Thursday, July 26, 2018

Up North {part 1}

Our summer adventure, trip or "vacation" (I use that term lightly), was all about heading up North.  My Brother was getting married in the Adirondacks, a place that we have never been, so we made a 2 week road trip out of the wedding.  We left on the 4th of July, pulling out with camper in tow and began our 15 or so hour drive to NY.  


Leaving the house.


We broke the trip up into two days.  Our first stop was somewhere in Pennsylvania.  The next day, we made it to the Adirondacks and Limekiln State Park.  This is a view of Limekiln Lake from the campground.  We stayed here one night before moving to the Inn


Surprisingly, the water wasn't too cold


That night we went to the Inn where the wedding was being held.  Mimi and Papaw were staying there so we went to have dinner with them.



Not sure why they had a massive plastic alligator?






This isn't a great photo but this is the Inn where they were married





We explored the town of Inlet



It was very small but adorable


My favorite sign


The morning before the wedding, we rented Kayaks and explored the lake


The boys loved it




Emma sat on my lap in the two person kayak, while Josh paddled.  He might have been steering but she was definitely the captain.




We stopped to swim for a bit









Back in Inlet for lunch.  My southern kids couldn't handle the cooler temps.  Just look at these babies.


That night we were staying at the Inn in a Glamping tent.  It was cheaper than an room and we had more space.  Plus we could pull the camper up close.


The inside


The boys slept in the bed with me, while Josh and Em stayed in the camper


Mimi and Papaw took the kids out for ice cream.




The wedding day arrived and we were ready to go.




Duffy and Doug made the long trip to NY


Attempting to get a pic...a large head in the way


photo bombed


and again....




Myles, our photographer, took his own pics while the professionals were at work


















The Ceremony





Emma was ready to dance



First dance







Emma was excited to be "fancy"


Dancing with Rob



Lets hope that was sparkling cider.....

Stay tuned for the rest of the journey.......

Friday, June 29, 2018

SUMMER

Below are some snapshots of our summer so far.


Keeping Emma entertained is not easy task


She likes to make "soup"



Cleaning up the "soup" is no easy task either


She also enjoys painting 


Also, not easy to clean up


Grady and buddies








Jackson's birthday party



Emma went to a birthday party too


Lots of Lake time.  See this little guy I found near our land.  Plus, 3 deer, turkey, rabbits and tons of birds








Back at home, Emma entertains the dogs.  She setup a food stand for them



Josh and I went out for fathers day.  Sheri and Sam kept the crew busy


Emma went to camp for a few days so the boys and I went to the Biltmore.


Chihouly art has been displayed at Biltmore.







This was my favorite



We took Grady's friend, Bridges, to Chimney Rock




And of course, there has been a lot of time spent at the swimming hole









The kids love our afternoon showers