June in Asheville

We travel to Asheville and Charlotte to visit family

A walk around Lake Louise - we discovered delicious wineberries ripening everywhere!






There were wild turkeys everywhere tooAt the Western North Carolina Nature Center We have a picture just like this from when Kenny was about 2


Gem mining


Grandfather MountainPeter, before his accident


... and after. He didn't want me to touch it for a long time - it looks worse than it is.


Peter turns 4! Grandma made a yummy strawberry cake




Panning for gold at Montreat


Feeing the fish at the Pisgah center for wildlife education


The Cradle of Forestry - we had lots of picnics on our day tripsThe Cradle of Forestry has some seriously sturdy picnic tables.






Ann with some of her art




Tom, Jo, Hoyt, and Peter




Eating lunch at Oma's house outside with cousin Conrad


Conrad shows how to do push-ups


Conrad got some pop rocks for July 4th