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Blueberry Pickin’

Blueberry Pickin’

The best blueberry cobbler comes from blueberries you pick yourself!  The kids went blueberry pickin’ and Cara just couldn’t be stopped.  Tommy gave it a go for awhile but wanted to go try out the tractor before long.  Cara kept at it until the rest of us...
Imaginary Worlds

Imaginary Worlds

The Atlanta Botanical Garden just opened an amazing exhibit of plants that look like animals and humans.  We spent a day strolling around the “living” garden and fountains.     For more photos from our day at the Botanical Gardens, check out the SmugMug...
Summer Splash ‘n’ Play

Summer Splash ‘n’ Play

We found this nearby park along the river.  In addition to outdoor playground equipment for the kids, the park also had this Splash ‘n’ Play playground which you can see by the photos was a big hit with our little ones.   Click the video below for a fun...
Nature Center, Asheville

Nature Center, Asheville

For the first day in Hendersonville for Spring Break this year, Grandma and PopPop took us to the Nature Center in Asheville.   We saw White Wolves, Red Wolves, a Coyote, a Cougar, foxes, some playful otters and other wild animals.   To see more photos of the day at...
Hiking in Hendersonville

Hiking in Hendersonville

While in Hendersonville, we took advantage of nearby scenic hiking trails.  This one leads to “Triple Falls.”  Three levels of falls.  The girls climbed down and then back up hundreds of stairs in order to get as close as you can to these falls.  You can...
Gem Mining

Gem Mining

Tearing a page out of the Toigo book of country fun, Grandma and PopPop took the kids to a nearby gem mining place.  You sift buckets of sand through wooden sieve boxes and running water and you keep any gems you find in the process.   For more photos of gem mining,...