Apple Picking!

This past Sunday we headed up to Carter's Mountain to go apple picking. This used to be one of my favorite fall things to do but the last few years I've been extremely pregnant or too far away with living in NC, that it just didn't happen.  So happy we got to go this year. 

Of course we ate first. Their apple cider donuts are amazing, brought a bunch back too! Then it was off to the hayride before picking some apples. 

I think one of Chloe's favorite parts was eating the apples, lol. 

Snapped a quick shot of my almost 25 week baby bump before leaving. Such a fun afternoon on a beautiful day! 

Mountain Getaway

We just got back from a weekend in the mountains with my dad. He rented a cute little cabin in Luray, Va.

We had fun just exploring the trails and enjoying the beautiful scenery. The forecast called for rain the entire weekend, so we lucked out with just a few showers here and there. We got to roast some marshmallows for smores Saturday night. Chloe was a fan of just the chocolate, lol. 

On Sunday we dropped my dad off for his big hike on the Appalachian Trail and we headed into Harrisonburg to meet up with friends.

Chloe had her first d-hall experience. She loved it, and I loved the nostalgia of going back. We walked around campus and took some pictures. 

Baby bumps! Next time I see Rebecca she will be a mom! So much has changed since we were in college here, but love that we are still friends. Of course we had to stop by Kline's for pumpkin ice cream before heading home.

Such a fun weekend in the mountains!!

Weekend Mountain Getaway

This past weekend we got to get away to the mountains near Asheville with our community group from church. A kid free weekend, it was great.

We stayed in this cabin tucked away in Black Mountain. I stayed up till 2am both nights! That hasn't happened in a looooooong time.

 Saturday night we went into Asheville and ate at this cute place, Sunny Point Cafe. The food was fabulous, my favorite was the fried green tomatoes with goat cheese.

Afterwards we went to the French Broad Chocolate Lounge, oh my gosh was it delicious. We had to wait outside in the cold but it was worth it. Their hot chocolate was like drinking a chocolate bar, yum.

But the best part was spending time with our friends and just getting to know everyone better. Oh yeah, and trying to find Billy Graham's house which was supposedly near ours. We had such a great time in the mountains, thankful my mom could watch Chloe so we could go!

Christmas Tree Hunt

The day after Thanksgiving we headed up the mountains to cut our own Christmas Tree. It was so much fun. I've always thought it would be neat to cut down your own tree, and I'm so glad we got to do it.

It was so beautiful up there. The county where we were grows the most Christmas trees in the whole state of North Carolina, there were trees everywhere and it smelled amazing. 

Chloe enjoyed seeing all the trees and being up in the mountains. It had snowed the day before and she loved seeing all the snow. It was such a fun day, so glad we got to go!

Hanging Rock for Clarke's Birthday

Yesterday was Clarke's 31st birthday, so we headed up to hanging rock state park to explore and celebrate. 

We had a picnic, hiked a short trail up to a waterfall, then ended with swimming in the lake.

Chloe's favorite part was definitely the swimming. 

We had a great time celebrating the best daddy and husband. Seriously, I feel so blessed to be sharing my life with you Clarke. 

Happy 31st!! 

Pilot Mountain State Park

 This past Saturday we decided to head about 25 minutes north of us and visit Pilot Mountain. I had heard it was good for children because it's an easy walk to the view points and lots of places to play and picnic. 

We actually got a good family picture where Chloe is smiling. We all loved exploring the park.

You can see Pilot Mountain from a few spots in Winston-Salem. It was nice to see it a lot closer though.

We had a fun picnic and tried to get some more pictures, haha.

We are really looking forward to this summer. Last summer we had just moved and were trying to find a house and it was just crazy. We can't wait to do more stuff like this! 

Blowing Rock

This past weekend we visited the quaint town of Blowing Rock, NC. The leaves were beautiful and it was the perfect day trip. 

The views were truly breath taking.  It was neat seeing the mountains in western North Carolina, and comparing them to the mountains we are so accustomed to in Virginia. They were so different. 

Found this giant pumpkin and Chloe kinda cooperated for a picture.

It had been 2 years since we had visited the mountains, since last year I was very pregnant. So glad we found the time to make it this year. We loved it so much we are already planning our next trip back, hopefully for our anniversary in the spring!