Mountain getaway with friends

Last week I had the opportunity to meet up with my best friend Sabrina and her two kiddos at her friend Sarah's house in the mountains outside Asheville, NC.  Sarah and her husband Ben live in a neat little log cabin nestled in the mountains.  There is a river running through the property and several other small cabins for guests.  No bathrooms in the small cabins so we had to walk up to the bathhouse or to Sarah's house.

Our first day there we went to visit Sarah's husband Ben- he works on a research farm and they have cows.  The kids were so excited to see the cows- they moo-ed in the car all the way there.

After lunch at a yummy local sandwich shop, we took the kids down to the river to throw in rocks.  The area was blocked by rocks and a log so it made a small pool- perfect for the kids to wade out into and play safely. 

Of course it would be Amelia that would fall in and get completely wet! 

The kids were a little chilly and dirty after playing in the cold mountain river and then walking back so it was time for a nice warm bath

Sarah had an awesome patch of wildflowers out in her yard.  The girls LOVED picking flowers and bringing them to us :)

Check out this handsome little guy

one on my favorite outfits "My Mommy Rocks"

Amelia LOVED playing on the swingset

We put all the kid's carseats in Sabrina's SUV so we could all ride together.  On the way to the park all the kids were playing on their leap frog computers- it was pretty funny but I couldn't get a picture.

Determination . . . to do it by herself . . . and she did!

She really just wanted to swing the whole time- we are going to have to get this girl a swing set

movie time after bathtime

the little cabin we stayed in

view from the front porch of the cabin

Sabrina, myself and our kiddos

SOOO hard to get all of them looking

my favorite feisty 2yr old