Sunday, September 14, 2008

Yogi Bear Park, North Carolina

Dave and Peyton flew to Sacramento for a long weekend to visit family.  While they were gone Tanner, Sterling and I stayed at the Yogi Bear Park in Moline, North Carolina.  We loved this park!  The staff was amazing and the activities were so much fun for the boys.  We even joined in on a night of bingo.  We didn't win :-(  but we had fun.  We stayed there from Tuesday to Sunday and then headed to the airport to pickup Dave and Peyton.  They said they had a blast in Sacramento!  
We immediately headed to Asheville, North Carolina for another GMS show.  The best part of this show was Slide Rock and that when it ended we were going to pickup my Mom and Dad at the Asheville Airport!  We were so happy to see them.  

While at the show we went to a place called Slide Rock with a bunch of my GMS friends.  It was so much fun.  The water was freezing so the boys were a little hesitant to get in at first.  Once they took the first plunge we could not get them out.  The rock was really slippery which made for quite a fast slide.  It reminded me of one of our first camping trips with all of our great Sacramento friends (We love you guys and we need to go camping again soon).  On that trip Tanner went down a rock slide on a tube and the rope from the tube got wrapped around his neck.  I was holding Peyton (who was just a baby) and yelling at Dave to jump in and save him.  Dave did not see the rope around his neck, so he was in no hurry to jump in.  So I pushed him as hard as I could and he fell all the way down the rock slide and saved Tanner.  Dave was all scratched up and bloody, but Tanner was safe.  I have no idea why I just shared that...oh well...now you all know!  
This is a waterfall on the way to Slide Rock.
The boys skipped rocks under the waterfall.
Handsome Tanner


Appomattox, Virginia

Appomattox Courthouse in Virginia was like taking a huge leap back into history...  Aug 9, 1865 to be exact.  Tanner and Sterling wrote a paper on their visit to Appomattox as their history lesson.  I thought I would let you hear about it from them.   The only problem is the paper is in Sacramento with their teacher.  So, we are having it faxed to us and will post as soon as we get it.  Here are the pictures to get your interest up.  
Sorry we have been so lazy about posting.  My parents are here and I have been so busy visiting with them I have been lazy posting.  Also we have all been sick over and over again.  Please pray that we all get healthy quickly.  Love and miss you all!