Our cell phone service is spotty up here in the mountains, so I'm trying to update the blog quickly to share all of our pictures!
On our first full day of vacation, Andrew made us a nice big breakfast: bacon, eggs, and biscuits! We ate outside on the deck and enjoyed the cool morning air.
After breakfast we headed downstairs for some friendly air hockey competition.
Aww, she didn't win. :(
Once we got showered and dressed, we decided to go into the town of Blue Ridge to check out the area. There was a farmer's market set up right next to a huge playground, which was a nice surprise. The kids climbed and ran around for a little while before we strolled past the downtown shops and restaurants. The downtown is absolutely adorable, and I love the rustic log cabin look of all of the buildings. We ate lunch at Harvest on Main and then stopped at Three Sisters Fudge to satisfy our sweet tooth teeth.
Of course she had to walk on the 'balance beam' instead of the sidewalk. Ha!
Back at the house we enjoyed a lazy afternoon outdoors. Andrew set up the slack line and hammock, and while the kids played in the yard, Andrew and I sat on the balcony listening to music and uploading all of these pictures! 😉
back of the house
Andrew had to try out the hammock first before letting the kids get into it.
"Seriously, I can do this myself."
LOVE this picture! He was so happy just swinging in the trees.
Yes, Andrew dared me to do the slack line too. It requires major balance and core muscle strength, which I don't have. I felt like jello jiggling as I tried to balance on it!
At least I can laugh at myself, right?! 😜
I think Garcia is starting to enjoy himself. He has been nervous since we loaded up the car on Thursday! Lots of time in the car, a night in a hotel, and now a house and yard he doesn't recognize have thrown this little guy for a loop! Oh, and he doesn't like stairs. So if we're not on the main floor, Andrew has to carry him up or down the stairs. Yes, he's spoiled.
Ryder looks like he is stretching in preparation for his next trick, but he was actually scratching a HUGE mosquito bite on the bottom of his foot. My poor sweet boy got eaten alive yesterday, despite being covered in bug spray.
a classic Harper face
Ryder helped chop some kindling wood for our first bonfire.
"Yay! S'mores!"
making the perfect marshmallow-roasting stick
sunset in the mountains
always climbing...always
Ryder didn't want his picture taken while he was eating his s'more, so Andrew waited patiently until he turned around.
"Who me?"
