tree. I love that the mountain is in the background.

The entire festival was decorated in all sorts of pumpkins and other fall-related items. We played mini-golf before we decided to go on a train ride.

The train ride was 5 miles. We saw a few of the former train cars that were used. There was a little fairy tale play during one of the stops. We loved it.

At night, the faces on the pumpkins move, sing, and talk. It is so cute! It was my favorite display at the festival. 

There were so many delicious treats at the festival. There were so many pumpkin-flavored things. My favorite was the pumpkin spice soft serve ice cream. I was so excited to try it that I started eating it...until I realized that I didn't take a picture (#bloggerfail). 

It was a bit difficult trying to get photos at night. Everything was glowing and neon, but it really did look beautiful. There were a lot of fairy tale stories displays around the park. There was a Wizard of Oz section. The characters' heads were made out of pumpkins.

The festival concluded with a glow around party parade. It was so cool. The guests were able to participate in the show. We danced with fairy tale characters. The parade was definitely another favorite part of the festival.

Overall, we had a great time and plan to come back next year.

How have you been celebrating Fall? Do you have a favorite Fall festival?

Thanks for visiting!

Until next time...

Just What I Needed

Yesterday, John and I went to the Silver Comet Trail and walked for 6.5 miles. Despite living in Georgia for over a decade, I had never visited the trail. For the past few months, I have been wanting to check out the trail, but didn't have the chance until yesterday.

I have been going through a roller coaster of emotions. So many good things are happening, but I have also been really stressed and a bit overwhelmed. I really felt that I needed a few hours of just feeling at peace and a restart.

Going to the trail was just what I needed! John and I had so much fun on the trail. We talked about everything and saw so many cool things. We saw tons of caterpillars, berries, a woodpecker, and a snake! A grasshopper jumped on me which freaked me out because I thought that it was one of those huge flying bugs that I am terrified of.

There were also times where we were silent. I felt so peaceful and even got a few ideas for new projects. It was so nice to just hear the sounds of nature...I can't even describe how amazing it felt. I nearly wanted to cry at how calm everything including myself felt.

I plan to visit the Silver Comet Trail more often and explore it some more. I highly recommend this trail and I can't wait for my next visit.

Have you been to the Silver Comet Trail? Are there any trails that you love?

Thanks for visiting!

Until next time...