Hendersonville, NC and More

We went to downtown Hendersonville today. we had a fun time walking the streets and seeing all the neat stores. I got to paint my own pottery! I chose a BIG dragon and a little dragon.

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Such a goof!

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Daddy even helped paint!

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Thanks Grandma Jo for getting a family photo.

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We headed back towards the car and we saw a gem and mineral museum. I wanted a geode. I love geodes (thanks Uncle Matt for that one!). They had a HUGE claw to break the geode! Very cool!

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After it was cracked open I got to hold it and then look at under a light that made it glow green.

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Cracking open the second one.

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On the way back to the house we stopped off at Bent Creek to play in the river where it joins the French Broad.

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I had a fun time wading around trying to catch things in the water.

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I caught a whirly-gig-beetle.

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I also caught some sort of skipper type bug.

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We came home and FINALLY went up to my fort. I had a blast dragging sticks around and making a huge pile.

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I decided I was building a FORT. Emmerson was my helper.

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Daddy helped snap a few dead branches off of the trees so I had more sticks.

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More being silly.

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I was walking with a huge stick and not watching where I was going and I tripped. This is the result.

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