Halloween Weekend!

We started our trek to Asheville on Thursday (after Fitz voted early) with an overnight stop in the Raleigh area. We got to visit with our good friend Meg and her kids and actually her parents in the early afternoon. It is always nice to have Lilly interact with other babies, and Grace seems to really like Lilly so that is cute to watch. Then we got to get in a good laugh watching Grace jump in the jumper-roo. Since she is 2 years old, she really understands how to jump in the jumper...just take my word for it....it was hysterical. Then we headed to Durham to have a tri group reunion with "chard, Mel, EP, Dustin, Jonathon, and Craig. It was great to see everyone and catch up!! I miss those folks!! Then on Friday we started our drive to Asheville, and made it there by 3:30pm. We got to take the kiddos trick or treating around the Saft's neighborhood. Little Keagan was a red dragon, he was super cute and really liked getting candy from everyone. He kept trying to go into their houses. We did lots of exercise on Saturday, outside of course, so we could enjoy the fall colors. It was amazing to see how out of hill running shape we are....there is nothing like going from 8ft above sea level to the mountains to NC to make you feel bad. We got to do a really nice hike up to 6,000+ feet. Lilly did great, but it would have been much easier had she fit in the backpack (next time). We got to drive on the blue ridge parkway and see some spectacular views of Biltmore, Looking Glass, and just all the colors. Nature is simply amazing!! We started out drive back to Raleigh on Sunday, with a visit to see the newest addition to the Brooks family, Leah Rose. She was very alert, and beautiful!! I can't wait to watch her grow. Fitz and Mr. Dugan got to take in the hockey game at RBC, while the ladies had pizza and watched tv at home. We finally made it home on Monday, and it was nice to be back!! Although, it was a long trip, we did find that Lilly is good for car trips.....so long as she gets breaks every 3 hours or so!