North Carolina

Finally! There are so many wonderful photos of our trip to Bryson City, NC. Here is a sample, but to see the rest you can click on this link: www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=690724170&sk=photos The kids and I had an amazing trip to Donelle, Averi and Bryson's family house in the mountains. Donelle's mom was there too and the kids just adore 'Nunu'. We packed so much in and the kids discovered they love Cracker Barrell and jumping on hotel beds on the way up. The Lewis home is right on the creek just a few thousand feet from one of the entrances to Smoky Mountain National park! The creek and tubing were a highlight of most of the trip, but the kids even had fun inside playing games, doing crafts, painting nails and having sword fights! We went trout fishing and got caught in the rain, mined for rubys, hiked to a waterfall, saw an indian checking his iphone in Cherokee, watched water rafters and kayakers and much to the kids dismay nobody wiped out! We toasted smores, made our own soaps, saw Thomas the Train, watched movies, caught fireflies and ate a ton of ice cream! We most enjoyed each other's company and the 4 kids loved the whole sleep over situation of 24/7 access to their friends. We are so appreciative to Donelle and family for having us on such a wonderful vacation! It was such a beautiful place. Hard to believe that is their back yard we are playing and tubing in!