Labor Day in Highlands

"Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass under trees on a summer's day, listening to the murmur of the water, or watching the clouds float across the sky, is by no means a waste of time." ~J. Lubbock

We had a wonderful and relaxing Labor Day weekend with David's parents at their mountain house in Highlands, NC.

Our first morning there, we took a walk down the street that their house is on...the weather was great!!!





We also went to the arts and crafts market downtown. This gentleman was disabled and could not paint with his hands, but thus painted with his TEETH!!! AMAZING!!! His works were beautiful!!!



Over the next few days, David and his Dad did a lot of fishing at Mirror Lake, while his Mom and I sat with them and read books and magazines. :) They caught LOTS of bream!!!





MY HANDSOME HUSBAND!!!



One morning we went to Dry Falls (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dry_Falls_%28North_Carolina%29), one of the many beautiful waterfalls in Highlands!!! We got some great pictures here!!!













This is what it looks like walking UNDER Dry Falls!!!



One afternoon we went to lunch at Cornucopia (http://www.cornucopianc.com/) in nearby Cashiers, which has been one of David's favorite restaurants for years. Delicious!!! :) And we had a great time walking around the attached cheese shop, too!





We also had a great time as always with Rocky, the family dog!!! We love him so much!!! David managed to steal a kiss from him, and David's mom had to wrestle a pair of socks away from Rocky at one point (as always happens) :)





We had a wonderful time with family and a very relaxing vacation!!!