10-Mile Hike.

A couple weeks ago, we went on a 10-mile hike with the scouts.  It was a chillly morning and rain threatened, but we stayed dry and endured to the end.  This was definitely the longest hike I've ever done and my legs were NOT happy for about a week.  But it was so much fun, getting out there and enjoying the North Carolina woods.

This is us before the big hike.  Wish we'd have gotten one of the after.  I'm sure we looked a little worn out.

I probably won't be doing that again for a while.  But Ben is doing another 10-miler tomorrow morning.  Silly Ben!

Now THATS snow!

After the wimpy snowstorm a couple weeks ago, I didn't believe the weatherman when he said 3-4 inches this weekend.  But, look what happened!

Look!  Real snow!  Well, kinda... 

vicksburg.

On our drive home from Texas (after our Christmastime visit), we stopped at the Vicksburg battlefield in Mississippi.  The monument to Illinois was beautiful.

The rest of the battlefield was nice, of course.  But a lot of battlefields are very similar.  I love the architecture of the monuments...

Popcorn.

Ben found this little popcorn machine in a warehouse.  He brought it home last night, fixed it up, and got it working.  He was so proud!  He took it back to work this morning and is sure to be the most popular guy in the office.