Last weekend, Bryant and I loaded up the minivan (that's right, we took the plunge and are loving it!), and headed to Bopper and Becky's. Bopper is Reeves' godfather. From there, we all drove to their mountain house on Lake Burton in northeast Georgia. I had never even heard of this place, and I can only say that it was amazing! The house is built on the mountain a bit more than 400 feet above the level of the lake. 
This is the view of the house when you drive up, and then it just falls away down the back. you would never know it.
Apparently you can see the mountains of Georgia and South and North Carolina from here. It was an amazing view.
This is the view of the house when you drive up, and then it just falls away down the back. you would never know it.Apparently you can see the mountains of Georgia and South and North Carolina from here. It was an amazing view. Bopper's youngest child, and only girl, is Madeline, who is 4 months older than Reeves. 
It was so much fun watching the two of them play together. I wish we could have stayed longer because when we had to leave, they were really starting to warm up to each other.
Unfortunately for us parents, most of that warming up took place on the most dangerous place on the property - this path that ran in front of the down-mountain side of the house between the bottom deck and the driveway. Why are children so attracted to places that make my fear of heights rise to the surface? 
I let Bryant do most of the chasing on those little toddler jaunts. I much preferred to be responsible for them in the security of the only-one-exit porch.
It was so much fun watching the two of them play together. I wish we could have stayed longer because when we had to leave, they were really starting to warm up to each other.Unfortunately for us parents, most of that warming up took place on the most dangerous place on the property - this path that ran in front of the down-mountain side of the house between the bottom deck and the driveway. Why are children so attracted to places that make my fear of heights rise to the surface? I let Bryant do most of the chasing on those little toddler jaunts. I much preferred to be responsible for them in the security of the only-one-exit porch.On the other hand, it took Reeves all of about 2 seconds to warm up to Knox and Riley, Bopper's two boys. Reeves thought he was in hog heaven palling around with these two big guys. I love to see how he is fascinated by older kids. He was happy to be doing anything with them, whether it was running behind them as they rollerbladed down the driveway or just sitting beside them watching the TV.
It was actually quite cold when we were there. There is a neverending breeze (wind) that blows and we had to bundle the little ones up when they insisted on going outside in the morning.
Reeves got his first taste of Oreo cookies and instantly fell in love.
I had no idea he would even be able to eat them, but according to the label, there is no milk or egg in them, and judging by his non-reaction, it must be true. Luckily for us, he hasn't remembered how much he likes these cookies. I do not like the thought of black Oreo cookie all over everything!
Here are Bopper and Bryant across the lake from the house. It's that small dark spot right above the middle of their heads. 
It is hard to determine just how high up you are when you are standing on the porches, although the teeny-tinyness of the boats in the lake does give some indication. This is a nice perspective of seeing where we had been. Unfortunately, it was on our way home, but we look forward to more trips to this amazing house.
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