Very Special Visit...
It is always good to have something to look forward to. It is the bright spot on the horizon. When family comes to visit...it is the brightest spot of the year!!!
My parents came in July for a very special visit...and we had been waiting and waiting and WAITING for them to come!
For my dad's birthday, I got all of us passes to the Biltmore.
It was a BEAUTIFUL day to spend in the mountains...strolling the grounds and taking in the sights.
Their first time to the Biltmore!! I have wanted to them to experience the Biltmore for several years...as I knew it would remind them so much of their time living in England!
And I think that is exactly what it did!
Hailey wanted to be in charge of the map...
And they're off...
...but they had to come back for a quick photo!
The house and grounds were spectacular...as always!!
And the views were breathtaking...
After the house, we were headed to the gardens but decided to take...
a quick ice cream break...and THEN off to see the gardens.
flowers, flowers, and even more flowers!
The flowers were still in full bloom and the weather stayed nice for us to cram in as much of the estate as we could in one day.
Thankfully, we stayed in Blowing Rock that night so we could spend one more day in the mountains!
The next day we hit up a local barbecue for some yummy lunch...
and then tried our luck at panning for jewels.
We bought a medium sized bucket and then sludged through the dirt looking for anything that looked valuable..
It was pretty intense work...
everyone keeping two eyes open for anything glittery...
and while it wasn't gold...it sure was pretty!
We were all a little wet and muddy...but super excited with our little rock goodie bags!
The rest of my parents trip seemed to fly by. They were gracious to spend their vacation time helping us redo bedrooms, shop at Ikea...and just tinker around the house.
And of course there was lots of playing, laughing, snuggling, talking...and just being together.
We had a wonderful time with them and cannot wait for the next special visit!!!
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