fun with a beautiful mountain view.

our four year tour of the great south continued with a stop in the beautiful chattahoochee forest of the great smokies.  we were so happy to have peyton & justin & the pups join us for this wonderful weekend of chilly weather, outdoor fireplaces, & a fabulous mountain view.

{from our back patio}

{tanky & green man loved georgia}

as he loves to do, blakey got to be super manly this weekend - grilling burgers, gathering firewood & "kindling", & keeping the fire alive all weekend long.  tanky, of course, helped in the quest.  anytime blake went outside, tank followed.  blake kicked a dead tree limb, tank bit at it.  blake threw a gigantic 20 lb branch, tank ran down the hill to fetch it.  adorable.

{my manly men!}

the weekend was incredibly relaxing.  we even stayed in our pajamas all day.  my dad's old lambda chi sweatshirt, my fuzzy slippers, & blake's caroline panthers sweatpants.  happy happy day.

in addition to relaxing, the main goal of the weekend was FOOTBALL!!  now, we don't really need to discuss our game.  ou clearly forgot they had a game last weekend, so we can too.  boomer sooner.

for our football weekend, blake made some pretty darn awesome ou beer helmets.  hard hats, coozies, & ou stickers.  awesome.  the boys did not take them off ALL weekend.  it was hilarious.

{day 1}

{& day 2.

note there isn't even beer in them on day 2.

just wearing them because they are awesome at this point.}

there was a hot tub on the patio with gorgeous mountain views, so we took our laptop out back to include football in all parts of the day.

{helmets still on.}

{tanky is the cutest!}

& it is not a porter vacation unless copious amounts of food are involved.  so after the full breakfast & grilled hamburgers & homemade salsa & jalapeno poppers, peyton made us a fantastic second thanksgiving dinner!  rosemary chicken, bourbon creamed corn {which i need the recipe!}, wild rice with bacon, mashed potatoes & gravy.  so good!  {who needed a football game...}

{rio & rooney were a great help in the kitchen}

it was amazing to hang out with our siblings & enjoy life together.  such a blessing. 

{the gorgeous sunset view}

as the guest book summed it up: we watched a lot of food, ate a lot of football, & drank a lot of beer.

& we so hope to go back soon.  thank you, georgia, for being so beautiful.

love love,

kjp.