North Carolina Trip

A couple weeks ago Wendy had a conference to attend in Charlotte, NC and Eleanor and I decided to tag along while Jack stayed in Columbus with family and friends. EKG handled the 7+ hour drive great, although she did resist getting in the car seat after pit stops once she realized the enormity of the trip. Wendy or I sat in the back with her most of the drive singing songs and reading the same books over and over.


While Wendy was in her all day meeting EKG and I checked out the sites of Charlotte. There was a neat park near our hotel where she got entranced by the ducks and geese in the pond. We spent most of the morning quaking at the ducks and wondering why they kept swimming away.


After a nap, we hit downtown. Saturday in downtown Charlotte was bustling. I thought about taking her to the Children's Discovery place, but all the goings on kept us more than busy.

So we just walked around and looked at the fountains, parks, artwork, horses, and people. We grabbed some tacos from a local merchant and checked out the farmers market. Before I knew it we had spent almost 3 hours walking around. It was kinda fun to be on "Nora Time" and let her explore and look at things without any agenda.

The big fountain above was a big hit. We stayed here for quite a while looking at the water and the bigger kids running around. I think the only reason we left was she saw a horse drawn carriage go by and wanted to see it closer.