Hello again!
Just a quick update and a few photos about this past weekend. As most of you know, I took a quick trip to Uncle Bob's to see him and the kids. Little did I know that the roads I would be travelling have a speed limit of 55 mph and 270 degree curves. Fun, yes! Scary, hell yes. :) Though it 
was a beautiful drive through the Pisgah National Forest, I wish the trees were in bloom to add to that beauty. Even through all the excitement of the daredevil drive, I made it to Morganton safely and close to on time. It was a beautiful day outside so all of us got to play outside and soak up the sunshine. Christina ('Ina according to Louie) and Louie (Lou Lou according to Christina) were a little shy of me at first but soon kicked Uncle Bob out of the playing and pulled me in instead. Christina really is good at looking after Louie, though I am sure Louie wouldn't mind getting away with a few more things. Uncle Bob looked good and made us a gourmet course of PB&J for lunch as requested by Christina. Afterwards, we picked up some carrots and apples and visited a friend of Uncle Bob's who owns horses, mules, and sometimes steer. Though he wasn't at home, we still were able to feed the horses some treats. As we were saying hello to the dogs (two Corgies and a Red-Blue Heeler mix [does that make him purple?]), a neighbor had ridden by on a massive draft mix gelding (I swear it looked like an Andulsian/Paint mix). Shortly after, we see a riderless horse running into the lot we were in trying to say hello to the mares in the field. I didn't realize how big he was until I approached him a lead rope that was on a hitching post. He had cornered himself by between the barn, pasture gate, and round pen and he didn't want to turn toward me. So I stood out of reach, waiting for his rider to catch up on foot. (I might have been able to withstand a kick from a smaller horse, but I was pretty sure he would kill me.) His rider was very nice and explained how he was trying to fix a slipped bit when the "'ol boy" jerked his head out of his hands. He was absolutely gorgeous... the horse I mean. Rider was a little too old and hard of hearing. :) Well no body was hurt and we headed back to the house for some more playing while Uncle Bob cooked dinner (Nanny's meatballs with his own spaghetti sauce). 'Ina and Lou Lou played in the jump-around for a while before we went downstairs and played in the basement. We had fun knocking down block towers. By that time, we had dinner, and I had to head back to school before it got too dark, and I ended up careening into darkness because I missed the rest of the curves along the way. The way back was even more fun because it got darker than I expected and there were no lampposts. :) All in all, I had a great time because it was good to see everyone, and I made it safely both ways! Ok, sorry that was longer than I expected! Now pictures... from the bounce-around. 
That thing holds a lot of static!
was a beautiful drive through the Pisgah National Forest, I wish the trees were in bloom to add to that beauty. Even through all the excitement of the daredevil drive, I made it to Morganton safely and close to on time. It was a beautiful day outside so all of us got to play outside and soak up the sunshine. Christina ('Ina according to Louie) and Louie (Lou Lou according to Christina) were a little shy of me at first but soon kicked Uncle Bob out of the playing and pulled me in instead. Christina really is good at looking after Louie, though I am sure Louie wouldn't mind getting away with a few more things. Uncle Bob looked good and made us a gourmet course of PB&J for lunch as requested by Christina. Afterwards, we picked up some carrots and apples and visited a friend of Uncle Bob's who owns horses, mules, and sometimes steer. Though he wasn't at home, we still were able to feed the horses some treats. As we were saying hello to the dogs (two Corgies and a Red-Blue Heeler mix [does that make him purple?]), a neighbor had ridden by on a massive draft mix gelding (I swear it looked like an Andulsian/Paint mix). Shortly after, we see a riderless horse running into the lot we were in trying to say hello to the mares in the field. I didn't realize how big he was until I approached him a lead rope that was on a hitching post. He had cornered himself by between the barn, pasture gate, and round pen and he didn't want to turn toward me. So I stood out of reach, waiting for his rider to catch up on foot. (I might have been able to withstand a kick from a smaller horse, but I was pretty sure he would kill me.) His rider was very nice and explained how he was trying to fix a slipped bit when the "'ol boy" jerked his head out of his hands. He was absolutely gorgeous... the horse I mean. Rider was a little too old and hard of hearing. :) Well no body was hurt and we headed back to the house for some more playing while Uncle Bob cooked dinner (Nanny's meatballs with his own spaghetti sauce). 'Ina and Lou Lou played in the jump-around for a while before we went downstairs and played in the basement. We had fun knocking down block towers. By that time, we had dinner, and I had to head back to school before it got too dark, and I ended up careening into darkness because I missed the rest of the curves along the way. The way back was even more fun because it got darker than I expected and there were no lampposts. :) All in all, I had a great time because it was good to see everyone, and I made it safely both ways! Ok, sorry that was longer than I expected! Now pictures... from the bounce-around. 
That thing holds a lot of static!
