Snow views

Hellllllooooooo


Sorry I have not updated for a while, been doing nothing and everything it feels.

Seb's first experience of snow

We are all good.  We had some snow last weekend.  That was unexpected.  Usually when they say it is going to snow here, they get a light dusting.  It chucked it down for about 4 hours.  Started off just little wispy flakes, then got bigger and bigger.  After a couple of hours there was enough for a decent snow ball fight.  Something very satisfying throwing snowballs at your eldest child....  Of course it was a bright blazing sunny day the next day, so it disappeared quite quickly....

Things I have done recently....

I went to the Runway Cafe in Greenville with a friend and her two boys.  It is literally a small cafe/restaurant on the edge of the runway at Greenville Downtown airport.  So only small planes, and plenty of them coming in to land and taking off.  We got a good day, so were able to sit outside.  Definitely somewhere I want to go back to, maybe even take visitors when they come over.  There is a fenced in area next to the cafe which is going to be a park when they get some more funding.  The plans look awesome.  If you know of anyone with an obscene amount of money who wants to invest in the community, click here.

View from vantage point at Caesars Head

We took a drive to the nearby mountains last weekend.  About 45 minutes drive north of Greenville is Caesars Head State Park.  It was beautiful.  Caesars Head connects to Jones Gap State Park in what is known as the Mountain Bridge Wilderness Area, an 11,000-acre area of pristine southern mountain forest. We went the day after it snowed, and it was sunny so it looked really amazing.  Next time we will get out of the car and have a walk, as it shouldn't be so cold, cos it was really cold this day.  Almost like a cold day back in blighty, but with no rain, no wind and glorious sunshine.  Again, another area we want to explore when the weather improves

It was Presidents day last monday, which although it is not a federal holiday, both the boys were off school.  We met up with some more friends in the afternoon at one of the local parks. It was a chance for both of our eldest to meet each other, as they are usually in school when we get together with the other four children.  We must have looked a right sight, her and me with 6 kids, and only one girl in that!!!! Love her though, and Oliver and her eldest got on very well.

We took another trip to Greenville Zoo as well, again meeting up with friends.  Both Isaac and Seb thoroughly enjoyed this.  If we are at this zoo less than once a month I will be very surprised.

This weekend was a nice relaxing one.  Had more friends round on Saturday for lunch (must seem like we have made loads of friends, we haven't, but the one we do know so far are very nice), the kids played well while we ate, chatted and the men drank beer....

Sunday was a glorious sunny day, with very good temperatures.  We headed into Greenville for some food at the Carolina Ale House.  We were even able to sit out the front in the covered bit, so almost eating outside for the first time this year.   After we went for a walk along the Reedy River.  Oliver saw some kids paddling in the water and decided he wanted to do it.  ITS FEBRUARY!!!!  After initially saying no, we thought, screw it.  So in he got on some slippery wet rocks.  But this is Oliver, his sense of balance is negotiable at the best of times.  Think Paul pulled him out after about 30 seconds, before he seriously stacked it.  He said it wasn't cold, I think thats a front....  The walk along the Reedy River was beautiful.  We always forget how pretty Greenville is till we go back there.  We are looking forward to our visitors this year and showing them the delightful sights of our area.  Oh, and their babysitting duties too.....

Coming up.....

Our first visitor arrives in 16 days time.  Tony, Paul's brother is coming over to help him celebrate his birthday.  They have tickets to a basketball game in Atlanta, and are planning on plenty of beer, golf and basketball, not necessarily in that order

Oliver has next week off school as 'Spring Break'.  Isaacs is the beginning of April.....Think I will drag him to the zoo, although I know he doesn't really enjoy them anymore.  Maybe I can think if some kind of project to go with it.  Thoughts and suggestions welcome.

 Think I will call it on that, don't want to waffle to much, and I am in the mood to do that.  The joys of having a hubby away again with work.....

Adios xxx

This guy took 3 days to melt...