We spent both nights in Cherokee. The first night, we had a decent dinner at Butts on the Creek in Maggie Valley. Christopher calls it “Bottoms on the River”. If you go there, you’ll have to try their fudge brownie sundae. I got the ribs, and they were pretty tasty. They are known for their…

Just like last year, we went to the GSMNP (Great Smoky Mountains National Park) for Father’s day. Wolfgang loves it here. Do you want to know how I know????? He couldn’t stop smiling. I think Alpine Man gets a little homesick sometimes for the mountains. He doesn’t say it, but I know it. The weather…

We, ok, Wolfgang planted some grapes, raspberries, blueberries, and black berries last year. We have a harvest of raspberries! The grapes are moving along quite well too. Alex loves to check out his plants. Sometimes, he loves them so much that he picks them before they are ready.

Christopher wanted to touch the banana tree:   The clown who made balloon figures for them almost every night. These boys gave him some hard requests. “Things that make you go huuuuuummmmm…” La Toscana, where we had breakfast every day. The Kid’s Club, where the boys spent hours and hours playing on an indoor playset,…