Vacation in the Mountains

My sweet parents have a time share at the Alpine Village in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina (just outside of Burnsville and near Ashville). This year they could not use their first week so they offered it to us. They have a 2 bedroom unit so we were also able to bring our friends, The Colyers! Here are some of the highlights..

Chad was really looking forward to reading his Bible outside on the balcony looking over the mountains.

Georgia had fun bouncing with Anna Colyer while the adults played Settlers of Catan. After playing Jeff and Brittney's favorite game we were sold. If we go ahead and buy it are there any of you all out there who like to play games? (Check out the Colyers' blog for a video of the girls)

There are some neat shops and this nice courtyard in downtown Burnsville so we stopped to let the kids play a bit.

This is the bed all 4 of us piled into. Georgia is just a bit too big for the pack and play so we didn't even bother bringing it and Noah won't sleep the whole night in the bassinet so all four of us (plus Ruby Buttons, Cookie monster, the monkey and blankets Georgia brings with her) all slept in this bed.

Here is my sweet boy in his Spiderman outfit.....my superhero.

This was another break from little shops; this time in Little Switzerland. We have been here several times but this year was a bit different now that Georgia is 2!

The best family photo we could pull off at the orchard.

All 7 of us at the Orchard at Altapass

Georgia loved this toy of Anna's. She thought they were bracelets. And Jeff and Brittney brought Georgia some Sesame Street Stickers for her birthday and she loved sticking them all over herself!

More catching up to do...

We have been pretty busy in the Nuss household lately and I just haven't seemed to be able to pull off uploading photos to our blog. I will try to do better...


Noah is getting stronger and more handsome all the time!


Georgia and I made play doh. She loved teh rolling pin and cookie cutters. She could take or leave the play doh. She didn't really like it until I rolled it into little balls. I guess she is still a bit too young but I'll keep trying. Next time I make it I will try to remember to do that cool thing where you take a photo of all the ingredients and each step of the process. It is so easy to make!

We were able to go to the KY state fair when it was in town. Here are some highlights..

Georgia was sacked out by the time we made it to the midway.

This was a motorized puppy that drove around by remote control. The sheriff who operated it stood a bit away from the car and spoke into a headset so it sounded like the puppy was talking...and he would say things about the kids and to the kids so it was like he was real. Georgia LOVED him. I do believe she would have followed him all over the fair for the rest of the evening if we had let her.

She loved everything this year. She loved all the exhibits, she liked the animals (not as much as I thought she would though). We had so much fun!

I got Georgia some sidewalk chalks last year when we repaved the driveway but we didn't get them out until a few weeks ago. She loved them!

Freshly shampooed Noah...has a few curls!

This past weekend I was in my friend and college roomie's wedding.


Sara and Brian VonAllmen

Sara and Olivia

Beautiful Bride

Sara and Me

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