Vacation = Relaxation

We had an enjoyable time at the mountains.
We arrived on Friday and went down by the covered bridge. We walked down by rocks in the creek. We thought that Charles might jump at the coldness of the water but he just splashed away. We came home from the grocery store and made a Digiorno (Easy peasy).





Saturday we slept in...really, we did till like 9:15 a.m. It was lovely! We lounged around the house until noon and then since it was afternoon we drove over to the Habersham wine tasting. We got a case and we were set for the week. When Andrea woke up from her nap we hiked the Ana Ruby trail to see the most majestic waterfalls. That night we made some "ummy" pasta with sausage and nice bread. That night we watched Garfield and listened to Andrea commentate. "That kitty is tuw vunny!"





Sunday we went to Mass where the priest gave a powerful serman on the gift of life, contraception, and being pro-life. It was inspiring to see such a heart-felt, passionate priest. Then we ate at a buffet at a family restaurant. After their nap, we went swimming at the beach. A little girl swam around and found cool rocks for Andrea. Charles splashed around in the water while all the little kids adored him. Once the sun went down we put Charles in his seat and the three of us tossed the frisbee. Andrea's form is impressive. She's almost ready for disc golf. Daddy is so proud. That night we ate brats and beans. We watched this old Disney movie called "No Deposit! No Return!" It was cute.





Monday we got up and went on our big hike to the highest point in Georgia: BrassTown Bald. On the hike straight up the mountain with the double stroller we got lots of encouraging remarks from the down-hill travellers and we made it to the top. Andrea was in her glory just running around the circle of the observation deck on top of the mountain. It was so amazing to see God's majesty as we could see the mountains all the way to North Carolina. There was also a locomotive inside. Andrea did not know what to do. She lifted her eyebrows in amazement as she always does to show that she cannot believe what she's seeing for the first time. I think that is one of my favorite parts about being a parent is seeing a child so impressed by something that we take for granted on a daily basis. When she awoke from her nap we went to the park and got ice cream from the Old Sautee Store and played with bubbles and bubble wands outside.





We came home Tuesday feeling relaxed. That evening we ended our vacation with the jazz concert at the park at the Appleby Library. That's our 2009 summer vacation JRfamily's style.