First Day in the Mountains

Wow! Are we tired. We had a blast though! We started off our day by going to the Yahoo Farm in Jasper, Georgia. We saw a bunch of animals, did the corn maze, and shot the corn cannon! We walked through a butterfly garden also. The maze was really fun, and Bailey was the one to get us out! The picture above was at the beginning of the maze. The corn cannon is fun too. The girls shot corn cobs out of a cannon toward targets. Sarah didn't even come close because she shot over all the trees! It was fun. We then headed through Tate, Georgia where I showed the girls where Todd used to work and where we both lived at the Tate House. They got to see the marble quarry also. Sarah thought that was cool because she has Georgia History this year for Social Studies, and she has pictures of all of that in her book, so she felt like she actually knew something about the quarries.

Then we headed to the the best pumpkin patch in the state of Georgia....Burt's Pumpkin Patch in Dawsonville. We immediately got some apple cider, pumpkin bread, popcorn and fried apple pies....yes, that was our brunch.....healthy huh? They were soooooo yummy. We sat by the stream and munched on our goodies. After eating, we went in search of our pumpkins. We took so many pictures it was crazy. We found our picks, as you can see in the pictures.

Once we loaded up our pumpkins, we headed up to Amicalola Falls for a hike. We hiked to the bottom of the falls and back up again......we were soooo tired, but it was so worth the trip. I absolutely love waterfalls. I think they are one of God's greatest gifts to us. I just love to sit and watch the water flow over the rocks, with the noise drowning out the whole world. After our hike, we went and just sat by the river. Sarah and Bailey rolled up their pants, took off their shoes, and played in the river....jumping from rock to rock.

Finally, we headed toward Ellijay, Georgia and stopped at Hillcrest Orchards. We got some cider for Todd. We decided to skip the Apple Festival tomorrow, so we needed to be sure we got the cider for him. So we stopped to eat some "linner" (lunch and dinner) in Ellijay, and then headed back to the hotel. We are very tired but feel like we have had a really fun day! We are gonna relax the rest of the evening, and head out early for Dahlonega tomorrow. They are having the Gold Rush Days which is a huge fall festival/craft show. We will do that in the morning and then attempt panning for gold in the afternoon. The leaves in the mountains are still in the turning process, so it is definitely not peak yet, but there are some pretty colors already. Lots of red and gold leaves.....I hardly see the oranges that you see in New York, but it is still beautiful. I am so happy we came up here this weekend. The only thing missing is my honey, but he is having a good time sitting in a tree looking for deer......not my idea of fun, but that is what makes the world go round, and what makes us work so well together. We both support each other in our likes and hobbies.

Well I guess that is all for now. I am sure I will have lots more to share tomorrow.
Have a wonderful night!