Biltmore

Saturday the weather finally cleared up! We headed out for some family time at Biltmore, the largest home in America. It is over in Asheville, NC and was built in 1894 by the Vanderbuilts. The top picture is the house itself. Imagine having 43 bathrooms. The library was incredible. When you walk in there is a beautiful solarium with a fountain. It has tapastries from the 1500's and amazing furniture.

The lion we are standing in front of is on either side of the front steps. The "tree" Rebecca is standing by is actually a grape vine that they have trained to grow this way. They have a winery on side so there are tons of vines. Jennifer is standing on a sundial that is in the garden.

It took a while to go though the house, several hours but it was great. Jennie especally enjoyed the trip through. The boys enjoyed going to the farm section.

On the way home the adventure continued, we blew out a tire just north of JC and had to call Christopher to rescue us. He and Devin came and piled us all in the car and took us home. OUR HERO!!