It’s hard to believe our trip is almost over. It’s been wonderful. After a day at Chimney Rock Park on Monday we accidentally celebrated Veterans Day, Tuesday, in downtown Hendersonville. We had planned to see the Indian Home Exhibit done by 8th graders and ended up getting treated to an entire Veteran’s Day celebration along with a visit to the local museum.
We even got interviewed by the local news station and saw ourselves on TV at 5:30pm. Way cool!!! I’m still trying to get the link to show you guys but no luck yet. Edited to say: Try this link to view the video link.
Then we visited the Mass General Store and played at an awesome park. We ate lunch downtown at a great little soda shop. Absolutely the best hot dog I’ve ever eaten.
Today we stopped by Sky Top Apple Orchard to make sure our home town is adequately supplied with apples (lots of friends wanted apples) and I tasted an Arkansas Black for the first time. Exquisite!! Apples there are $5 for 6 pounds of apples!!
On our way into town today the HOT FRESH NOW sign was on at Krispy Kreme Doughnuts so we just HAD to stop. That allowed time to discuss the manufacturing process and what a product line meant.
Then we visited a super cool learning center called Hands On in downtown Hendersonville NC. And most of our day was spent exploring there. We pretended like we were doctors, went shopping in their grocery store, built lego cars and raced them, built log cabins with lincoln logs, picked apples and harvested them at their "pretend apple orchard", performed a puppet show, danced on stage, and climbed a minature mountain.
Yep, it was Marvelous with a capital M.
After Hands On we stopped for lunch and then caught the afternoon showing of Madagascar 2. Funny movie.
Now I’m sitting on the bed in the hotel and my husband has the kids on the front lawn. The oldest is throwing football with his dad, I’m sure the middle two are wrestling and baby girl is riding Rosey (her stick horsey).
I’m worn out. It’s been a great day and I’m sad to go home.
But can’t wait to get into my own bed again. And I miss Sparky….
I found this 2 year old photo in MY PICTURES…..
God is so wonderful to provide these reprieves from daily life.
It’s been a wonderful fall vacation combined with lots of hands on homeschooling.
I’ve taken loads of pictures which I’ll share this beginning this weekend but I forgot my cord to attach the camera to the computer so I have to wait until I get home.
IN HIm alone,
This is awesome Julie! You are amazing.