The Black Mountain Scalas

Monday, April 22, 2019

Spring Break- Edisto Island

We went to Edisto Island again for Spring Break as our annual campout with the Wardwells and Rileys. It was awesome as usual. We took it easy and relaxed at the beach and the campground. There were campfire sing alongs, good food and lots of drinks. We are already planning next year's adventure.

The view of the marsh from our campsite

Emmett and a crab. The boys had a blast catching these guys

Em loves the sand

Amanda, always the photographer

The water was freezing but that didn't stop these guys

Mike and Melissa

The campground parade

Grady, Myles and Emmett taking Melissa's bike for a spin

Just sharing some pie.....

Of course, there were some drinks complete with umbrellas

There was this amazing live oak in between our campsites.

Grady in his element

This tree offered hours of entertainment

Riding bikes to Shell Island

Freezing

The boys using the bike trailer as a wind break

The queen in her chariot

Emma snuggled up in the camper, ready for bed

This amazing girl learned how to ride her bike. It's hard to learn how to ride in the mountains. Riding at the beach was way easier.

Mike brought his taxes to use as fire starters. Myles and Emmett had a blast yelling out all of his personal information.

Baby emma

Looks like Josh had enough of playing baby. Dad needed a drink

We went to the Serpentarium

Snakes, snakes, snakes

I told her to make a face like she would if she saw an alligator

Emma fell in love with this snake

She was looking at it like one would look at a kitten or a puppy.

She wanted to take it home.

Our usual caravan of bikes to the beach. We were quite the parade of bikes

Buddies

Cleaning mussels to eat for dinner

Myles got his hair done

We left a day early because of this giant storm hitting the coast.

Myles trying the mussels

It was as relaxing as a vacation can get with 3 kids.

Monday, March 25, 2019

Atlanta with Myles

Myles and I have been talking about going on a trip for a few months now. We get a long so well and wanted to have some one on one time. Myles picked Atlanta as our destination and it was perfect. We left early on a Saturday and went straight to the Georgia Aquarium. We haven't been there since Myles was one year old. We had a blast looking around even though it was super crowded. We took our time and enjoyed every minute. Myles and I seem to be just a little slower than the rest of the family. Smelling the roses and all that......

That night we decided to check out Medieval Times for dinner and a show. We have never been to one before and thought it might be cool. It did not disappoint. It was Myles' favorite thing we did in Atlanta. There were knights, jousting, sword fighting, horses and even a falconer.

The next morning, we woke up and rented scooters and rode to the World of Coke Museum. It was interesting and very interactive. The exhibits were well done. After the museum we headed back to Black Mountain. I loved spending time with my quiet introvert. He is unique, creative and so much fun to hang with. We can't wait for our next trip.