I kept meaning to update the blog on our second trip up to NC, but it just didn't happen the way I planned. We were BUSY! After our friends Patty and Lucy headed back to Florida, we had a whirlwind of activity. Ryan came up, followed the next day by our best friends Christine, Jorge, Shelly and their kids Sofia, Sam and Ashley. With Alison off in Texas, the friend/BK girl ratio was perfect. Everyone had their best friend! That weekend, the mommas and the 8+ daughters headed off to girl scout camp at Camp Ginger Cascades for a mother/daughter weekend. It was 70's themed and it was a blast. We all camped in the BK Family tent and in a delightful grassy field far far away from the noise of all the other campers. We met another mom and daughter there. Christine and I proceeded to initiate them fully into our group by playing canoe tag with them, ending with them in the lake! It was great fun.
When M/D camp was over, we headed briefly to Asheville to meet up with Shelly's mom, then it was back to camp...for the girls! Ashley and Erin did a session called Slumber Daze...they were able to bring their best cuddle buddies (Florida and Teddy) along for all the fun. Sofia and Katie did Hide and Seek which was a geocaching adventure. They used GPS and compasses to find treasures! The moms went back up to rejoin/relieve the dads who'd been watching the jr. crew up on Beech Mountain.
Ryan left on Monday to go back to work. The rest of us did the touristy things...we went to Tweetsie, Fred's, Sliding Rock, little hikes, we picked blueberries (yum) and just enjoyed hanging around. Shelly had to go back to work on Thursday. On Friday, Christine and Jorge took Sofia, Sam and Ashley white water rafting. Karma got back at Christine from the camp canoe flip when Sofia ended up in the river and Christine in right after her. Their pictures were fabulous and the all looked like they had a soaking good time!!! The Garcias left on Saturday and honestly, the silence was deafening. Peaceful for the first hour (naptime) then lonely.
We spent another week up there, Erin, Kate and Cassidy went to Day Camp 3 days and on the other days, we stocked up on some school supplies and uniforms. NC had a tax free period, but FL did away with theirs, so we shopped up there and saved a little money. We headed home on Friday afternoon, stopping in Savannah overnight and reaching Kissimmee at about 2pm on Saturday.
Now for the other half of our adventure...our house is being remodeled...note: it's not done being remodeled! So, we found a house in Kissimmee to rent for a month until the house is back together. They are making awesome progress...we have walls, and a texture on them at this point, painting is happening in the next few days! All of the delays have been ours...I can't blame an inept contractor...H&L Builders have been fantastic and quick! To check out pictures you can go to http://gallery.me.com/birkskilman We're posting more pictures very soon.
The girls start school on Monday. They are all ready for summer to be over. It's hard to believe that I have a 7th, 5th, 4th and a preschooler this year. Stay tuned for pictures of the First Day of School!!!!
Oh, all this and Lily's walking!!!!!
Sorry for the long post, but we had 3 weeks to cover! I hope everyone is doing well and has a safe back to school!!!
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