Fun Night at the school

I avoid Fun Night at all costs, because masses of kids and parents jammed in the halls is bad enough, but add my two naughty (then) three year olds and I just say, no thanks! Luckily, Ms. Sarah next door was taking her kids and invited our big two to go. More power to ya! They had fun and I kept my sanity!

The hunted

 The neighbor Jason is a hunter. The kids watched him take the meat off one of the deer he got this season. They weren't that grossed out.....hurl.

Now remember, we had just been on a mountain vacation where we fed the black bears at the Bear Zoo then Mr. Jason shoots one....THAT they felt a bit bad about. It was bear season and he was waiting for a bigger one (if you can believe that) but this fella started to climb the tree he was in......bye, bye bear!

Camafrog

This little cutie was hanging out out front one day. He did a good job of blending in. :)

The Great Pumpkin on the Smoky Mt. Railroad

Let vacation begin (Ok, it was in Oct.! Mom and Dad started in Iowa and we left early in the morning and we made it to there within 20 minutes of each other. We unpacked and got settled and relaxed. Then.......on our first full day in Western NC we went to ride a train on the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad in Bryson City, NC. It was a good thing I called to check because this was the last dy for The Great Pumpkin ride.

The kiddos enjoying some hot chocolate while we wait for our ride to start.

Over cast day but the kids thought it was fun to see the clouds mixed in with the mountains.

We went to check out the engine.

Climber Girl!

They were sitting still.....so I captured the moment. :)

Chillin' with Grandma and Grandpa. Three year old heaven!

All aboard! Brady being big handing his ticket.

Addy too.

Everyone is on but the mom.....gotta grab a picture quick.

Choo choo! Beautiful sights along the river and country side. It started to rain as we road out to The Great Pumpkin.

We made it to the fun! Cold and wet, but we made the most of it.

S'MORES!

An indoor trick or treat set up, which was really cool!

A ride in a wagon from the Scarecrow!

Hello Snoopy!

Games and snacks. No bouncy houses though due to the rain.

Pick your pumpkin, it's part of the deal! Brett found his.

Brady found a big one!

A wet Addy did too. :)

We ate there too then rode the train back. We then went to the train museum to see the models in action. They were interactive so the kids could push the buttons to make the different features go. A fun, soggy, wet, adventure!

Pumpkins!

It's time to carve the pumpkins the kids chose at The Great Pumpkin Patch!

Daddy on the knife. Brady's not so sure about the muck in the pumpkin. lol

 

Wow, Mommy is in a picture....that NEVER happens!

Carving away.

Love Brett's face here.

Finished product displayed on the deck. When we left I had to have Mom distract the kids so I could put the pumpkins in the trash. NO WAY they were coming home with us like some little ones thought! lol

Chimney Rock

 We hit the road one day of our mountain vacation to do a full day worth of fun (even educational) adventuring. Our first stop (besides seeing the beautiful trees) was Chimney Rock. This den had different furs to feel and touch. It also had snakes.....I think Daddy stayed outside.

 When we got there there was a kids trail that we took first.

 Four kiddos on a hike in the wilderness.

 Brett's a turtle! Every so often along the trail was a learning center on a particular animal.

 Reagan being a turtle.....her passengers didn't think she moved very fast!

 Frogs/toads was another.

 Bears, another. Shhh. We fed the bears!

 Us.

 Chimney Rock. There are steps or an elevator....yep, we took the vator!

 The view from the top.

 Up high with Papa!

 I'm the King of the WORLD!

 Nope.....Brett's the KING OF THE WORLD! We had a beautiful day to view the sights. I love the mountains.

You know you husband loves you when he disrupts traffic by pulling over so you can get a picture of the fun covered bridge and the amazing creek in its path! Thanks, Babe. :)