We spent the week in WV with Amanda‘s family. We explored Babcock State Park, Pipestem State Park, Bluestone Lake, and the New River Gorge Bridge. Lots of hikes through the forest and quad rides filled out time ❤️
The ‘Almost Heaven’ Swings have been so fun to find.
Ellie has been begging to go to Disney, but we couldn’t manage to do it this Stateside. Instead we took a day and explored Carowinds outside of Charlotte. Ellie was so brave and did every large roller coaster she was able to. What fun memories.
We found another Thomas Dambo troll outside Charlotte ‘Big Pete’.
Dix Park in Raleigh has been a blast to visit. They put in 5 Thomas Dambo trolls and we love taking friends to explore them. The Sunflower fields were in bloom for about 2 weeks and we were so happy to get to experience them. We met our friends the Davises at the Gibson Play Plaza with their friends, if you have kids it is a must visit spot.
Julia and Kenna who served with us in Botswana for 2 years came to visit us in Raleigh for the day. I love friends who become family ❤️
One of my best friends, Dana, passed away earlier this year, and her little girl Paisley is just the sweetest thing. We took her for a day of swimming and trampoline parks. We all had the best day and you can tell by the last pic, she was worn out on the way home ❤️
We have enjoyed exploring Raleigh during our time in the States. One of our favorite places has been just below the Falls Lake Dam, fishing, swimming, floating, biking and picnicking at the river.
