Pisgah Forest Mountain Trip - Part I

We did a family weekend in the mountains with Brian and Nancy and Maddox!! So much fun! 

That was some cold water!!

Our families rented an Airbnb in Pisgah Forest, near Brevard, and it was the cutest mountain home! Large property with zipline (will show later), waterfall, pond and fire pits!

Brent's drone picture!

On Friday, we ventured over to the Sierra Nevada Brewery, about a 30 minute drive. It was a really nice space for adults and kids - large green area for the boys to run around, botanical garden and a sand play area!

Spying on the copper vats to make the beer!

Enjoying a nice lunch 

Brent and Brian hanging out behind the Taproom

 Maddox was having fun exploring and picking up all sorts of rocks - the big boys loved the challenge and found a nice rocky trail to collect ALL the rocks for their little cousin!

Brian, Maddox (1.9 years), Kade (4 years), Brock (6.5 years)

Beer Samplings

Some of us napped on the way to our next destination...others stayed napping.... aka Kade! :) Since Maddox is ALL about rocks, Brian & Nancy thought he would love Crystal Mountain Gem Mining! We split the Motherlode bucket (3.5 Gallon)!!

Maddox was very happy with finding one rock - did not need to search for more. And don't take his rock away when you're trying to pan for more!!

Brock had a blast - and even commented "it was better than the last place because you could get cooler rocks." (A review by a six year old)

 Uncle Brian was getting in to the rock momentum - even picked up a geode to crack at the end!

Was Maddox impressed or not?

We returned back to the mountain house for more fun...... stay tuned for Part II!