Day Trip

My family has always been fond of day trips. As a child, it was never a surprise for my parents to load us into the car and take off for the day. It used to be so frustrating to me as a kid to never know where I might end up, but these days I wish I could do more of them. Yesterday, we (my parents, grandma, and I)took CR on his first trip to the mountains to pick apples. My parents have been wanting to take him all season, and yesterday seemed like the perfect day. CR was so excited until he saw the mountains from a distance in the car...then he was afraid thinking that we had to climb that mountain and it didn't help Granda told him their were bears in the mountains. After making him realize we didn't have to "climb" straight up the mountain and no bears, he was ready to proceed. We had an AWESOME time! On our way home, he thanked Mema and Granda for taking him to the mountains. Bless his heart...he is such a sweet boy that appreciates things so much. We really do need to make it a point to do more day trips...they are so nice and refreshing!

CR thinks he is a big boy standing on a rock at a park in Lake Lure

Thanks to some little boy that shared his bread, CR was excited to feed the ducks even though a sign said don't do it...the little boy was too nice to turn down.
The scenery was beautiful! We couldn't have picked a better day (weather) and time (colors of leaves were amazing!

I think CR would have stayed at this park all day! He kept finding things to do.

When we first got there, we were "greeted" by this helicopter coming over the mountain. CR was enthralled!


The pictures do no justice at how beautiful the leaves were

Posing for a shot at the apple orchard before heading out to find some apples. We were not able to find many apples because it is so late in the apple season and the fact that they had a snow last week with winds 30-40 m/hr. There were lots on the ground which made for a sweet fragrance as we walked around the orchard.

CR ready to go with his apple picking basket. He loves picking stuff from a garden and helping plant stuff.

CR samples a find

Showing Mommy he finally found one

Such a big boy...he takes off through the orchard

Granda helping CR with his finds

Truly an amazing view of the orchard and surrounding mountains. It was so peaceful and surreal out here.

CR had a ton of fun back at the orchard checkout station with the wagons. We ended up buying apples instead of picking many. They are so yummy...I can't wait to make some goodies!

House on top of mountain at Lake Lure park


CR takes a break from his wagons to take a fall pic

Mema wanted to stop for cider, so CR got a chance to "drive" an old tractor. He was "taking me my dad on a hayride". We had to pry him off! Such simple things make him happy and occupy him.

He was telling me I better sit down on the hayride or I was going to get in trouble.