Great Smoky Mountains Summer Vacation 7/25/2021-7/30/2021

The original place we wanted to book for our summer vacation was full (I actually tried to book the location months in advance but it was already full). Blake and I didn’t have a back up location for a trip, which lead me to making a list of possible places. A few of the placesContinue reading “Great Smoky Mountains Summer Vacation 7/25/2021-7/30/2021”

Piney Camping Weekend 4/30/2021-5/2/2021

I take in all of the extra Taylor snuggles I can, this is going to be the first weekend away from her. Blake and I stopped by his parents house before we left for our weekend of camping to pick up some firewood and while we were walking back to the shed we found aContinue reading “Piney Camping Weekend 4/30/2021-5/2/2021”

Lewis Falls Hike – 5/26/2020

Taylor’s First Real Hike Wanting to get Taylor out for her first real hike, we looked for a good waterfall hike and found Lewis Falls. This is also my first hike post-partum. Gander kept a good watch on Taylor for us during the almost 3 hour drive to the Big Meadows Amphitheater. He stayed likeContinue reading “Lewis Falls Hike – 5/26/2020”

Cole Mountain hike with kids 3/27/2020

35 weeks pregnant and little did I know this would be the last outing before we welcomed Taylor into the world. We travel to Montebello, VA and arrived in the area of Hog Camp Gap located off Wiggins Spring Rd. This time we chose the correct trailhead for the Cole Mountain hike. Back in NovemberContinue reading “Cole Mountain hike with kids 3/27/2020”

Crabtree Falls VA 3/10/2019

Nelson County, VA Wanting to go on another hike together, Blake and I decided to hike Crabtree Falls. We had not gone hiking since We went to Seneca Rocks in October 2018. We both have hike Crabtree Falls before and wanted to go again. It was very cold and the trail was covered in iceContinue reading “Crabtree Falls VA 3/10/2019”