Daddy

It is pretty safe to say that ever since Haines' arrival Charlie Banks has quickly gone from mommas boy to daddy's!  Jimmy thinks it's hilarious, but Jimmy had to go back to work on Thursday. I'm not going to lie and say I wasn't nervous, but we are almost 48 hours in and I think we will survive. My mom comes tomorrow for a week and I am so looking forward to that. I was making a conscious effort to show CB more attention, but in reality it was easiest to let Jimmy handle his needs while I handled the babies. Not to mention I am still not supposed to pick him up for another week...so with Jimmy here I was really trying to abide by doctors orders since I knew I'd be breaking them a weekish early. Jimmy took such good care of all of us while I was down for the count. We are counting down the days as always. In the meantime, hopefully he is enjoying not having me boss him around and uninterrupted sleep at work!

Final Evacu-cation Day

We spent Sunday morning contemplating when we were going to head home and cleaning in case we decided to leave that afternoon. It looked like traffic from all the evacuees was getting bad via google maps so we decided to stick around and leave early Monday morning. We picked up sandwiches from the Ham Shoppe and hit the pumpkin patch. It was so fun and Charlie Banks loved running the fields. From there we headed back to Sugar to check out the Oktoberfest at the ski lodge. Our stay there was short lived, but fun to check out nonetheless. Next, we hit Banner Elk Winery for a glass of vino. We had mexican for an early dinner then headed home. A busy and fun time for our last day in the mountains!  I am so happy we made it up there for a fall getaway, and even more happy we came home to a safe home. We had a bunch of yard debris, but other than that we dodged a bullet!  We are very thankful for that.

More Evacuation Fun

Our first full day in the mountains was spent at our two favorite places...Come Back Shack and Grandfather Winery. We loved getting to spend time with my Uncle Bill and Aunt Grace at the winery. Friday was rainy and foggy. We tried to go to the pumpkin patch before it set in, but no luck. We ended up going to the mall to let Charlie Banks run around and ate our picnic in the car!  That afternoon we went up to Sugartop to swim in the indoor pool. Saturday was still pretty crummy weather so we played at home all morning and ordered Bella's pizza. That afternoon we ended up going to High Country Taproom for a beer and then picked up dinner to go from Painted Fish. Delicious!  Haines is such a little trooper and as you can see big brother is starting to have more interest in "holding" him!

Evacuation Days 1&2

Jimmy kept watching Hurricane Matthew and when it started looking like it was really heading our way at the beginning of the week we decided to go ahead and leave town. We wanted to beat the masses and definitely didn't want to risk no power with the two bitties. So after we picked Charlie Banks up from school on Tuesday we got everything ready around the house and packed up as quickly as possible. I had been itching to get to the mountains this fall, but knew that wasn't going to happen with surgery recovery, Haines, and Jimmys work schedule. BUT, I was wrong!  We stopped to spend the night at my dads in Columbia the first night to break up the drive. We had fun grilling out that night, then hit the road the next morning to finish the trip. We stopped at Sky Top Apple Orchard on the way.  Charlie Banks loved the hay ride and Haines was just along for the ride. The apple cider donuts were delicious!  Jimmy loves being able to drink a beer while shopping at the grocery store in the mountains. Too much fun!

Haines' First Beach Morning

We went to the beach for a few hours the other morning. Charlie Banks and daddy had fun playing while Haines and mommy relaxed in the tent.  Charlie Banks looks mighty sweet and innocent kissing his baby brother, but this was in between trying to throw sand on Haines or in his car seat!  Haha. It will most likely be our last time on the beach this "summer" unless I can gather enough energy to take both boys by myself...which sounds very scary. Ha!

Farm

Jimmy took Charlie Banks on his first farm trip sans momma this past Friday. He loved riding the four wheeler and mule, fed the fish in the pond and ran wild from what I was told. It was nice to have a little quiet time with Haines, but we were happy when our two big boys got home!