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Tweetsie Railroad Weekend

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Last weekend we had the best time meeting up with friends in Blowing Rock, NC to go to Tweetsie Railroad! Tweetsie is a steam train theme park that has an old real working steam train along with lots of other amusement/carnival style rides for kids and adults! We met up with the Hawkins and Simoneauxs and had 6 kids between us! We all have kids within 8 months of each other, so it was really fun to get to hang out with the girls, talk mom stuff and watch our kids become friends! I am sure there will be many more trips like this in the future! 

We left Friday morning and did really well, we took a long stop around Lexington, VA and the kids were very happy to be out of the car.
 

We saw App State's campus in Boone before heading into downtown Blowing Rock to meet up with everyone for dinner. For 6 kids who had all been in the car for a while, they did so well! Then bright and early Saturday morning we hit up Tweetsie! First things first, the steam train ride. They had a whole show with characters and a few stops to see some very choreographed fighting. 








 Braston was born 3 weeks after Canon and Caroline is just 5 months older

Jonathan was born 6 weeks before Ben and James is 8 months older. We love wearing our babies!

Then we went up the chairlift (7 minutes of relaxation with a sleeping Ben!) and there were kid rides at the top and a petting zoo! 
 
 


One more ride then it was time to head home for some late naps! 

The rest of the afternoon was spent kind of sleeping, working out, and letting the crock pot cook us dinner! We ate early and loaded everyone up back to downtown BR to get some ice cream. They had a great park and playground right in the middle of the downtown and we got a lot of good playtime in there.

The next morning we tried to get a picture of all the kids before we left - this was the best we got! There will be many more opportunities in the future, I'm sure!

 

These two really enjoyed each other!

And last top was Daniel Boone Inn for a good country family meal for Father's Day. It was so fun to see these friends! Since having babies so close, we've been pretty good about texting each other the funny stories and crazy questions that come along with being mom, but there's nothing better than in person quality time! Can't wait to do it again, love y'all! 

 Then, of course, a quick stop to Camp Carysbrook on our way home! Sunday was the first day campers were there, so it was fun to drive in and see everyone without being disruptive! Looking forward to getting back there this summer, too!




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