Picnic

It is spring break for us here. The weather was great on Monday, so the kids and I decided we would have a picnic. Sara loves nothing more than picnics. Nothing fancy, no park required. Just a blanket, three lunches, three water bottles and three cute kids. We had a blast. The kids ate lunch and sang some of their silly songs "Moosic, moosic, sweet sweet moosic on the dairy farm" that is my favorite one that Sara has been singing. It is nice to have Sara home this week. We have some other fun plans this week, pictures one day and a playdate another. Of course, we will throw in a little school work here and there and some other must do things-I am still painting some of the rooms in the house:(.

Helen- 2010

This past weekend we went on another RV trip. We went to Unicoi State Park. It is located in Helen GA. We arrived on Friday and spent the afternoon going to the local winery and the granary. That evening we spent it at the festhalle. This is always such fun. It was great because the usual Oktoberfest crowds had not arrived yet, so getting around was really easy. Saturday morning we got up and had breakfast at Hofers- my favorite place. Unfortunately for J his favorite has closed. After breakfast we headed to feed the bears. All the kids loved it, there was lots of ROARS coming from the two little ones.
The safest way to hug a bear-

Brevard- Ash Grove RV and Camp

This past Labor Day weekend, we headed off to the NC mountains. What fabulous weather! We stayed at the Ash Grove Cabins and RV park. It is a local owned placed, run by Steve and Mark. It is a smaller place than the state parks we have camped at before.
Our first day there, we drove into Brevard. We loved it! They had a farmers market, a great downtown and then an old timey fair going on. We found great little shops that had, yup you guessed it tons of airplanes! We then headed to Hendersonville, for the NC Apple Festival. It was ok just super crowded. After that we headed to the Hendersonville Airport Museum. They had a free admission day and you know we can't pass up free and airplanes. The best part was Jason got to accomplish one of his lifetime dreams. He has always wanted to fly in a n open cockpit plane, so this time he was able to. He said "It was indescribable!".
On Sunday we drove up the Pisgha National Forrest, Blue Ridge parkway area. There is a restaurant there called Peak of the Parkway. Great food, great views, but not so great service. Afterwards we headed into Ashville. The best thing we found there was a playground and we let the kids play for the afternoon. In the evening back at our RV place we had a potluck dinner. Lots of fun too. It was nice to meet and talk to some of the fellow campers. Sara made a new friend and the twins explored every stick and rock that they possible could hold or carry.
Can't wait for our next trip:)

Vogel State Park

We have been on several camping trips this year. We have been to the lake, Hartwell and to Sloppy Floyd State Park. But unfortunately, I didn't take pictures-once because I left the camera on and the battery was dead and the other just plum forgot:(

This past weekend, we went to Vogel State Park. It is located in the North Georgia Mountains. It was fabulous. It had amazing views and lots to do. We went wading in the creek, playing on the play ground, and playing on the beach. We even ventured off the campsite and took the kids to Cabbage Patch land. It was great.

Fort Mountain St. Park May 2010

We had another great camping weekend. We went back to Fort Mountain State Park here in Georgia. The first night we had a lot of rain and stayed mainly in the RV. Thankfully Saturday turned out to be B-E-A utiful. We went hiking up the mountain and then in the afternoon we played at the beach area that is part of the park. Cooked out some amazing food-ribs, hamburgers and pulled pork! Sunday we played on the play ground for a while and then even put in a round of putt putt. Sara was a hoot at it. She played more of a hockey Esq golf. We will post more pics later, I have to get them from Granny.

Stone Mountain

This past weekend we camped at Stone Mountain Park. It was great, close and perfect. We all rode together in the RV, mama did not have to follow. The kids all rode in their car seats and really enjoyed the feel of the RV. We got all set up and things went great. Our spot was directly across the street from the park and we had a view of the lake from behind our spot. The bath house was also close by, great for those hot showers. Friday afternoon we cooked Polish Sausages, sauerkraut and tator tots. We also walked down to the lake and Sara made friends with the ducks and the goose that were there. The kids went to bed and Mama and Dada got to have adult conversation time, rarely happens. The park was really quiet and peaceful.

Saturday morning we got up and had a light breakfast. Then we hit the park. We traveled from the campground to the park via shuttle service- very efficient. We had complimentary tickets from Jason's work, which was nice- ticket prices run about $30 per person. Our first mission was to ride the skyline. We took it to the top and then walked around at the top of the mountain. The two little ones actually got to get out of the backpack carriers and walk around a bit. I was shocked at how well they walked on this uneven pavement- they looked like little drunk elves. We also rode the train and the ducks. On the duck ride they take turns when they get on the water for the kids to drive. As the guy was about to see if Sara wanted a turn, she had fallen asleep- CRAZY! The duck calls are still in our house and making "quacking" sounds everywhere.

After the train ride, we decided to head back to camp and relax a little. (We had been at the park since 10 and it was now 4). We debated for a little while about the Laser Light show, the weather kept looking questionable. Just as we had ruled it out, the sun shone through the clouds and we went with it. Back to the park we went. It was really nice. They do this whole display set to music and various laser lights and even fireworks. (Sara was not too happy about the fireworks) The twins slept through the whole production. By the time we got back to the campground it was late and we were exhausted.

Sunday we packed up and headed home. It was a great weekend getaway.


Looking forward to the next trip to Fort Mountain State park.

Introducing...

Seymore (pronounced see-more-get it?) He is our traveling gnome. He will go with us on our trips and protect us as we venture out.
A new season of RV travel is just about to start. We have many exciting trips planned for the summer/fall. We are going to Stone Mountain, Brevard NC, Helen GA-Unicoi State park and Vogel State Park, Fort Mountain State Park (twice to this one), James "Sloppy" floyd state park and one more that I can not remember right now. I am really looking forward to all our traveling. We even have purchased our second hiking backpack, since miss Amelia will no longer fit in the front carrier pouch.
Go out and explore.