Visit to Grandpa and Lori's

The weekend of July 12th Patrick and I took Anna and Jack up to Franklin, NC to visit with Grandpa and Lori. Nana was kind enough to keep Alec who does not enjoy the car (understatement) and had been fighting ear infections again. We had a very nice scenic drive there and once we got there the kids were busy the whole time! They got to experience lots of things they don't see at home on a daily basis. They picked plums, peaches, blueberries, blackberries, apples, and vegetables which they thoroughly enjoyed! They came close to making themselves sick on Blueberries. They both rode Grandpa's tractor, made homemade blueberry and apple pies, birdwatched and visited with the horses! Jack found a pair of binoculars that he had stuck to his face just about the whole time, he will surely need a pair of those for his birthday. Anna would have stayed outside the entire time if we had let her, she really enjoys nature. On Sunday Grandpa took Anna and Jack to dig up their own worms for fishing. This was the part that Anna did not enjoy quite so much especially the idea that we were going to have to put a hook through a worm. She said she wasn't going fishing but later changed her mind. I might have told a small white lie...we may have just wrapped her worm around the hook... luckily it didn't become an issue. Grandpa's pond was stocked with fish so catching a fish was a sure thing and that is definitely what you need for a 3 year old and a 6 year old. From the time the worm hit the water it wasn't 3 minutes before they had a bite. I'm afraid Jack would have lost all faith in fishing had he not caught something. Jack and Anna both caught their first fish on Sunday and the excitement for them was overwhelming. Jack caught a few large catfish and Anna caught a giant trout, it made their day and made Jack's whole year! We had a really nice visit and look forward to visiting again.