Our Atlanta trip (to see Eddie) (tons of pictures)

**Laura's Babies** · 08-27-2008, 12:57 PM

Man! I can't tell you of the fun we had. That was the greatest trip I have ever had and Rie and I had tons of fun the whole way up on the train, the whole time we were there and all the way back. Eddie and his family left Virginia the day we left on the train (Friday) and were in Atlanta to pick us up at the train station.

Rie taking a break from the train at one of the stops

Saturday we went to Stone Mountain..

Took the train ride around the mountain

Rie taking a break with Joey (my great grandson) He is the cutiest little boy in the world!

Eddie and me at the Atlanta train depot.

He had to pull this all the way BY himself and people starred at us "adults" for making him pull this but he refused to let anyone else do it! SO cute!

Rie and I with the mountain in the background... waiting for the laser light show.

My grandson Tony and Joey on the merry go round.

Me and Tony

A cute guy named Kyle we met on the train that kept the trip back from being boring..

This was the best vacation/trip I ever had anywhere in my whole life. The train ride was 12 hours up and back. The laser show at Stone Mountain was spectacular and worth the train fare and time spent traveling but being with Eddie and his family was the best part of it all! We just had a great time spending time together talking and acting silly, he and Rie acting like bad little kids and picking on each other.

He is looking so good now, has gained far to much weight after his accident but he just looks SO good! His scars are not nearly as bad as I had expected and being Mom, I had to look at them all.. I suspect the burn scars on his torso are going to fade a lot more over time and they are hardly noticable on his hands and arms. Funny thing is some of the new skin is tanning and some of it isn't. He is so much more outgoing since that happened to him and he wasn't at all embarrassed that I was pulling up his shirt to look at his chest and back.. This trip was a dream come true for me and I thank God he gave me this chance and always will..

**Grace** · 08-27-2008, 01:23 PM

Thank you for sharing the pictures. Eddie looks FANTASTIC!!

The rest of the folks look pretty good, too - especially that little Joey.

So glad you had such a great vacation!!

**Barbara** · 08-27-2008, 01:40 PM

It's great to see you all happy and healthy together

**Logan** · 08-27-2008, 02:15 PM

Oh Laura, what a happy, happy message! The pictures are terrific but the main thing is that doing this was such a happy time for you.

I'm so glad you had such a great trip.

**Randi** · 08-27-2008, 02:47 PM

Hi Laura! What a fantastic trip you had - I'm so happy for you!

Must have great to see Eddie in such good shape.

Thanks for sharing.

**Maya & Inka's mommy** · 08-27-2008, 03:05 PM

Thanks for sharing these great vacation pics, Laura!! It is super to meet your family, to see how good Eddie looks, and to see that happy smile on your face

**Kirsten** · 08-27-2008, 03:12 PM

Great pictures, it's easy to see in them how much fun you had! Glad that Eddie is doing so well!

Kirsten

**lvpets2002** · 08-27-2008, 03:18 PM

Welcome home Laura.. WoW it sounds like you & the family had a Blast.. So Glad for you.. Eddie does look good.. Congrats on such a Great Vacation..

**Laura's Babies** · 08-27-2008, 06:04 PM

I still haven't come back down to earth yet! It was such a GREAT trip and a great time. I am ONE HAPPY MOM!

Eddie went from 125 pounds at the hospital to over 200 now, I think he was at 185 when he had the accident.

**chocolatepuppy** · 08-27-2008, 06:12 PM

Sounds like a great trip Laura! Your son Eddie looks great! I'll bet it was a really fun time.

**phesina** · 08-27-2008, 06:56 PM

What a wonderful trip, and photos of such a wonderful family! Your love for each other and for life shines through all the pictures.

**Karen** · 08-27-2008, 07:20 PM

Wow, train trip! It looks like you guys had a great time, and looking at Eddie, we'd never know anything happened!

I love the "I do it!" picture of the little one with the luggage. Why is that the first sentence some kids seem to learn?

**Laura's Babies** · 08-27-2008, 07:25 PM

What makes him so cute is he is 3 1/2 years old and he is still in a size 2. He is one short little man that can talk like a 5 year old... SOOOO CUTE!

**kimlovescats** · 08-28-2008, 10:28 AM

Laura, what wonderful pictures!!! I could see the joy just oozing from you in every picture! Eddie looks wonderful! Your little great-grandson is adorable and you and Rie are too cute as well! Thank you for letting me know about your thread! God is awesome, isn't He?

Hugs,
Kim