HEADING HOME

We are on our way home. Charlotte was alot of fun and there is so much more we could have done if we had an endless supply of money. We were able to see and visit all the race shops we had hoped too and then some. The Hall of Fame was alot of fun for the boys especially. We all drove in the NASCAR simulator race with a bunch of other people. Apparently the wrong members of this family are racing as I am the one that won the race out of everyone there! And do you think I would get a "good job". Nope. Oh well, I was proud of myself. This morning we did a tour of Charlotte Speedway. They drove us in a van around the track and the boys thought that was pretty cool. Over all we had a really good time with no issues except for this darn drive home. Next time we will be splurging and flying there and back. :P

DAY 2 VACA

We spent the majority of the day at Carowinds Amusement Park. It was only 101 degrees. Needless to say, we are whooped. The boys enjoyed the roller coasters and water park. We spent way too much money but they had fun. We also took a trip to Ikea since it's right around the corner from our hotel. :)

RACIN VACA

Today was our first day in Charlotte, NC. We arrived around Noon and headed to a couple race shops. Michael Waltrip Racing was our first stop. That's a super nice facility and very visitor friendly. We then went to JR Motorsports which is a smaller shop. They had a life-like statue of Dale Jr. and Mason thought it was a real man. Trent had his picture taken with him but Mason refused. He said it was "creepy". After that we went to a drive-thru zoo, Lazy 5 Ranch. They had alot of animals including goats, deer, long horn cows, zebras, giraffes, rhinos, water buffalo, "pork-belly" pigs (as the boys call them) and much more. Tomorrow is Carowinds amusement park, a division of Cedar Pointe. Should be fun. :)