Mountain Adventures!

This morning Alex and I joined Amy, Aaron and the kids and we all headed up to the mountains. Amy and I grew up going to the mountains every Thanksgiving and every Christmas as Grandmama and Granddaddy Watson had a mountain house in West Jefferson, NC about 30 miles from Boone. The kids had never seen a mountain much less been to the mountains. Aaron, being the vacation planner that he is, planned a trip to The Blowing Rock and Tweetsie Railroad. Having a 4 year old{almost 5 year old}, a 2 year old who is in the midst of potty training, and two pregnant women, we decided to stop for a potty break and eat lunch about an hour and a half outside of Blowing Rock. The kids spotted the playground in Chick Fil A and wanted to slide. Boland being the stubborn child that he is, wouldn't get down when it was time to go, so Daddy to the rescue.

We finished lunch and headed back on the road for our last stretch of the car ride. We were getting close and I was getting excited because I love the mountains. I have great childhood memories from going each winter. As we were finding our way to the mountain house, we spotted Mater from Cars! We pulled into the gas station to stop and get a picture. Amy got a picture of the kids with Mater. {Ignore my hand in the window reflection, I was trying to get picture as we drove by!}

We got to the mountain house just in time to watch our Gamecocks play Clemson! Watson has become the biggest Gamecock Baseball fan this last season and constantly wants to see Christian Walker everytime he sees the Gamecocks play. Luckily for us, Watson put his rally cap on and the Gamecocks pulled out the victory in the first game in 12 innings! I had a happy husband! YAY!

The next morning, we got up, ate breakfast and headed to The Blowing Rock, which is actually a rock in the town of Blowing Rock. We didn't know what to expect and with three kids and a stroller we were confined to a small space but the kids LOVED it. My scared-of-heights husband tried to stay far away from the edge until he was put in charge of one of the kids. The kids climbed on the rocks, ran until being told not to, posed for pictures, and just enjoyed the new scenery. Warning: Picture Overload

Amy tried to get a good picture of the kids sitting on the bench on her big camera so I snapped one myself..hard to believe in less than 5 months they will be adding another child and we will have our first! 

The wind was crazy and it was a bit chilly. We walked a little more and took some more pictures...

We left and headed downtown Blowing Rock to eat lunch and explore the little town. Uncle Alex pushed the kids on the swing while Amy decided she wanted a swing as well. 

We headed back to the house so some of us could nap while the guys took the big kids fishing! I didn't get any pictures of that as I was one of the ones napping! The guys and kids made it back in time for dinner and the Gamecocks vs. Tigers baseball game. The Gamecocks needed this victory to secure a trip to the Super Regionals! Boland cheered on the Gamecocks as we needed just one out left to win the game while Watson showed us how he really felt about the Tigers. Alex, being the replica of my dad when it comes to South Carolina Gamecocks, gave me this face when we won!

The next day we headed to Tweetsie Railroad. Blog to follow...We headed back to the house to drop the boys off and the girls headed to the outlets. I bought my first purchase for Baby Kubas: pink onesie set, blue onesie set, and a neutral outfit. Emory spotted a small ride and wanted to pretend to ride. We headed back to the house, ate dinner and the next morning it was time to leave the mountains. None of us wanted to leave but some expressed the disappointment more than others! 

Alex and I had a great time. Thank you for letting us tag along, Amy!