Lake Lure

Mike, Jackson, and I took our first trip as a family of three last weekend (technically, family of four because Cooper also came along). We've been home to TN and to Chapel Hill a few times and to Fayetteville to visit friends, but this was the first get away with just us. We had a wonderful time despite all of the rain. Lake Lure is a beautiful area - the lake is in a gorge and you are surrounded by mountains. We heard that it is gorgeous in the fall time and hope to get to visit again then!

We arrived to our cabin Friday evening just before dinner. We unloaded and then went over to La Strada, an Italian restaurant overlooking the lake. We ate outside on the patio so that we could enjoy the beautiful view and to soak up the nice weather while we could. We then headed back to the cabin for the little man's bedtime. Saturday morning we ventured out to breakfast and for a quick trip up to Chimney Rock. Thankfully, they had an elevator so that we did not have to climb 500 stairs holing a squirmy 8 month old! We went back to the cabin for Jacks to take his nap and then the rain started....it continued to rain all day Saturday and Sunday. We ate leftovers for lunch and only got out once more Saturday in order to grab dinner the. We then made a fire when we returned. Mike and I spent a lot of time watching the TV series Suits while Jackson slept. Unfortunately we did not get to do a ton on our short trip, but it was nice to just get away and relax. We braved the rain one more time for lunch Sunday before packing the car and heading back to Huntersville.

All in all, it was a fun weekend. I love spending time with my little family - just the three of us! Here are a few pics of the mountains and from the cabin we stayed in:

Jackson enjoying the beautiful scenery at dinner. 

View from dinner the first night.

Up at Chimney Rock. 

Someone was a little tired from our hike (ride on the elevator) up to Chimney Rock.

Fire :) 

Cooper making himself comfortable in Jackson's pile of toys. 

The cabin we stayed in.