Day 2

We left Memphis this morning and headed out eastward. Arriving in Nashville for lunch, we ate at the Hard Rock Cafe (how could we resist?). The weather held up as we lingered in the city and checked out the big "strip" and stadium where the Tennessee Titans play.

The kids are doing really well! They've been so good in the car and we've been fortunate enough to have minimal meltdowns (crossing our fingers).

The drive has been very pretty. Today we said a lot of "oooo's" and "aaaaaah's", driving through Tennessee and into North Carolina. We had a lot of fun with all the turns and mountain elevations. Another thing we've been noticing that is very different from home-all of the trees! Along the highway I started getting claustrophobic because they were surrounding us and you couldn't see miles of flat farmland like Kansas. Then you start to get used to it and appreciate the beauty of it all!

We were very excited to arrive in Asheville, NC this evening and took the kids to the hotel pool and out to dinner. Jess arrived late this evening, she will be staying with us tonight and will go with us to the Biltmore house tomorrow. For all those who aren't familiar, here is a link that tells you all about the Biltmore Estate and all it has to offer: http://http//www.biltmore.com/our_story/stories/default.asp

For all those counting, we saw an additional 5 different state license plates today, for a grand total of 33 so far! Toto, we're not in Kansas anymore!

Beautiful North Carolina!!

Tomorrow will be a fun and busy day at the Biltmore house, then a 4hr drive to Savannah, GA (Tybee Island). We have a 50% chance of rain throughout the next 2 days, so we're hoping and praying that the weather will cooperate so we can take advantage of our time here! Signing off for the night...