Fun with Mama Cook and Papa Doug...

This past weekend Mama Cook and Papa Doug came to visit. Friday was very busy with Grandparent's Day at Trinity and then the children's musical at church that evening. But, Saturday we did not have anything scheduled. We went hiking Saturday morning at the Eno River Park. We saw all kinds of critters there. We saw a big black snake, a cute snail which the girls named "Sammy the Snail" and he hiked with us for a while, frogs, centipedes or millipedes - not sure which, spider webs (Regan was naming the type of web for us and telling us what spider makes each of them - she just learned all this in school). We saw several Black Widow webs but luckily the spiders were not in it. We also saw a turtle and a large snake skin floating in the water. Reece fished the snake skin out of the water with a stick. We enjoyed jumping on the rocks in the river - even Riley did it with her cast on. It was a fun morning and the girls did incredibly well with the hike. After our hike, we had worked up quite an appetite so we went to the "Time Out" grill in Chapel Hill - YUM. It is a hole in the wall restaurant that we saw featured on Food Network. They are known for their Cheddar Cheese Chicken Biscuit. It is VERY GOOD!!!!! They also have good Mac N' Cheese. After we gained all our weight back that we had just exercised off (LOL) we went back home for a nap. In the evening, we grilled out and then went to Andy's for Ice Cream and played outside for a while. It was a great day. We were sad to see Mama Cook and Papa Doug leave so early the next day. :( But, Papa Doug has a busy week at both of his jobs this week so they had to get on the road bright and early Sunday morning. Thanks Mama Cook and Papa Doug for coming up and sharing such a special weekend with us. Love You!!! Reece teaching Papa Doug how to do a puzzle. Notice her finger - she is telling him where to put the piece of the puzzle. Little Miss Boss. :)The suspension bridge at Eno River Park Our encounter with the big black snake. Regan actually got very close to it. Regan picking up her new friend, Sammy the Snail. She brought him on our hike for quite a while and wanted to bring him home but we convinced her to leave him in the woods where he would be much happier. :)Playing on the rocks in the river.Reece caught a snake skin!!