On Friday afternoon, we headed to Boone, about a three-hour drive west to the mountains, for a relaxing weekend. Gauntie Faye is building a house outside of Boone and we stayed with her in a friend's cabin just down the road from the construction site. Gavin travelled well since the trip coincided with his afternoon nap quite nicely.

We woke up to this view from the back porch of the cabin on Saturday morning...

Eager to check out Faye's house, we threw a few layers of clothing on Gavin and walked a half mile up (and I do mean UP!) the unpaved road. Gavin was quite taken by the view out the back once we arrived...

What a view!

Then, he gave Faye some construction advice while cuddling with Gmummy...

He quickly grew tired of the gorgeous view and moved on to more interesting things... like leaves...

Ah, yes, Gavin loves leaves!

We walked up the road a bit further to check out the neighborhood. Gavin decided it was a good time for his morning nap...

Back at the cabin, we rested from the walk, planned the rest of the day, and left for lunch at a fantastic Italian restaurant in Boone.

Grandfather Mountain was our destination in the afternoon. The summit was very high and very sunny. We were blessed with incredibly beautiful weather the entire weekend.

Daddy wisely decided it wasn't safe to cross the mile-high swinging bridge with Gavin in the backpack, so they stayed behind while Mommy, Aunt Kristen, and Gauntie Faye ventured across.

Back at the cabin, we enjoyed a dinner of homemade soup and made smores around Daddy's campfire while Gavin rocked in the "nursery" with Gmummy and Faye up on the back porch.