VA Vacation Part II

Here are the rest of our pictures from our vacation to VA. We last left off during our hike on Thursday. The last picture was of Alexander looking at a deer hoof print. Here, Daddy is talking to the boys about the deer.

 

Glenn is taking a closer look at the hoof print with his magnifying glass.

 

The boys loved the moss everywhere. Here, during our lunch break, Alexander found a stick and was peeling up the moss with it. He kept calling it mold.

 

Here are the boys taking a break looking at the view from the mountain, and what they could do with their walking sticks.

 

 

 

 

 

On Friday, we took two chairlifts to the top of the mountain. The boys loved it at first. We could see animals down below (butterflies, a beaver and others). But then they decided it stopped too much. It stopped so that people wanting to ride it back down could get on the chair without being knocked off the platform.

 

After a short hike from the second chair lift, we saw a beautiful view of the other side of the mountain.

 

 

We didn't stay long at the top because the bugs were horrendous! We all rode the first lift down.

 

 

Glenn and I decided to walk the rest of the way down the mountain. We raced Alexander and Bob on the chairlift. Glenn and I won because the chair lift had to stop so much.

 

At the bottom of the lifts, in front of the ski lodge, they set up a rock climbing wall. Glenn wanted to do it. So, they harnessed him up and helped to point out where he could put his feet. He made it up half way. He was too tired to get up much further than that. It takes a lot of arm strength. He had fun, though.

 

 

After we were done, we packed up and left for home, deciding to drive home in two days rather than one. Traffic was a little better than on the way up, so we made better time. This week, we are busy doing crafts, going to a $2 movie and visiting with friends. Next week, we'll get to see Nana and Papa (my parents), celebrate July 4th at the town square, and then celebrate Alexander's forth birthday on the 8th. He keeps asking me every day if he's four yet. He says, "I really want to be four!" He wants a train cake again. If you remember last year, I spent a lot of time decorating his train cake and he ate the wheels 15 minutes prior to the start of his party. So, we'll have to guard the cake a little better this year. :)