Mooserific!

Cincinnati, we’re heading home!

Vacation day 7: Instead of just driving straight home, we decided to use our reciprocal zoo benefits and visit the Knoxville Zoo.

Vacation day 6: We swam, said our good-byes to Auntie Em and kitties, drove back to Asheville, swam some more, and started to feel ready to soon be home again.

Vacation day 5: Dolphins and sharks were the highlights of our day! Mom and Tim joined us for a wonderful dolphin tour, and a surprise evacuation from the water at Coligny beach due to sharks!

Vacation day 4: We took a ferry over to the beautiful Cumberland Island National Seashore today. It was incredible to see wild horses and manatees. Unfortunately, hiking with little ones in the Georgia heat is not much fun. One day, perhaps we’ll go back to see the ruins and the other side of the island.

Vacation day 3: We had a blast playing at the beach on Hilton Head Island. It was their first time at the ocean, and Gwen and Josie loved it! Gwen especially liked crashing into the waves. Abby and Josie really liked playing in the sand.

Vacation day 2: some driving, swimming, bowling, eating, ands lots of hugging. The girls were thrilled to see their Auntie Em.

After a long time of only ordering fries, Gwen, our cheeseburger lover, finally convinced Josie to try a junior cheeseburger deluxe. Josie declared it to be “the best cheeseburger ever!” However, she ordered it with “none of that brown stuff.”

Vacation day 1: Mellow Mushroom was still delicious, and more entertaining with kids. Downtown Asheville was surprisingly happening on a Monday night.

Asheville, here we come!

The new fire station is nice, but being able to climb on the trucks was definitely the highlight for kids at the open house today.

Today was the final day of our fun, but exhausting week at Girl Scout camp. The girls played “all camp games” and cooled off with a walk in the creek.

Day four of Girl Scout camp was filled with outdoor art, and science experiments – sun transfers, painting, nature photography, gloop, coke rockets, dancing raisins, static electricity, homemade sorbet. The girls also played a much needed, long game of “drip, drip, drench.”

Gwen and Josie joined the other pixies at Girl Scout camp today.

Our first two days of Girl Scout camp at French Park were super fun! The girls hiked, tie-dyed t-shirts, played games like “drip drip drench,” made wind chimes, painted, sent PAs to “jail,” and more. Three more days to go – and tomorrow Gwen and Josie get to join the fun!