Our First Family Trip

So we just got back from our first family trip up in North Carolina!  All in all, I have to say the trip went very well with having a 3 month old.  We were there for 10 days and it was AMAZING!  So relaxing and enjoyable :o)

I mean, how could you not love such a naturally BEAUTIFUL place?!  This Florida girl was in love with all of the mountains and the weather! Yes, I do love the beach and being out on the boat during the summer, but I looooove the fact that it was a high of 65 during the day and absolutely NO humidity (and so did my hair)!

I have to admit, I was fairly nervous traveling such a long distance with a 3 month old.  On the way up we stopped at our family's hunt camp which is about 5 miles before the FL/GA border.  It's so nice to be able to break up the trip so it doesn't seem as long!  We decided that night that whatever time Hunter woke up to eat we would leave and get on the road.  He woke up at 1:30 and we were on the road a few short minutes later!  It was the absolute BEST way to travel!  He slept practically the whole time and woke up when we were 10 minutes out from the cabin!

We had only been at the cabin for about 30 minutes when my husband started putting on his hunting gear to go out in the mountains and try to bag himself a big 'ol turkey!  My husband literally dreams about hunting in his sleep.  If it were legal, I'm pretty sure he would spend every second of the day hunting!  He didn't have any luck the first day, but the second day he did.

He fired a celebratory shot in the front yard and we all came out running to see what he got.  This is him carrying the big bird up the hill with a big grin on his face :o)

Needless to say, the bird was huge (and DELICIOUS)!  We actually ended up eating almost the entire turkey while we were up there! LoL  

After Tony bagged the bird he was able to relax and enjoy his vacation :o)  In the mornings we would sit out on the front porch with our coffee and enjoy the quiet of the mountains.

And at night we would sit inside in front of the roaring firing which kept us nice and toasty!

Right down the road from the cabin is the historic Glen Choga Lodge.

It was built back in the 1930's where it used to be right off of the North Carolina Turnpike and a hotspot for vacationers.  After they re-routed the road the lodge became isolated.  It's a beautiful piece of history and I love being able to go there and visit!

After a visit to the lodge we decided to go fishing.

And then we had a picnic beside a creek.

We had so much fun on this trip and we can't wait to go back when Hunter is a little bit older so he can enjoy it a little bit more :o)

Here are some more random pictures from our trip.