Good Times with Grandma

Grandma Maryann came to visit in mid-January and we got to show her lots of our favorite places. We crammed our four days full of fun! First it was uptown, riding the lynx, visiting the libraries and science museum. Next day we headed to Asheville, NC to tour the Biltmore. The next morning we woke to snow in Asheville.....not what she expected for a winter trip to the south. It didn't last long and it was warm enough to visit the nature center, cracker barrel for a hot lunch and then Chimney Rock. Monday we made a southern breakfast, complete with grits, stopped at a favorite park, a couple local bike shops, and ended the night with Peter Pan. Mixed in were hands of phase ten and lots of laughter. Ask Rebecca or Maryann about their epic game of hangman next time you see them! ;)

The Biltmore Estate is just so gorgeous!

The farm area has some cute animals to pet and a playground.

 Snow in Asheville

someone had built this tiny man in the parking lot

you can tell it was melting as it hit the ground

 Blue Ridge Parkway was closed due to ice, but we stopped at the visitor center anyway.

Western North Carolina Nature Center

Playful river otters

 Putting on a puppet show for Grandma.

Nature playground/natural music area at WNC

This resin wolf made me do a double take!

Arachnid playground inside WNC.

Go grandma!

More make-believe play stations.

 Chimney Rock.....what a view!

499 steps to the top. Rebecca and Grandma did it 2.5 times, Daddy 2 times, Levi and Isaiah 1 time.....mama didn't have her inhaler on hand so I cheered them on from below.

Grandma is unstoppable! 

 Fank Liske Park, a local favorite.

 Tiny falls, but falls just the same.

Local bike shop in Davidson, NC.....trying to convince Grandma that Davidson would be a great spot for her!

The town below Chimney rock is built on the banks of a beautiful rushing river with lots of rocks for climbing and scampering.

Daddy and Rebecca at the top of Chimney Rock.

Levi and Grandma on her first day in Charlotte....the Lynx ride is always fun.

All my people up top.

On the river.

These stairs are built on the side of the cliff that is Chimney Rock.

Matching shirts bought by Grandma after they had conquered the climb.

More of the river.....I could live right here forever!

Days long game of phase ten,...sneeking in a hand or two in moments between activities.