Four Saturdays in a Row

We took a Thanksgiving weekend trip to visit Eric's sister, Keri Walker, in Tennessee. They were blessing their little Elizabeth, so we left Thanksgiving evening around 6:30 and got there around one in the morning. Unfortunately our DVD played didn't work, but fortunately I felt I should bring the last two Indian in the Cupboard books we were reading. We finished the third one on our trip down there and then started the fourth on our way back north.

Anyway, on Friday, to get out of the house, we went to Foster Falls. There is an overlook and then a short, steep climb down to the gully where you can be on the water front of the falls. It was an enjoyable outing for the adults and kids to visit nature.

Neta had a good time getting her hands wet and slightly muddy. We had to keep an eye on the kids. They would walk right up to the edge of the water and step in a very shallow part. Nate was all over the rocks. All the kids climbed on the rocks. We boring adults were just happy that no one fell and that we didn't have any wet feet. Graigry also got to learn one of the finer points of being a boy.

There was a bridge, one of those old rickety ones that swing, that you had to cross to get to the falls. On the way back, Eric made sure three of them got a little more swing than they had wanted. It was great to hear them scream. Unfortunately, my phone doesn't take the greatest pictures in motion, so this is a little fuzzy, but you can see what I'm talking about with the bridge. Nate, Neta and Graigry didn't like fast moving grown ups on it at the same time because it would sway or bounce.

When we got back up to the car, Eric had bought doughnut holes and carrots as a snack so we munched on those before our next short stop before driving back to their house. It is always fun to be with the Walkers. The kids love playing with their cousins and they don't live very far away, considering other family members' locations.

Everyone needs a few Saturdays in a row, sometimes.