My brother, sister-in-law and our adorable 3-year old niece came to spend Spring Break with us. This year both of the kids had a different Spring Break with only a long weekend overlapping. So we made the most of it by going to the US National White Water Center, hiking, park dates, lots of meals and just good old-fashioned family time. At the White Center, even those of us with a faint heart went on the white water rapids. At the first round of the river down, we had a little girl fall out of our raft but we were able to pull her up. We made it to the first bend and felt good about it, even completed the second. We were frightened, but luckily we had a great guide who told us when to paddle right or to the left, when to get down, when to lean. Our confidence grew because we were in such sound hands. But at the third round, we lost our trusted guide overboard and our courage fizzled fast. Luckily he was a strong swimmer and came back. We also did the Adventure Obstacle course, our brave Ashna did the Canyon Crossing all by herself.
Our hiking was intended to be at Crowder’s Mountain, but the mountain’s ironic name was “crowded” and we had to go further to Kings Mountain in SC instead. Not a problem; however, as we had a great time there with a picnic and play time at the park, too. As all good vacations do, it ended fast but we were fortunate to have family time, with perfect weather and lots of activities to do!
We had a great time with a toddler in the house. She is sweet, so mature for her age, and fun as anything to be around. She waits patiently while we take our time cooking and eating family meals, taught us how to color again, and kept perfect track of all of us. We miss her dearly and can’t wait for another visit.