Taylor woke up begging to go to Busch today. Blake and I went last night for howl-o-scream (very disappointing) so we were not inclined to go today. We decided to head towards the mountains and see where the day took us. Blake knows I like going to Carter Mountain Orchard and joked about going. HeContinue reading “Impromptu mountain day trip – 9/30/2023”
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Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge – 10/29/2022
Knowing we wanted to do something today but not having any plans in place, we finally decided around 11 am to head down to the Outer Banks to visit Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge. Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge is known for bears and red wolves. Visitors can drive approximately 15 miles through the refugeContinue reading “Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge – 10/29/2022”
Humpback Rocks…..Take 2 11/7/2021
Still wanting to take the kids to Humpback Rocks and still having hopes of the fall foliage being peak, Blake and I decided to attempt taking the kids again after breakfast. Taylor got up early and we made our Sunday pancake breakfast. This is the earliest we have ever had our pancake breakfast. After breakfastContinue reading “Humpback Rocks…..Take 2 11/7/2021”
The Priest Hike 10/30/2021
Blake got home from work around 7:30 and we started to get ready to head to the mountains. We talked the night before about possibly hiking The Priest, I was very hesitant though given what happened during our last attempt. The weather was horrible, cold, windy, rainy etc. We knew the fall colors are atContinue reading “The Priest Hike 10/30/2021”
Humpback Rocks attempt….Take 1 – 10/24/2021
Blake got home from work and we had our traditional Sunday pancake breakfast. After breakfast Blake and I cleaned up while the kids played. We talked about wanting to take the kids on a short hike to see the fall colors, this time of the year the foliage should be around peak. We decided onContinue reading “Humpback Rocks attempt….Take 1 – 10/24/2021”
Dark Hallow Falls – 11/3/2019
Blake, his mom Teri and I went to Teri’s brother’s retirement get together on 11/2/2019. We rented a hotel room and the next morning we decided to hike Dark Hallow Falls. Blake hiked the falls before with Nick and really enjoyed the hike. This is also my first hike since finding out I am pregnant.Continue reading “Dark Hallow Falls – 11/3/2019”
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