Natural Bridge

For anyone who follows the blog, I apologize for the lack of blogging.  I'm busy! Work has been crazy, kids are crazier and as we all know...time flies. But I had a weekend off so we decided to be a little crazy ourselves!

Friday night after work Kurt and Gabi picked me up and we drove to Gangi's house. (Jake had been hanging out with Gangi and Grandaddy for a couple days). We arrived at midnight. Quickly got settled in and went to sleep. I awoke at 4:30 am to the sound of birds chirping. NOT pretty at 4:30am! Then at 6:30 AM (on a Saturday!) the roofers decided to start work on a neighbors house. NOT happy!

We hung out for a little while then packed up and headed 3 hours south to the Natural Bridge, VA. Kurt convinced me to be super adventurous and forgo the hotel for a cabin. I was pleasantly surprised. the kids LOVED it!  It was a one room cabin; just enough for sleeping. We unpacked and headed back out to go see the Natural Bridge.

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We love the Natural Bridge, very pretty and Jake really enjoyed the "hike"

 

Jake likes to take pics and is actually pretty good. Here are a couple he took. Please remember I had 4 hours of sleep!

Couple more from the Hike

Our only family pic all weekend

Afterwards we hit up the local Walmart for dinner and settled back at the cabin.

 

Boys intently trying to start fire

I think watching a hotdog cook is like watching water boil. 

We were all in bed and asleep by 9:30. I figured we would be up half the night with the kids but they must have been as tired as we were; they slept until after 8AM!!!! WOOOHOO. So kurt and I have now decided to all sleep in the same room at home 2 feet from each other if it helps them sleep until 8 every morning! just kidding!

 

 

Next morning we headed to Cave Mountain Lake. We saw signs for it and just wanted to check it out. Very surprised. cool little spot.

 

Here is the real reason we drove 4.5 hours to northern VA, 3 hours south and 4 hours back home in 2 days with 2 kids......BABY TIGERS!!! Quick back story: 2 months ago co-worker tells me the zoo will have baby tigers soon and they are going to let you hold them and take pictures. I tell Kurt.. Kurt obsesses about it. We make rash decision to go to southwestern VA to see baby tigers! I mean really, when in your life will you get to hold a baby tiger again?

Here it is... not the best because it is a pic of a pic. But thats a real Bengal tiger. About 4 weeks old named Deja. Very cute!

Sunshine and Play

FINALLY!!!! We are getting some warm weather. Temps reached 80 and we headed to the beach. it was a little windy and colder at the beach but still plenty warm to play and enjoy the sunshine and surf!

 

 

Why is Gabi crying?

 

a. I walked away

b. sand in the eyes

c. she was totally unbelieveably freaked out by her feet in the sand even with her shoes on!!

 

 

This was 2 years ago...wow

After a while she would play on my lap and I could stand her on the sand, still would not walk. refused to lift her legs up at all to move!

Silly girl!

 

 Jake met a little girl his age and they were playing. when she had to say goodbye she pushed him and walked away. He came back and was grinning eat to ear and said with a giggle " Did she just push me?"

sigh.............

 

Play time

We headed out to the Botanical Gardens yesterday. It was a great warm sunny day. They have a huge sandy play area for the kids and Kurt and I took turns running.
The gardens back up to the local Norfolk Airport. they have built a large hill and observation area. After playing we headed up to watch some planes!

 

Kurt came back from his run. Gabi saw him across the field and took off running yelling " Daddy!". You would have thought he had been gone longer than 45 min.

 

Jake loved the Airplanes and airport.

 

Gabi was not interested until the plane took off

Jake took my camera to capture the BIG plane taking off. not too bad, he put the subject in the center of the frame