Our Trip to the Mountains

Sunday morning we woke up bright and early and headed to the mountains. We skipped out on trick or treating this year and instead chose to treat the boys to an exciting time at Tweetsie Railroad and Grandfather Mountain. Robin and Mimi joined us and were such a huge help to Jody and me. Sam and Jack were in their element at Tweetsie, surrounded by cowboys and western scenery. We rode the train and watched the cowboys and Indians fight, enjoyed the amusement rides and spent way too much money in the gift shop. After Tweetsie, we headed to Grandfather Mountain and saw the bears and other animals. We ate fudge and Sam walked the swinging bridge with Robin and Mimi. Jack and Jody only made it half way across the bridge because someone was scared of heights (Jody). The boys loved eating dinner at the Daniel Boone Inn and seeing his pictures all over the restaurant. Monday we visited Linville Caverns and my husband insisted that I go on the tour despite the fact that there were bats inside. The bats were very small, but they were still bats, one of the creatures I fear the most. We drove back to downtown Boone and shopped at the Mast General Store. Our ride home wasn't as easy as our ride there because Will refused to sleep and Sam talked for four hours straight. Jack was a champion passenger and slept the whole way home. We were happy to be home and the boys have played cowboys and Indians all afternoon. Sam and Jack had such a wonderful time and were overjoyed to visit a place that offered everything the enjoy. A tradition has begun.