nebo, north carolina. part I.

It’s where we spent our family vacation this summer. My little family, including my immediate family, my uncle + his family, and grandparents [13 total] took our first summer vacation together as a group in late May. We’ve been wanting to take a trip together for as long as we can remember [mostly to India] — but somehow, it never panned out. So we did some research on VRBO, and found a lovely, lovely spot in the mountains of Nebo, NC, right on Lake James.

We stayed in a beautiful home made of timber. It was full of the neatest little details. We fished, swam, kayaked, canoed, cooked!, charged up the pontoon for boat rides at dusk, went zip lining, knit [me!], visited the impressive Biltmore Estate in Asheville, prayed + worshipped, and just laughed together. Laughing is something we love to do. And not just any kinda laugh, but rather the kind that erupts from one’s belly. We had a grand ol’ time just laughing and being with one another. [These photos are long overdue. I took quite a few, so it was hard to narrow them down. I’ll be doing a part II tomorrow.]

praising Jesus as a family