When we got into town, we went to the North Carolina Nature Center. We heard it was a great place for the kids. They weren't lying! The boys LOVED the petting zoo, as their Mom took pics from outside the gates!
Bubba kept talking to the goats like they could hold a conversation with him!
Johnny even helped comb their hair!
If you notice, he has a splint/bandage on his right hand. He was "bob sledding" down the hallways on a pillow last week and didn't quite stick the landing. He ended up breaking the base of his pinky and his growth plate! I tell you...it's ALWAYS something with these boys!
These "Egg-Stra" Special boys "CRACK" me up!
By the turtle exhibit!
It was a very non-traditional Zoo type place!
Just beautiful!
After the Nature Center, it was off to the Asheville Tourists game where our favorite Minor Leaguer, Tony Mueller was playing. He plays for the Rome Braves, and had an away game in Asheville! We've gotten to see Tony play for EVERY team he's ever played for...something the boys think is pretty cool!
Since Asheville is a mountain town, the stadium was put into the mountain. Here is the side of the stadium. I thought it was pretty cool!
Tony is 4th from right in this picture.
Totally BUSTED looking up at us!
Here he is again!
The boys wanted to sit on the top row of the stadium.
Doing "We Will We Will ROCK YOU!"
Curtis stood up here most of the night waiting for a foul ball! He wanted one SO badly!
Getting tired towards the end of the game!
Bubba loves mascots!
After the game Tony gave all the boys a ball. Between this and the free backpack give-a-way when we got to the stadium, Bubba thought he was TOP DOG!
After the game we took Tony out to grab dinner and he came back to the hotel to swim with the boys. Here he is throwing them! Not too many kids can do cannonballs and get thrown by a Minor League Baseball Player! Then again, not too many Minor Leaguers come as nice as Tony Mueller! Was a great night and fun to catch up with Tony again!
Sunday morning we woke up and went to the North Carolina Arboretum. We visited this place last time we were up in Asheville and LOVED it so much we wanted to go back.
They have PERFECT hiking trails for kids.
It's part of the Pisgah National Forest.
We did a little over two mile hike, and the boys had fun stopping and skipping stones in creeks along the way.
And walking in the creeks as well!
Bubba kept calling this the JUNGLE!
The hike ended at the Education Center where there is a place for kids to explore and a Cafe for eating. I found this pic on my camera when I uploaded them today. Looks like the boys had a little fun stealing my phone during lunch! Makes me smile because they think they are SO funny!
It was a great way to end the summer! I'm sure we'll head up there again in the fall to see all the changing colors! For now it's time to head BACK to school! Can I get a WHOOP WHOOP!
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Awesome pics- looks like it was a great ending to an excellent summer!!!
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