Mountain Vacation - Day one

We left a day earlier for the mountains that we had originally planned so we arrived around 11 p.m. last night. Cole settled right in to a big bowl of chocolate ice cream and finally went to sleep around 1 a.m. - I guess all those naps in the car gave him a second wind. He was up at 6:30 a.m. and ready to get started exploring the mountains that he'd been hearing all about for weeks.

First up on the agenda - swing on the back porch with GrandDaddy.

Then he and Jagger had to play in the big backyard - both boys never wanted to go back inside.

Then Cole, Mommy and Mooma took a ride up on the Blue Ridge Parkway to see the mountain views.

Finally asleep - a nap was definitely in order after last night!

After dinner it was time to head downtown to a street festival complete with concerts. Cole saw this fox statue and had to have his picture taken with it.

There was a fire truck parked in the middle of Main Street and Cole was in awe getting up there and checking everything out.