This year for our summer vacation we decided to go for a trip to the Mountains. We found a charming cabin in the Great Smokies of NC in a little town called Cashiers. We had a fabulous time hiking to waterfalls, roasting marshmallows, renting a pontoon on Lake Glenville, and just being together.
Some rocks near Whitewater Falls.
The kiddos at the Whitewater Falls overlook.
The amenities center that our cabin was associated with had a tubing track as well as mini golf. We took advantage of both.
We drove the 1 1/2 hour drive to Asheville and spent a day at the Biltmore Estate.
The kids LOVED the firepit in the backyard. Chloe's favorite question was "do we need the fire extinguisher?"
We rented a pontoon boat on freezing Lake Glenville. The water was a chilling 68 degrees, but that didn't stop the kids from tubing on it. BRRRRRR!!!!!
We found this charming ice cream shop called "Sweetreats" and it became Chloe's negotiating tool. "Hey Kids...let's go try this activity". Chloe would say, "Only if we get Sweetreats after."
My favorite spot of the cabin, the front porch swing and rocking chair. There were many hours spent in these chairs reading and snuggling.
My favorite waterfall of the trip (we saw 11 total) was Rainbow Falls. This very nice man took this picture for us and e-mailed it to me because at the bottom of these falls, I dropped Paul's i-phone into them after I persuaded him that I should keep his phone so he wouldn't get it wet.
It was a fantastic week. I can't wait to do it again!
