4 thumbs up for Rome Beauty's!
Micah and SayJ with "Cookie", my nickname for her since high school because she ALWAYS had cookie's when we got there! She still does!!
Lift!
We headed out Sunday morning after church for a fun family trip to Elijay and Blue Ridge. We went last year for the day and just didn't have enough time to do all we wanted, so we decided to try to stay the night this year. We spent the night with my bff from high school, Angela's parents who pastor a church in Blue Ridge. It was a wonderful 24 hours! We accomplished so much and had so much fun doing it. I am so thankful for our little family. We went straight to apple pickin' as soon as we got there. We went to BJ Reece Orchard's like last year, but it was WAY crowded on the weekends, as was everything else. Monday was so much better and had we not thought it was going to rain we would have waited to pick then. The kiddos had a great time pickin' and seeing the animals and running and playing. After that we headed to Reverend and Cookie's house for some wonderful southern hospitality. We ate and went to church, spent good time with them, then back up in the morning for more good food! After we left there we headed to Mercier's orchard to see all their goodies. We got our pumpkins there, then went to get pictures at Burt's Pumpkin Patch:) We did let the kiddos pick out little ones there. After that we were gonna head home but instead decided to go see the waterfalls at Amicalola falls. While Mick is still hurting from some "hiking" he did, it was an awesome site to behold and was well worth the 475 steps to see it. (Mick did it times two because being father of the year, he went and got the car from the top:)) Lesson learned for next year there. It was so awesome to spend a weekend enjoying all of God's creation. While we know every thing we have comes from the Lord, being able to remind Micah and SadieJane that God made the mountains, the apples, the pumpkins, and the waterfall was just an easy way to give Him praise. It is so clear and pure up there in the mountains. All things seem to point towards the Lord there. I didn't want our time there to end. But it did. I can not wait til next year!
4 thumbs up for Rome Beauty's!
Micah and SayJ with "Cookie", my nickname for her since high school because she ALWAYS had cookie's when we got there! She still does!!
Lift!
We headed out Sunday morning after church for a fun family trip to Elijay and Blue Ridge. We went last year for the day and just didn't have enough time to do all we wanted, so we decided to try to stay the night this year. We spent the night with my bff from high school, Angela's parents who pastor a church in Blue Ridge. It was a wonderful 24 hours! We accomplished so much and had so much fun doing it. I am so thankful for our little family. We went straight to apple pickin' as soon as we got there. We went to BJ Reece Orchard's like last year, but it was WAY crowded on the weekends, as was everything else. Monday was so much better and had we not thought it was going to rain we would have waited to pick then. The kiddos had a great time pickin' and seeing the animals and running and playing. After that we headed to Reverend and Cookie's house for some wonderful southern hospitality. We ate and went to church, spent good time with them, then back up in the morning for more good food! After we left there we headed to Mercier's orchard to see all their goodies. We got our pumpkins there, then went to get pictures at Burt's Pumpkin Patch:) We did let the kiddos pick out little ones there. After that we were gonna head home but instead decided to go see the waterfalls at Amicalola falls. While Mick is still hurting from some "hiking" he did, it was an awesome site to behold and was well worth the 475 steps to see it. (Mick did it times two because being father of the year, he went and got the car from the top:)) Lesson learned for next year there. It was so awesome to spend a weekend enjoying all of God's creation. While we know every thing we have comes from the Lord, being able to remind Micah and SadieJane that God made the mountains, the apples, the pumpkins, and the waterfall was just an easy way to give Him praise. It is so clear and pure up there in the mountains. All things seem to point towards the Lord there. I didn't want our time there to end. But it did. I can not wait til next year!
2 comments:
Love it! This definitely ranks in top 5 favorite outings for the Rich fam each year:)
Love this post Steph - thank you for sharing. I so miss you girl times up in Hendersonville each year. I have always missed apple picking because school is so busy this time of the year. I hope that ends soon so I can get to the mountains too. Thanks for the reminder that God's goodness is everywhere.
And you look so cute in your skirt and boots while apple picking - one hot mama.
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