Fall Break in North Carolina

We were very excited to go to North Carolina over the boys' Fall Break from school. We left on a Friday morning, it's about an eight hour drive (instead of FIFTEEN to Nebraska -- SCORE!). And we spent Saturday and Sunday there, and came home Monday.

We had a great time looking around the FARM!

We went from CHICKENS to BUNNIES...

 

From BUNNIES to BLUEBERRY BUSHES...

The kids (big and little) kept us pretty entertained...

 

SATURDAY morning, Grayson and Sam went out and helped Chris and a kid from their ward pull up some of the black tarp that used to be used in the STRAWBERRY PATCH so they can get the land ready for animals (goats & pigs).

 

They said it was awesome, because there were LOTS of creepy, crawly, disgusting spiders, bugs and CRITTERS underneath the tarp. They love that kind of stuff -- NOT!!

 

While they were out doing that, we played with the kids inside...

Sam dumped this entire bucket of LEGOS out on top of himself to find one tiny, exact little shape that Rogan needed...

Then we went to lunch at a yummy MEXICAN RESTAURANT, and the talk of the town was the HUMONGOUS "BURRITO LOCO," which Grayson ordered, and he was able to eat ALMOST the whole thing!

We went to Elon University and walked around and looked at Chris' 'stomping grounds,' the outside and inside of the campus. He showed his office, his classroom, etc. VERRRRY COOL!

This campus is just BEAUTIFUL!

After Elon, we went and got ice cream at the local "Soda Fountain" downtown Graham...

 

SUNDAY SMILES...

 

 

We happened to be there for POPS' birthday, and Nathalie was nice enough to bake a special cake for Steve, and we all had cake & ice cream...

 

 

Sam and Colton made this COOL, very long car with no pattern or instructions...very detailed.

 

 

Moving the CHICKENS before we left Monday morning. GRAYSON provided the muscle this time...

 

We were ready to pack up Addie and bring her home with us, and she was ready to come!

 

The drive home...the colors were starting to change.

 

 

Can't wait to see them again as we SKYPE, and then when we come back for Christmas!