sunny with a high of 75...

 Yesterday was yet another beautiful day here in North Carolina. Nate, Kate, and I went on a walk. It was so nice to actually be able to wear shorts and a t-shirt and not feel cold...something that I probably wouldn't be able to do right now in PA. And while on the walk, we practiced  the art of whistling with acorns. I'm getting pretty good if I do say so myself:)
     Since the weather was so nice, I didn't want to go back inside after the walk. So, I took Nate for a wave runner ride. Or, maybe I should say he took me haha:) One of his favorite things to do is have me drive in circles until there are a bunch of wave in the middle and then we cut through the circle go through the waves. We decided that we were the sheepdog and we were herding sheep. When we drove through the waves I yelled 'charge the sheep!' And Nathan would just laugh and make me do it again.

trip to tennessee

Day 1 in the Smokies-
     Today we went for a drive through Cade's Cove. It was so pretty with mountains all dressed up in their fancy fall colors. It was also a great history lesson learning all about how people lived back then. And I just gotta say, I love being a girl but if I had to live back then I don't think I'd feel the same way. Floor length, long sleeved, turtle neck dresses, cooking three meals a day, from scratch over an open fire in a small kitchen on a hot July day is not exactly a life I long to live. Let's just say I'm glad I'm born when I was:)
     Later that afternoon we went to a awesome aquarium and saw Nemo, Dory, Bubble, Gurgle, and all their other tank buddies:)

Day 2:
     We went to Dollywood and The Dixie Stampede. I've been to both many times, but they never get old and I always have a blast!

birthday dinner on the porch:)

Mariah had her first horse show this past Saturday. She and Red did really well and came home home with a blue ribbon:) It was pretty bad weather and rained the whole time. By the afternoon it started thundering so they had to end the show early. I guess she'll never forget her first show when she had to ride in the pouring rain! The weather forecast said just a 40 percent  chance of rain... well so much for that:)