Bob and I spent Halloween in Wintergreen with Erland and Mike. They were spending the weekend there and invited us to tag along. We had a great time in the mountains.
We started our trip with a stop at a mountain brewery for dinner. We met Jimmy and Donna there.
Erland and Donna
After dinner we headed up the mountain and partied for a while before bed...except Bob and Mike who stayed up until around 2:30am solving all the world's problems. They were sleepy on Saturday!
Saturday morning the men and women split up and while the men visited another local brewery and watched football Donna, Erland, and I went exploring.
I always love to drive through Vesuvius, Virginia for a Halloween visit. They really know how to decorate.
After a pretty drive we ended up in yarn heaven, also known as Orchardside Yarn Shop.
I love this yarn shop and always try to take a picture by the stream.
Erland doesn't knit but you don't have to knit to love Orchardside. She visited the antique shop and got scared away by a peacock who was admiring herself in a mirror.
After a visit to the Cheese Shop in Stuart's Draft we headed back up the mountain for a cook out at Jimmy and Donna's house. We were joined by Greg, my cousin Patty's son! Patty and I spent so much time together as children that I really want our children to know each other.
Erland and Greg
To end a great visit everyone played Hear No Evil, See No Evil, Speak No Evil just to amuse me for Halloween.
Being in the mountains means that we missed Banjo's first Halloween. Luckily Jessica has some great pictures to share.
