West Virginia Weekend 2013

Since I am catching up on the blog, I wanted to cover our adventures in October. The first weekend in October, we headed to Canaan Valley, West Virginia, which is in the Potomac Highlands of West Virginia. This is an annual event for us that began back in 2010 with our friends, the Sangers.

We meet our friends Randy and Melissa for the weekend and since Melissa is a teacher she usually has this Friday off every year so we are able to get an early start on Friday. Though I didn't feel very good over the weekend, we still had a great time visiting with Randy and Melissa and enjoying the beauty of this area.

Here are Rachel and Bekah with their dolls from Mrs. Melissa and playing with her phone. Both girls loved their dolls and Bekah's even played "Jesus Loves Me" which is her favorite song right now.

 The first morning we were there, we got an early start to head to Dolly Sods for sunrise.Here is Bekah, not quite ready for the early morning. This is a spot we go to each year for sunrise. It is very similar to a Canadian forest as far as the types of plants and climate there.

 While the photographers were working quickly to capture pictures of the sunrise, I did manage to snap a quick picture of Randy, Melissa and Rocky

 It was actually pretty warm up there this year compared to some years, but always very windy. A warm hat is always a good idea and this year Bekah decided she liked my hat betters than hers... yep, that was my hat.
Here is Bekah hiking in the blueberry bushes. She already wants to hike instead of ride in the backpack. In fact, we were hiking recently and she was holding my hand. I asked "Bekah, do you want Mommy or Daddy to carry you?" To which she replied, "NO...I good"

This is the first year I managed to get everyone gathered in one place while we were at Dolly Sods for a group picture!

The McGuirts and Sangers   October 2013

 

 This area has some of the prettiest colors I have seen. There are a lot of maples in this area, so as you can see, the colors are very vivid. We even saw some bright reds this year.
The next day, Brent, Randy and Todd along with a group of others headed out on a more difficult hike. The girls headed to a playground Melissa and Randy found for us at Blackwater Falls State Park. These girls loved it!

 

Rachel and Rebekah   October 2013

 With a lot of help from Melissa, I was able to get both girls looking at the camera at the same time. This is one of my favorite pictures I have gotten of the girls in quite a while!

We were so glad to be able to enjoy our annual trip with the Sangers to Canaan Valley. We are so thankful for you guys and always glad for our families to get to spend some time together! Before we know it, it will be time for our 2014 trip!