The Pumpkin Patch (or not!)

Day 4:
We decided to rest on Monday b/c we had been going & going & we desperatly needed it! I had come down with some sort of chest/head cold before our trip which led to almost no voice on Saturday or Sunday. We were able to sleep in until 10:30 am!! We decided for dinner to go into the town of Shelby. We found this nice little sandwich place which was YUMMY!!! We walked around downtown for a bit then headed back to my aunt & uncle's house then back to bed by 9 pm.

Day 5:
Our day started off a little earlier than normal. We decided to go back into Shelby & meet my uncle for breakfast. He had been telling Johnathan about a breakfast food that is very populare in North Carolina. The name of it: LIVERMUSH. I am going to let that sit with you for a minute. I kept asking what was in it & they kept telling me "it's mostly cornmeal". Yea Right!! Johnathan, being the good sport he is, decided to give it a try. He ordered it "crispy" just as he was told. He said it wasn't that bad but he probably wouldn't ever try it again. NOTE: We missed the Shelby Livermush Expo by 1 Week!! Maybe next time!

Livermush before it's cooked


Livermush: Crispy

After breakfast we had decided to go to a Pumpkin Patch. What a better time or place for our family to go. I did a little research & found a place about 30 minutes away in South Carolina that looked fabulous! So.... we talked my grandparents into going with us. We left out about 9:30 am. We finally found the "pumpkin patch". It was a small covered patio with pumpkins on it. Are you kidding me?? I was sooooo mad! Now, I do have to say that it was also an apple orchard, but a small one at that. Needless to say, we left as soon as we got there.

The girls before we left for the "Pumpkin Patch". Don't they look so cute in their shirts!

We decided to go to a place called King's Mountain on our way back into town. There was a Battle at King's Mountain during the Civil War & we just happened to show up on it's anniversary. There were people dressed in costume that were there to honor the people who fought. Apparently these groups take two to three weeks off a year to travel to some of the battlefields of the Civil War. They are SERIOUS!!!

See what I mean!
We decided to stay for a little bit & watch some of the ceremony. I really enjoy stuff like that. My husband & girls on the other hand, not big fans. We decided to leave about half way through & call it a day.


They wanted to ride on Daddy's shoulders the whole way down the mountain. What a man!!

The Leonhart's at King's Mountain

Mommy & Bailey

Mommy & Addison