Monday, April 12, 2010

Biltmore Mansion

We made it back from visiting the Biltmore in Asheville, NC yesterday. My maid and laundry fairy did not visit while I was gone so I have been busy playing catch up on the chores. HAHA!!

We had a great time visiting the Biltmore for our 5 year wedding anniversary. We traveled with our good friends from church they are also our small group leaders. Their 5 year wedding anniversary is 7 days after ours. Here are a few pictures from our trip. No camera's or video's were allowed in the actual house so we were only able to take pictures on the outside grounds.


We stayed at the Hilton in Asheville,NC


Jason, Peyton, Elizabeth and I at dinner


Jason and I on our 5 year wedding anniversary; April 9th


We had to drive 3 miles in the woods to get to the Biltmore grounds


and then you drive up to this..Biltmore Mansion




3 side lawn ponds


Jason and I by the ponds





Bass pond and boat house


entrance into the flower gardens








Wine tasting


Before we left Asheville we HAD to visit the nicest McDonald's in America


Lobby


Gold leaf ceiling


We had a great time on our mini vacation, but were sure did miss little man.

2 comments:

  1. Beautiful...you make me want to go! Hope the trip was ok and the rock slide didnt detour you too much.

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  2. the detour added about an hour to our drive, but we still made good time going and leaving. it was a BLAST and beautiful. I want to go back. we didnt get to do all the tours i would have liked.

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