Sherando Lake Recreation Area
12 augustus 2019, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☀️ 81 °F
Today we arrive at the Sherando Lake Recreation Area located within the George Washington & Jefferson National Forest. Right away we could tell this was a nice place. HUGE campsite with electric, aMeer informatie
Swimming!
12 augustus 2019, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☀️ 81 °F
Kids LOVED this lake and deemed it just what they needed. Older kids swam out to the island and we attempted Marco Polo.
Enormous dinner & S'mores
12 augustus 2019, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☀️ 77 °F
What could be better?!? Using our new grill and the inside burners to create the perfect meal. Also, we tried out the “Awesome Sauce” purchased in Shenandoah and yes, it’s AWESOME!
Rainy Morning Hike
13 augustus 2019, Verenigde Staten ⋅ 🌧 73 °F
Took a morning hike around the fish reservoir near our campsite. Rain was welcome in this humidity
Blue Ridge Parkway
13 augustus 2019, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ⛅ 75 °F
House Mountain
13 augustus 2019, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ⛅ 82 °F
Bluff Mountain Tunnel
13 augustus 2019, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ⛅ 84 °F
The only tunnel on the Blue Ridge that is in VA
Gordie found it thrilling ;)
Natural Bridge 1
13 augustus 2019, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ⛅ 84 °F
Natural Bridge 2
13 augustus 2019, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ⛅ 86 °F
Natural Bridge 3
13 augustus 2019, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ⛅ 86 °F
This footprint says 86, that must be in the shade! Super hot and humid here. By the time we reached the waterfall .75miles in (after passing the bridge, an Indian village and two caves!), you can seeMeer informatie
Matt & Rhiannon's!!!
13 augustus 2019, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ⛅ 79 °F
Spent some amazing family time visiting Matt & Rhiannon in Johnson City, TN!
Auntie Rhiannon gave Patrick a huge surprise and found him some new Cars vehicles!!! We had a minor (ok, it was major)Meer informatie
Johnson City Tacos!!
14 augustus 2019, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ⛅ 77 °F
The tacos were sooo delicious that we forgot to take a picture of them. We had Thai Peanut Chicken, Black Bean & Queso, Steak & Cheese, Pork Belly and more delicious 🌮 🌮 Thanks Uncle Matt forMeer informatie
Matt & Rhiannon are so much fun!!!
15 augustus 2019, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ⛅ 82 °F
We can’t thank Matt & Rhiannon (and new baby coming soon!) enough for hosting us for two days! We tried out every board game in the house, learned lots of new things about each other during a gameMeer informatie
Sweet Home Alabama
15 augustus 2019, Verenigde Staten ⋅ 🌙 73 °F
DeSoto State Park, AL
16 augustus 2019, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☀️ 70 °F
Gorgeous campsite and bathrooms here with showers. We arrived late, but all slept well. Lots of critters to keep Gordie serenaded in the tent. ⛺️ 🐛 🦋
DeSoto Falls
16 augustus 2019, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☀️ 75 °F
Coolest stairs!
“Everybody needs beauty as well as bread. Places to pray in and play in. Where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul.”
~John Muir
Café Du Monde!
17 augustus 2019, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ⛅ 88 °F
Great way to start our exploration of New Orleans!
Audubon Aquarium of the Americas
17 augustus 2019, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ⛅ 90 °F
More aquarium fun!
17 augustus 2019, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ⛅ 86 °F
Waterfront Walk
17 augustus 2019, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ⛅ 88 °F
Found a great place to cool off in this heat.
Some other pictures of the French Quarter.
And a video of the sea otters because they are cute. ❤️
Ghosts & Vampires Tour
17 augustus 2019, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ⛅ 86 °F
Maddie & Angus took a tour of the French Quarter at night! Souvenir mugs and they hit up a restaurant for some po boys after. 😋
KOA Kampground - New Orleans West
18 augustus 2019, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ⛅ 82 °F
Nice to find a campground so close to the city and they offered a free shuttle at 9 & 5 and a return shuttle at 5:45. Owner of the campground drove us in at 9am and gave us an amazing tour of theMeer informatie
Audubon Zoo ~ 1
18 augustus 2019, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ⛅ 86 °F
This zoo is amazing!!! Patrick was really excited to see the tigers, his favorite!!! 🐅
Maddie & Angus are getting all smart at the National WWII museum and will join us later. ❤️
Audubon Zoo ~ 2
18 augustus 2019, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ⛅ 88 °F
Found Sarah’s friends from Madagascar! 🇲🇬
Audubon Zoo ~ 3
18 augustus 2019, Verenigde Staten ⋅ 🌧 86 °F






















































































































































































