Mountains...

We decided to take a last minute trip to the mountains of NC during the week of 4th of July. Originally our plan was to go to Ohio to visit family but Jesse grandpa was sick so we decided to reschedule that trip. And since Jesse was off work for the  week we tried something new. Neither of us had actually ever visited the mountains so it was a first for everyone.

We stayed in Maggie Valley which is the Smokey Mountains and surprisingly there was quite a bit to do. The house was less than idea for our family but hey...it was last minute and we had to go with what was available. The house itself was beautiful and nice.....but outside was dangerous and risky for 4 year olds, a 2 year old, and a dog.

Here are a couple of shots from our cabin.....ON the side of the mountain. IT was steep and took 20 minutes to get to the house from the bottom. All rocky gravel, steep cliffs, and stomach turning curves. Have I mentioned I get car sick watching the kids swing....

We booked the house from Saturday to Saturday and on Monday night I was ready to go. We had pretty much done all there was to do and just over the height thing. So we made one last tourist trip Tuesday morning and drove home that afternoon. Good thing too because apparently they had an awful storm and most parts are still without power.

A nice view from the porch of the house.

The one safe place was the porch.

Another view......

This was the driveway to the house.....nice and steep. I almost puked when I found out we had to go down this to get to the house......

This is taken from the porch....see no yard....and a long ways down there.

Holding sparklers

The dog loved the mountains....he didn't have a yard to run and play in so we just ran him back and forth on the driveway. That hill wore him out.

I have more pictures of some of the things we did...coming up in the next post!!