J.T. is doing a rural medicine rotation in Cleveland, GA: home of Cabbage Patch Babyland General Hospital. (Exciting, right?) The school has an apartment they provide to students rotating there. Cleveland's only about an hour away, so J.T. usually just makes the drive. On Thursdays he only works a half day, so we decided to go up and spend a Thursday visiting Babyland General and one of the several waterfall sites in the area. Our friends, the Holtons, came along. That night we spent the night in the apartment, which the kids viewed as a lot more fun than it actually was.
We chose Anna Ruby Falls. It was a half mile hike on a paved path that led up to the falls. It was so gorgeous! We hiked through thick woods on a trail that went along a small river. The girls were a little freaked out by a sign at the trail head that warned of rattle snakes. Ava just heard the word snake and became jumpy. It didn't help that Trista walked along behind her absent-mindedly hissing. They all seemed to relax a little after Michelle assured them that the snakes wouldn't hurt them if they left them alone. (As Bella said later, "Michelle knows. She's a TEACHER.") Aria rode along in hiking pack on J.T.'s back. She was amazing, as usual. She was so content and only took about a 10 minute nap along the way.
The falls were so nice. I took a million pictures, a thousand of which you will see below!
The falls were so nice. I took a million pictures, a thousand of which you will see below!
How about those for hiking shoes?
My only comment: "Do whatever you want. Just not with my baby."
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2 comments:
Cute pictures and it looks like a fun trip for you family.
That looks like such a fun place to hike. I love the red sparkly hiking shoes--so stylish. Isn't it funny that kids think staying somewhere new for awhile is always a blast. I remember being little and thinking that hotels were so fun when we were on vacation.
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