Thursday, September 8, 2011

Weekend in Boone

Us at the top of Grandfather Mountain. The record low temperature there is -32 degrees, while the record high is 83 (in 1983). It was in the cool low 60's for us. We crossed the mile high swinging bridge to pose for this picture. Our heads were in the clouds...literally! I cannot wait to go back for some hiking, sans kids.
Here's the cute black bears we saw in the zoo at Grandfather mountain. Did you know that Black Bears aren't always black? Fun fact for the day.
We spent Saturday at Tweetsie Railroad. Its an Old Western/Cowboy/Native American theme park. Jon took the older 3 on a real train ride. I took Madelyn & Ansley on a chair lift. The rest of the day was spent riding rides for Jon & the kids. I hung back with the babies, & sometimes Nolan.
Nolan rode this one by himself.
Ellory & Edie relaxing in their stroller
P.S. Me holding the twins
P.S.S. Ansley has been a very picky eater lately. One of the few foods she will eat is Parmesan cous cous. Mean mommy makes her eat it outside b/c its incredibly messy. I will find balls of cous cous everywhere in the house for 2-3 days...and that's when she eats it outside! Ansley demands to use the "sea shell spoon" each meal (as pictured).