Way back in October, Aaron and I purchased Supercross tickets for the Birmingham race which was going to take place in early March. Usually the race comes to Atlanta so we were super pumped to find out that it was coming not only to our state, but to a venue within an hour and a half of our house! We decided to buy tickets for our whole family and use them as part of the kids' Christmas gifts.
We bought them toy dirt bikes of 3 of our favorite racers, and we had them open those gifts last on Christmas morning. When they opened their dirt bike toys, we told them we'd be going as a family to see the real live Supercross race in Birmingham in March! They were excited, and we've been counting down the weeks & days!
Finally, it was race day! We loaded up, bought some travel snacks at the gas station (read: lots of gummy candy) and headed to our parking area in Birmingham. We boarded the shuttle bus (thank the Lord for the bus!) and worked our way to the stadium. The busses dropped off spectators at an "under the interstate" park which included a playground, dog park, and walking trails. It was about 2 blocks away from the stadium. The kiddos loved playing at the playground & we promised them we'd come back during spring break!