Saturday Afternoon Picnic!

Saturday morning we had a lazy morning at Crestwood and we took Emily swimming in the little indoor pool.  That was a big hit!  We met up with Scott for lunch at a great little Mexican place in Blowing Rock.  Then we headed back for some rest and to get ready for the evening picnic at Valle Crucis Park. Our arrival at the picnic was delayed slightly by the Mast General Store, home to more candy than I think I have ever seen in one place before.  We all picked our favorites and $30+ later, we were off to the picnic...which conveniently was right next door!

Scott and Karen reserved a shelter for the picnic and invited their friends and family to attend. It was a fun way to meet peopleand catch up with some of Scott's old high school friends.  Joe Heaton was there along with Dan Merl, his new wife, Winter and baby, Juniper.  Adriene DeMarco Baylis was also there with her husband, Lawrence and their little boy, Joe.  Scott and Kare also brought lots of games to the picnin like corn hole, croquet and frisbee.  There was even a playground for the kids!  Much fun was had by all!

Rehearsal - May 25, 2012

After a full day at Tweetsie, we headed back to Crestwood to rest up and get ready for the wedding rehearsal and dinner.  The rehearsal went really well and Emily liked practicing.  The venue was really so amazing that it was hard to focus on the wedding for all of the amazing views.  The weather was gorgeous - low 80's and lots of sunshine.  What luck!

After the rehearsal we had dinner at The Gamekeeper.  They specialized in mostly game, as the name suggested, but I had fish and mom had ribeye.  Bob got brave and had ostrich...along with 5 other people at our table.  Emily was not brave.  We ordered her plain pasta, but of course in a fancy restaurant they can't really do plain.  So she refused to eat it.  But, she did eat her weight in bread and butter and she was very good too!

Tweetsie Railroad - Adventures During Uncle Scott's Wedding Weekend

The adventures of Uncle Scott's Wedding Weekend began on Thursday, May 24 with a road trip for Grandma and Grandpa Heintz, Emily and me from Charleston to Boone, NC.  We stopped for lunch at Tamarack in Beckley where Emily enjoyed a peanut butter and jelly sandwich with fruit followed by a GIANT lollypop and a visit to see a giant wooden train.

About 3 hours later we arrived at the beautiful Crestwood Inn.  We met up with Uncle Scott, Aunt Karen and her parents, Elsa and Steve for dinner at Scott's house.  Yum!  From there it was back to Crestwood for a good night's sleep.  Big adventures were plannned for Friday!

TWEETSIE RAILROAD!  Friday morning Scott took us to Tweetsie Railroad.  He has been talking about taking Emily there since she was born.  Finally, we had the perfect day.  Tweetsie is mostly amusement park with a little wild west thrown in too.  Emily liked the rides...she was not a fan of the fake gun fights of the wild west.

There were some rides that we all got to enjoy together, like this little coal train which rolled into a mine filled with glow in the dark mice.  A little weird, I know, but Emily love it.  Ok, ok.  The rest of us did too.

I think one of the interesting highlights of the trip was the petting zoo.  Emily fed EVERYTHING.  She fed goats, sheep, llamas and every other four-legged creature in sight.  Undoubtedly, though, her favorite animals were the baby goats!  She never flinched once. She held out her hand and fed them all.  This one even wanted to get in her lap!  You bought little ice cream cones filled with food and then the animals could eat the food and the cones too.  Everyone fed and everyone had fun.  Tweetsie was a great way to spean our first full day in Boone.





Emily also loved the carousel.  An amusement park tradition!

Uncle Scott even made waiting in line fun.