A Trip to Grandfather Mountain

We decided to end our summer with a trip to the Blue Ridge Mountains. We rented a cabin for a few days and stayed in a place called Boone, yes, it's name comes from Daniel Boone.

 This is the view I woke up to on the first morning. I litteraly took this picture from my room!

 One of the main attractions in Boone is Grandfather Mountain. We had many options for hikes.

 At the end of this hike was a huge boulder. There was a ladder and a rope attached. Kennedy and I couldn't resist. We climbed the rock while Chris waited nervously at the bottom with both boys. When we got to the top I insisted they make their way up. It was beautiful!

It felt like we were on top of the world. My camera doesn't do it justice. The sight was breathtaking. I told my kids to take a mental picture because that is pure beauty.

Here is the "Swinging Bridge" at Grandfather mountain. The bridge is exactly one mile above sea level. We didn't stay here long because it had been raining and the bridge and the rocks were slippery. I saw a man slip and almost fall off the mountain!

On our last day we took the kids fishing at a stocked pond. They had a great time. Chris helped them all catch a fish. Here is Jack, so proud of his first fish. The most amazing thing about this is that he even ate some and said he liked it. If you know how picky he is you will understand why that is so amazing!

Backstory

Amanda decided to start the new school year by cleaning and re-arranging her bedroom.  After spending a good chunk of her Saturday cleaning her room, she invited me to her room to help her move furniture around.  We moved her bed from the center of the room to the far back corner.  We moved the toy chest to the foot of her bed and the night stand to the right of her bed.  The arrangement gave her the intended result, more room in the center of her bedroom.

Sunday morning, Rachel got up early to prepare her lesson before church.  Jake was roaming the upstairs hall looking for someone to cuddle with.  Since Rachel was up and about, she thought Amanda would satisfy Jake's snuggle needs.  Rachel opened Amanda's door and went back to her room.  Jake was at the top of the stairs.  As soon as Rachel was out of the way, Jake, as he always does, ran full speed toward Amanda's bed.  He launched himself as he normally does.  Only this time there was no soft landing.  Jake went THUD against the wall.  See next post for an illustration.  There has got to be a moral to the story.  Let's see, look before you leap.  Staying in a rut can lead to painful consequences.   Perfect take-offs don't always lead to perfect landings.  What goes up must come down, one way or the other.  Here today (bed), gone tomorrow.  It was Bush's fault.  Obama did nothing to prevent the looming crash.  Use comments section to add your own morale to the story.  Mom, any Rindercella magic?

Unintended consequence

Mutt,

In Rut,

Does Head-Butt

 



Against Wall,

Does Stall,

Before Fall

 

 

On Rug,

Needs Hug,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"Cute" Lug!

Cute picture of Kennedy posed against "Little Res"

24th of July picnic gang