Wrapping up our week

Thursday was our last full day in the mountains, so we asked the kids what they would like to do. Their answer? Not go anywhere! Ryder said, "We need a day off." Ha! Andrew and I looked at each other and started laughing--a day off from what? We're on vacation! Apparently all of the hiking and short excursions away from the house wore them out! It's not like we got up early in the mornings, but once everyone had eaten and gotten dressed we would leave for the day and not come back until late afternoon. The kids just wanted a chance to play around the house, so that's what we did! We had a huge breakfast in an attempt to clean out the refrigerator, made a fire in the fire pit, played around in the backyard, played several Uno games, and then finally took showers and ate a late lunch. Before we knew it, it was 3pm! We did make a trip into town to visit the shops one more time since we told the kids we'd buy them a small souvenir to commemorate their trip to Georgia. We ate our "last supper" on the deck, watched another mountain sunset, and then soaked in the hot tub before bed. What an AMAZING week we had...there were some sad faces when we locked up the cabin to head back home. We're already trying to figure out when we can go back!

Andrew took several Harper pictures during this UNO game since the last ones focused on Ryder.

always willing to pose

Look closely at her face. She has a mosquito bite on her eyelid and dirt smeared on her face from playing outside. :)

showing off her bicycle crash wound

Ryder was covering the cream soda label so I would think he had a beer bottle. Nice try, buddy!

Harper pointed out this tree and told us it had a scary face because of the shadows. 

Harper's "scary face tree" is in the window's reflection. Creepy!

"Ummmm, which card should I play?"

"Awww, shucks!"

"You've got to be kidding me!"

Yes, that's Harper climbing up the side of the house. She didn't come up with this idea on her own though. In all of the hands of UNO we played together, Andrew hadn't won a game in quite a while. When he finally did, he jumped up from the table, turned around, and started climbing up the house. The kids were too busy looking through their leftover cards, so I had to say, "Hey guys, look what your dad is doing." When they turned around and saw him on the side of the house, they laughed hysterically! That became the new joke each time someone won, hence this picture of Harper. 

So sad that vacation is over :(

Happy that we had such a great week together! :)