Mountain Man

Last weekend we spent 3 wonderful days in the mountains outside of Brevard, NC with my sisters and their families. We completely lucked out with the weather, scoring temperatures in the 70's! We had 3 fantastic days. We went for hikes, canoed and paddle boated on a lake, played cards and games, ate a lot of great food, played ping-pong and Wii, spent an afternoon in Brevard, and still managed to squeeze in a lot of relaxation.

Luke spent a lot of quality time with his cousins, aunts and uncles. Here he is the first morning with Gabby and Leah. (Gabby's bedhead is quite impressive!)
Aunt Becky and Leah fed Luke some solid food. Becky even got him to like carrots!

Luke's cutting a tooth, so while in town to buy toothbrushes and firewood Daddy bought him a new, soft chew toy to help with the process.

During the trip, Luke discovered his tongue. His ability to curl just the tip is very impressive indeed!



Here are Luke and David enjoying a lazy morning in bed. Luke did well sleeping in the pack n' play. We're thankful that he sticks to the same night time routine while away from home. (We'd be even more thankful if he'd sleep through the night!!)
Olivia got some time with Luke.
And Leah was never far from his side!
On Saturday, the crew (minus David, who hit the golf course instead) headed down the mountain to Brevard. We had lunch at a soda shop (delicious milkshakes!) and then did some shopping at a great toy store. It was my first time in a toy store since Luke was born, and it felt really great to buy my son a few toys actually knowing what he likes!

The house where we stayed has great views! Here's some shots from the deck.


The hot tub was broken until the very last day. Even though we had to be out of the house by 10am, the kids still found some time to take a dip.


It was a fantastic long weekend. It is so wonderful to see Luke with his cousins. How many days until we go to the beach??