First trip to Kanuga

This past weekend we made the trip up to North Carolina for the All Saints retreat in Kanuga. Now when I say church retreat, I'm sure many of you are cringing. We were all skeptical of what we had heard about the place -- one big party, relaxing, socializing, etc -- but it was all true!

We arrived a little later than planned Friday night, so we checked into our cabin with the Hoods, visited for a little while, and then hit the sack. We just didn't have the energy to make an appearance at the cocktail party that was pushing on late into the night.





Saturday we awoke to gorgeous fall weather – it was in the 50’s, sunny, breezy, and wonderful! We attended a yummy full breakfast, and then dropped Emmy and her new friend, Amelia off at the childcare provided, and headed to the adult program. Part of the session involved telling personal “feast” stories. Drew of course had the crowd rolling with laughter – he just can’t help himself around a mic! ADD set in around the 3rd and final hour, and the men excused themselves to pick up the girls.



Next was off to a barbeque picnic, then afternoon naps and lounging on the lawn of our cabin, and then the best part…Sky Top Orchard! We made the 15 min trek to the orchards to pick some Fuji’s and another variety for which the name is escaping me. The girls had a blast picking the not-so-desirable rotten apples off the ground and chowing down on the apples we allowed them to.













It was then time for dinner and the Halloween costume party. Em was adamant not to reveal her official costume, so we went with the doctor get-up she already has – scrubs and stethoscope. Amelia dressed as the patient…too cute!





There was feasting, football, reflecting, beautiful scenery, and just good clean family fun. We’ll definitely be back next year!