Welcome to Piney Flats!

After breakfast on Sunday, we left Asheville, and drove up to Piney Flats, TN. Jerry and Luc moved to Piney Flats almost a year ago, and this was our first time to visit their new home. It's absolutely beautiful there! The have a very neat old farm house that's full of history! While we were there, we got to meet the neighbors and take a walk up the hill to see the mountains. Jerry and Luc spoiled us with home cooked meals and hospitality! We were so glad to finally make it to their house, and are looking forward to our next trip back! :)

Noah scoot-crawled all over their house chasing their dog, Tolliver!

Tolliver did some chasing too! :)

The view from the hill...

Hubby & Wifey

On the Way Back Home

On Sunday morning, we packed up all our things and said goodbye to John, April, and Myra. Then we went to have breakfast with our very good friends Basel, Hala, Joanne, Daniel, and Raya. Jeff and Basel only worked together once at Ingles, while Jeff was training, and they were instant friends. We always have a great time at their house laughing and fellowshipping!

Basel, Jeff, and Noah

Basel holding their newest addition, Raya.

Hala and Raya

The boys enjoying some drinks together.

Daniel and Noah had a blast with all the wheels!

I think Noah was trying to "honk" Raya's nose!

Trip to Asheville

We just got back from a whirlwind trip to Knoxville, Asheville, Piney Flats, Pineville, and Corbin! And we went all those place over the course of 4 days! Our first, very brief stop was in Knoxville, to meet up with Dad, and visit with Andy, Jess, and Josiah. Then we headed on to Asheville. In Asheville, we got to stay with our very good friends, John and April. (April and I taught 3rd grade together when we lived there.) Their daughter Myra, is only 4 months younger than Noah, and we had never gotten to see her in person! It was wonderful to finally meet Miss Myra! We had a great trip, and were able to see lots of friends and family along the way!

Noah and Myra played so well together! It was really fun to watch them!

The past two years, my parents have taken their Kettle Corn booth to the Brewgrass Festival in Asheville, NC. This makes their 3rd year at the event, and we decided to make an extended weekend trip out of it. I helped Dad the first year--we had no idea how busy we'd be--I hand-pressed a case and a half of lemons all by myself! (Whew, wore me out!) Since that first experience, we've had a better understanding of the event...and I've passed my job onto Jeff! So while Dad, Jeff, and Jerry were working at the Brewgrass Festival, April and I took the kiddos out for lunch with friends and shopping!

All loaded up and ready for a busy day!

(Don't you think they kinda look alike?)

Hey, what's she doing in here?

The Austin kids meeting Noah for the first time...

This is Noah A. holding Noah B.

(Noah A. was in my 3rd grade class while I was pregnant with Noah B. He was so excited to meet him, I think they'll be great buddies!)

Let ME do it!

I know this is only the beginning of Noah asserting his independence, but he sure isn't wasting any time letting me know that he can do things for himself! This morning while I was feeding him breakfast, he just reached out and grabbed the spoon from me. While I was feeding him, he had been protesting with some grunts and hollers...and the next thing I knew...he was feeding himself the yogurt!! :)

Look, I can do it!

And I'm not as messy as you thought I'd be, huh, Momma?

Is there any more?

Oh, yeah!

P.S. Jeff made it home late last night, safe and sound from his trip to Seattle. He had a great time with Jeremy and friends! Unfortunately, he had to step back into reality this morning and had a 12 hour day at work. Noah and I are both really glad that he's back! We missed having him around!