This post is about last weekend--this weekend is going to be a lot less active. For the Memorial Day weekend, we drove over to Asheville and spent 2 nights there. We stopped at Chimney Rock Park and had a picnic, hiked one short trail to Hickory Nut Falls, and took the easy way (elevator) to the top of the Chimney--it's nice to have a toddler as an excuse not to do the tough trails!
We took some time to stroll through downtown Asheville, which has some really fun and funky shops and restaurants. The majority of our time, however, was spent at the Biltmore Estate. It is huge, land-wise, and reminded me a little bit of Callaway Gardens (minus the butterfly center, plus a giant house and some mountains). We toured the house, winery, and the farm (which is by far the best part of the estate
for kids--I spent most of my time telling John we should come back without Will). Will did enjoy the farm animals and wood-working and blacksmith demonstrations, and he slept through the winery tour and tasting, thank goodness. We had a little bit of time left on Monday morning before leaving for home, so we rented some bikes and took a short trail back to the formal gardens and main house. I am in worse shape than I thought, and John and I ended up pushing the bikes up the last hill to the house. Will was not happy due to the slow pace of pushing (as opposed to cruising) and kept yelling "go! go!," which did not help. But the ride was worth it--the gardens were beautiful.
I think this concludes our exciting weekends in May--no big plans this weekend. We went to K&W Cafeteria (a Winston-Salem original) for lunch today. It reminded me so much of going to Morrison's with Grandmama and Granddaddy, back when I thought that the Jello cup was the best dessert ever (especially if they had lime Jello). So I got a Jello cup for Will, and he didn't like it!!! He spit it out and went back to eating his broccoli, as I pondered whether or not he inherited any genes from me. :-)
We took some time to stroll through downtown Asheville, which has some really fun and funky shops and restaurants. The majority of our time, however, was spent at the Biltmore Estate. It is huge, land-wise, and reminded me a little bit of Callaway Gardens (minus the butterfly center, plus a giant house and some mountains). We toured the house, winery, and the farm (which is by far the best part of the estate
for kids--I spent most of my time telling John we should come back without Will). Will did enjoy the farm animals and wood-working and blacksmith demonstrations, and he slept through the winery tour and tasting, thank goodness. We had a little bit of time left on Monday morning before leaving for home, so we rented some bikes and took a short trail back to the formal gardens and main house. I am in worse shape than I thought, and John and I ended up pushing the bikes up the last hill to the house. Will was not happy due to the slow pace of pushing (as opposed to cruising) and kept yelling "go! go!," which did not help. But the ride was worth it--the gardens were beautiful.I think this concludes our exciting weekends in May--no big plans this weekend. We went to K&W Cafeteria (a Winston-Salem original) for lunch today. It reminded me so much of going to Morrison's with Grandmama and Granddaddy, back when I thought that the Jello cup was the best dessert ever (especially if they had lime Jello). So I got a Jello cup for Will, and he didn't like it!!! He spit it out and went back to eating his broccoli, as I pondered whether or not he inherited any genes from me. :-)
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