This past week the kids and I got to take a little mini vacation to visit my friend Sarah who lives in the mountains. My best friend Elizabeth drove there from the opposite direction to meet us—a fun girls’ weekend! Her kids are 2 and 7 months old so we definitely had our hands full, but it was still a lot of fun.
The first day we went to where Sarah’s husband Ben works. It’s on a farm with cows. The cows weren’t too sure about us.
Leah and Andrew pretended to be cows.
Later we played in the river beside Sarah’s house. Out of both my kids, I would have thought Andrew would have been the one to jump in up to his waist, but my normally adventurous little boy preferred to stay on the shore to throw his rocks in. On the other hand, my prissy little girl was completely unafraid to get wet and dirty. She was in up to her knees, bending over to pick up rocks to throw in. All the kids would have loved to stay and do this for hours if we would have let them!
Amelia accidentally got all wet. She wasn’t happy. It was fun watching Andrew and Amelia together. Amelia is only about 5 months older than he is. Let’s say two 2-year-olds together makes for an interesting time!
Of course, then they needed a bath.
That night we cooked hot dogs on the campfire. Sarah has a cute little patch of wildflowers in her yard—great for some photo ops, although my kids are cheeseballs.
The second day we went to play at a park in Asheville. After we wore the kids out, we let them sleep in the car while us girls enjoyed a drive along the Blue Ridge Parkway.
Wednesday before Elizabeth had to leave, we took some group photos by the River. It’s a little difficult to get 4 kids all looking at the camera, let alone smiling, so you take what you can get!
And then there were a few shots when the kids were just playing around right before we left. These were some of my favorites!
I must say, these little kids are becoming so much more fun to be around. They were—for the most part—pretty good little travelers, adjusted well to all the different situations they were put in, and, even though there was a little whining and maybe a couple tantrums, I really enjoyed their company. I no longer dread going places because I’ll have to put them to bed in a strange place or because they may not have all their usual comforts. (Now let’s add a newborn into our mix just to make things exciting!)
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