The View from There

One final blog post about our impromptu trip up north last month.  We already had a trip to Tennessee planned, but thought it wasn't smart to make it a now second trip, so we stopped by Tennessee on  our way home from Ohio.

But before getting to Tennessee, we stopped for the evening in Louisville to visit, no other than, John Michael and Amanda.  We always try to catch dinner and some hang out time with JM when we are in town, and now that he is married to the lovely Amanda, we get to visit her as well.  They are such a sweet couple.  I am thankful he and Jeremy have remained friends from high school.

Amanda, Hannah, JM, Nate, Nicole

Boys working on cars

We got to visit Greg and Valerie's new home, on top of a "mountain" outside of Nashville.  It's not really a mountain, like the Rocky Mountains....but it's not a hill either.  I'm not sure what they call it ;)  Either way, it was a beautiful home with a spectacular view.

This is what you see when you walk in their front door

The view from the back porch

The kids had a blast exploring all of the nooks and crannies, and I enjoyed sitting on the back deck, over looking the world while reading a book.

Even Nate found a place to take a nap outside ;)

Jeremy spent most of his days riding the four wheeler and clearing trails in the woods.

Nicole LOVED riding with her daddy.

So did Chris, hehehehe

The kids got to spend a lot of time with their cousins, which is always fun.  I love to watch them play together.

Minus two kids here.  Not sure where Nathan is, and George was probably sleeping.

Nicole hung out in the dirt most of the day and "made an avalanche" of the rocks and sand on the side of the house.

Dirt girl

We really didn't do anything at all, expect hang out, read, four wheel, and explore.  It was a nice change in pace.