We have always been a family on-the-go. This year has been a bit tricky in keeping up with our status....six different schools and schedules plus sports and dance, it gets hairy fast!
Thankfully, we scratched off a few days to enjoy ourselves in one of our very favorite places, my parents' mountain cabin in NC.
On our drive up, we made our way to Sky Top Apple Orchard and met up with some of our very favorite friends, the Butchers.
Four adults, 9 children, and a lot of rolling hills with apple trees.
One problem. The apples were not all that good....maybe we went too late in the season, or maybe we didn't walk deep enough into the orchard.
Either way, we all had fun trying to find the most perfect apple on the tree!
Some of us needed a break here and there.....
wagon riding was a must!
And then some of us found fallen down trees and decided those may be fun for climbing and rescuing an apple.
Yep. Just the right color and size and our girl was happy with her picking!
Going down into the orchard was far less strenuous than coming up out of the orchard!
My favorites. My heart.
I love all of these babies more than they will ever know!
Because we had all of the right props for a perfect Fall photo....
these two littles are the best of friends and the tightest of enemies!
Our sweet friend, AG. Love her to pieces!
Chapman decided that these were all "mine".....
and her world doesn't allow for sharing when it is all "hers".....
After a fabulous afternoon at the orchard, we continued our trek to the mountain cabin, arriving just in time for one of Pop's fabulous burgers....
and an evening ATV ride.
The children did some Full House binge watching....
and, due to the rain, we made our way over to an indoor putt-putt course for a unique experience.
All of the children loved this time together....and, contrary to what they will tell you, I am the real winner!
A big and a little.....this little popped her thumb into her mouth and pretended to sleep because she knew I wanted a pic!
In true Maryn fashion, she would smack the ball and, low and behold, she would get it into the hole with two tries. Every.single.time.
The Mass General Store
It's where popcorn and candy meet glass bottled Coke. It's always a must during our visits.
We are so thankful for our mountain getaways....so relaxing and quiet and peaceful. There is no pressure to "do" and there is always time to just enjoy being with one another without interruptions.
And then it was time to leave and join reality yet again! Thankfully, we had a sweet visit with some dear friends who were in SC visiting from MA. We all go way back.....
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