Who Has the Time??

Weekly Recap of our Adventures

This is where I wonder how in the world "travel" and "blogging" have time to go together.
We've logged about 3,000 miles this week, and at least 5,000 photos.

I have no idea how people have time to even sort through pictures to post, let alone write an informative blurb about everywhere they've been.

So, anyhoo, here is our weekly recap. I wrote it up for another site, so I thought I'd share it here, too.

Happy Travels!


HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA

Big Spring Park
Walked Downtown Huntsville
Walked Twickenham Historic District
Earlyworks Children's Museum
Alabama Constitution Village
Huntsville Depot and Museum


CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE

Chattanooga Choo Choo
Art Car Ball
Creative Discovery Museum
Pretzels and Ice Cream at Hamilton Place Mall
Raccoon Caverns - Gem, Fossil, Arrowhead Panning and Rock Scrambling
Sushi Dinner
And most importantly - PROM!!


CROSSVILLE, TN

Cumberland Mountain State Park


KNOXVILLE, TN
Coffee & Cars Auto Show


ASHEVILLE, NC (and area)

Pisgah National Forest
Little Switzerland
North Carolina Mining Museum
Bon Ami Mine Tour
Discovery Mill
Emerald Village - Museum Exhibits, Emerald and Gem Panning
Blue Ridge Parkway
Mount Mitchell State Park
Craggy Gardens National Heritage Area
The Biltmore Estate
Antler Hill Winery Tour with Premium Grape Juice Tasting Experience


JAMESTOWN/ONEIDA, TN

Big South Fork National River & Recreation Area


Bandy Creek
Leatherwood Ford


STEARNS, KY

Big South Fork NRRA
Blue Heron Coal Mine
Coal Tippple
Mine 18
Barthell Coal Mine

That Day You Realize...

Of all the millions of miles we've logged, and all the really awesome places we've seen with our own eyes, I can't believe I'd never realized how magical our own backyard was the whole time...

For my birthday, my daughter cleared a path through part of our yard. We set up a table and chairs, and even celebrated Ogie's NERFday party down in our new special spot.

But, today, the kids took me farther along the path, and I discovered we actually have small caves, boulder gardens, and a gorgeous rock wall that runs half the length of the backyard itself.

These are the same kinds of things we've traveled great distances to enjoy, but who knew we had such beautiful formations of our own all along!

Surely there is an important life lesson to be learned!

This photo doesn't do it justice, but this is SOOO awesome!

 

A Day Off?

I think we're taking a day off today.

It feels like a sit-in-our-pajamas-and-eat-bacon kind of day.


In the mean time, make sure you check out our older blog posts, too. I haven't written a great deal of commentary yet on the older posts, but there are tons of cool photos going up every day from our adventures past.

Most of what I've been uploading lately are shots from our Florida 2011 Trip. This includes a jaunt down the West Coast of Florida, across the Everglades, and then down into the Keys. We camped for a few nights in the Dry Tortugas, which was a MAJOR bucket list item for me.

Join us on our off day for a little bit of clicking, and a whole lot of adventure sharing.

If you feel inclined, feel free to introduce yourself in a comment.

We look forward to getting to meet some of our followers!

And, as always, HAVE A BEAUTIFUL WEEKEND!

Shots Fired!

I am very blessed that I have 4 happy children 364 days of the year.

The one day they are not happy?

The day we go to the doctor. And get shots.

Now for some people this might not seem like that big of a deal, but my older kids have a morbid fear of needles. And I mean MORBID.

It's NOT pretty..

But, on the bright side, when we're done, there are some pretty awesome consolation prizes:

The NERF N Strike Elite Firestrike Blaster comes with Light Beam targeting that works up to 15 feet away! The tactical rail is compatible with all N-Strike / Modulus accessories. The blaster comes with 3 Elite Darts. It requires 2 AAA batteries, not included, for the Light Beam Target.

Reviews indicate this is a powerful blaster, shooting between 50-75 feet, depending on your angle. Its accuracy appears to be top-notch as well.

We look forward to enjoying this newest addition to our arsenal.  Because, after all, shots fired from the NERF N Strike Elite Firestrike Blaster are WAY better than those nasty shots from the doctor's office!

Nerf N-Strike Elite Firestrike Blaster