From Atlanta, we drove to Cashiers, NC to meet up with Mike's entire family. We hiked a little, made so many wonderful meals together in the house, shopped and dined in the neighboring town of Highlands, and spent as much time as we could sitting in front of the fireplace and catching up. The cousins were inseparable and absolutely exhausted one another with fun, the weather was beautiful, and it even snowed a bit on Thanksgiving day. It was hard to leave such an enjoyable bubble of family warmth and fun! We arranged for a professional photographer to capture pictures, which made the memories even more lasting.
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| Our little hikers, ready to hit the ground running |
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| Frances & Grandpa |
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| All-family hike |
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| Cousins made it to the lookout! |
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| ...so did brothers :) |
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| I made bread. My first time! It was surprisingly delicious. |
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| Getting ready to feast |
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| Basement play time! |
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| The kids table |
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| Courtney & Jen, making s'mores |
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| Frances was in her element |
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| Our little elves at the Tree Farm's Elf Village |
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| Talking to Santa at the Elf Village |
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| Saying goodbye to cousins |
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| Reese, Kim and Frances make cookies |
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| Courtney and Frances |
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| More s'mores |
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| Dry Falls |
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| Cuddle time with Reese |
