Monday we headed north to meet up with the rest of the Jarvis clan in North Carolina. Along the way we stopped at Tallulah Gorge for a little sight seeing and geocaching. It was a beautiful day for a hike!
And the gorge is amazing!
We got a little turned around in our geocaching this time. Maybe it was our guide???
Just kidding. We did eventually find it though.
If there is a toy car in it, that is what Layton ALWAYS trades for.
Good times!
Our second day of vacation fell on Father’s Day. As Nathan’s Father’s day gift, we went as a family to see a Braves game. But before the game started that afternoon, we took the kids to a local park along the Chattahoochee River.
It was a brand new park and SOOO nice. In the area of the playground, the ground is covered in artificial turf.
The park is located at the home site of the man who owned the land and built the dam near that location. They have preserved the chimney of his original home.
We loved the swings that lined the overlook of the river and the beautiful flowers everywhere.
And of course the kids loved the playground!
While swinging beside this little girl, the mom heard me say something to Layton. She told us that the girl’s name is also Layton – only spelled slightly differently – Leighton. Apparently she was named that because it is the little girl’s dad’s mother’s maiden name. Which is essentially the same way we got Layton’s name – it is Nathan’s grandmother’s maiden name. That is one crazy coincidence!!!!
After leaving this park we headed to the ballpark. Dallin wanted to wait in line to have a ball signed.
It was signed by Mark Lemke. This of course didn’t mean a whole lot to Dallin – but Nathan was pretty excited because Lemke was the second baseman who played for the Braves during Nathan’s teenage years. Now he is the radio announcer for the Brave’s pregame show.
Then we of course needed a few pictures at the huge Coca-Cola chairs.
Play Ball!!!!!
The Braves lost, but we still had a great time. We were going to stay after the game and let the kids run the bases out on the field – BUT – the line was so long it was going to be over an hour wait. Hopefully they weren’t too disappointed, and they did get to run the mini-kid’s bases up at the top of the stadium.
GO BRAVES!!!!
Our first day of vacation found us up early and out on the road to Atlanta. On the way, we stopped off at High Falls State Park for a little fun.
First up was getting a view of the dam and stretching our legs.
While running around, Layton went over to a vine on a tree and started playing around with it.
Next thing I know, a guy comes up to me and tells me he thinks the vine Layton is playing with is poison ivy. So of course I get all worked up and rush to wash his hands and then spend the next 24 hours constantly checking for any signs of a rash. Luckily – the guy was wrong! Thank goodness!
In between me stressing over whether or not Layton had picked up poison ivy, we did a little geo-caching.
After some serious searching for where to even start on the trail – we headed off to find the cache.
After a bit, we figured we must be on the right trail after seeing this:
We searched and searched,
and found the cache hidden under a bridge and had fun looking through all the things in it.
It was a great day for a hike!
Then we decided to have a little fun out on the lake. Us three in a paddle boat,
and Nathan and Dallin in a canoe.
Dallin LOVED canoeing. He keeps asking to go again.
Mandy and Layton had fun on the paddle boat.
But my legs were killing me! Paddle boating is a serious work out!
You know the day has been a good one when you turn around in the car and see this:
