Sunday, May 17, 2009

Trip to Asheville

Last week, Marcus, Sara Grace and I went to Asheville for a few days. We always like to go on a trip after Marcus’ busy season, so we chose Asheville this year. We had such a great time and the weather was beautiful!! Sara Grace did great on her first overnight trip (besides trips to see the grandparents.) She had such a good time being outside and, surprisingly, she did well on the tour through the Biltmore house.
Our first stop was in Spartanburg for lunch on the way up there. Of course, we had to stop at Wades , since that is one of Marcus’ favorite restaurants. I think Sara Grace must be following in his footsteps because she really liked the food too!!


When we arrived in Asheville, we went downtown and shopped around. We found a great shoe store, and Marcus bought me a new pair of shoes!! I saw so many cute pairs for Sara Grace, but they didn’t have any small enough to fit her feet. We stayed downtown a while and ate dinner and then we decided to go check into our hotel. They had an indoor pool, so we decided to give Sara Grace a try in the “big bath tub.” It was her first time in a pool. It was a little chilly and she wasn’t too sure about it at first, but after a few minutes….she LOVED it!!!




The next day, we got up and headed to the Biltmore house. We toured the house, the gardens, the winery and the Inn at Biltmore. It was all so beautiful. Afterwards, we went to Biltmore village to do some shopping. There was this wonderful children’s store called William and Grace. They had such cute things so of course I had to buy Sara Grace a little something.




Sara Grace does not like sitting in grass or getting dirty!

Much better!

The mountains were so beautiful!


In the gardens



In the winery

Inn at Biltmore

On the deck at the Inn


Sara Grace did not like the waterfalls at Grove Park Inn

Friday, May 15, 2009

Happy Mother's Day!

We had such a great day last Sunday. It was so special since it was my first real Mother’s Day. Having Sara Grace is such a blessing and I am so thankful for her. We went to Lake City and spent the weekend with my parents. Sara Grace gave me a plate with her footprints on it, and I absolutely LOVE it!! Marcus kept Sara Grace the Thursday night before Mother’s Day for me to go to Wisteria Salon and get a pedicure. It was soooo nice! Here are some pictures from our day.