Fri 10 Jul 2009 08:06:09 AM
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Tue 28 Jul 2009 11:23:37 AM
Andrew examines a butterfly at the trout pond.
Tue 28 Jul 2009 11:23:57 AM
Dad and Andrew fish at Grandfather Trout Farm in Banner Elk, NC.
Tue 28 Jul 2009 11:35:15 AM
Tue 28 Jul 2009 11:38:03 AM
Andrew poses after helping net the first fish.
Tue 28 Jul 2009 11:54:49 AM
Our catch - five fish weighing eleven ponds and we ate two meals from them.
Tue 28 Jul 2009 11:56:06 AM
Tue 28 Jul 2009 11:57:31 AM
We thought that $0.50/fish to clean them was a bargain... The gentleman did a nice job dressing them and they were great to eat.
Tue 28 Jul 2009 12:10:05 PM
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Tue 28 Jul 2009 04:10:17 PM
The view from the back deck of the house we rented for the week, at 158 Chestnut Way on Beech Mountain.
Tue 28 Jul 2009 06:40:15 PM
Tuesday afternoon was rain showers, but we dodged them for a few minutes at the playground at the Beech Mountain Club.
Tue 28 Jul 2009 09:11:08 PM
Andrew and dad read dinosaur facts flash cards this night as the night time story.
Wed 29 Jul 2009 02:28:58 PM
Wednesday was a total washout -- it rained all day. We slipped over to Lake Coffee for a few minutes to feed the ducks, and still it rained on us and forced us to leave.
Thu 30 Jul 2009 10:56:11 AM
Dad and Andrew on the train at the Tweetsy Railroad in Boone, NC. Andrew said that this train ride was his favorite part of the day, and what a big day it was!
Thu 30 Jul 2009 11:48:41 AM
Thu 30 Jul 2009 11:48:53 AM
Dad and Andrew rode the sky lift up the hill and back.
Thu 30 Jul 2009 11:54:37 AM
Andrew drove and dad worked the gas pedal.
Thu 30 Jul 2009 12:12:03 PM
Andrew, mom, and dad on the carousel.
Thu 30 Jul 2009 12:22:48 PM
Thu 30 Jul 2009 12:33:26 PM
Andrew and mom board the ferris wheel.
Thu 30 Jul 2009 12:38:17 PM
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Fri 31 Jul 2009 05:18:13 PM
Friday as another total washout -- it rained all day, but we were able to feed the ducks for a while at Lake Coffee. Andrew, dad, and granddaddy also took a short hike around the lake and also to a nearby creek and waterfall.
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