We took our annual trip to Sapphire Valley/Cashiers, NC with the Mallory's last week. It's our 2nd year going there and we really enjoyed it. The Mallory's have turned into our vacation buddies and it really is a wonderful thing. Drew and Holly are such a great couple and nothing bothers them. Everyone just goes with the flow and it makes the trip very enjoyable. I always look forward to our time with them. Of course Marly is just a precious girl and I'm so glad that Sophie really enjoys the time she spends with Marly.
Last year Tripp crawled for the first time while we were there. This year he was running around like a maniac. Last year Holly was pregnant with Presley. This year baby Presley is 3 months old and got to spend a few wonderful days with her grandparents. Last year Sophie and Marly barely spoke to each other but ran back and forth in the family room to the front door. This year they didn't stop talking to each other and did everything other than run back and forth to the door. Last year the boys watched football and drank a few brewskis. This year, that didn't change :-)
Holly and I enjoyed about 2 hours of time together without kids. We went to Family Dollar and Ingles - oh my what a fun time! lol We did by a few toys for the kids for Christmas as well as some toys to keep them busy in the condo. We got all the ingredients so Drew could make his famous chili. Man, it was yummy!! The boys had to stay home to watch the kids and by the way they were acting when we got home you would have thought we'd been gone all day. Holly and I had fun, really, we had fun at Family Dollar!! lol
There was an awesome city park that Holly found this year just down from where we stayed. I have no idea how we didn't find it last year. The kids loved playing at the park and even loved walking through the two nature trails. We also did another hike up Whiteside Mountain. Kids did very well and walked most of the way up. Down was a different story, but I will say that's okay because it's easier to carry kids down than up. Sophie and Marly loved looking for colorful leaves. Sophie was mesmerized by the rocks. Some had little specs of silver in them. They were very pretty! So pretty that Sophie felt like she needed to keep a pocketful ... which I forgot about until I saw a 1,000 little pieces in my dryer. *sigh* At least we didn't have to pay for a souvenir. lol The view at the top of the mountain is beautiful. My new blog title picture is from the top of the mountain. For those of you who liked the picture that was originally there, the new one that replaces it is in the same location, just one year later. It's amazing to look at the pictures side by side. The kids have really grown! The last day we were there it was rainy so we took the kids to the game room and the miniature golf course on the property. Kids had fun at both places, even playing mini golf in the rain.
It was a wonderful trip and we had a great time! Drew and Holly, we can't wait until our next vacation :-)
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Tammie, you are so sweet. We love traveling with you guys as well. It is so awesome that everyone gets along so well. We look forward to many more trips together throughout the years!
Beautiful pictures Tammie. Sounds like a wonderful trip .... the kids are so grown and just absolutely adorable. I hope we get to see you guys soon.
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