Visit with Paw-Paw Hardegree - Part I

This post is long over due. July has been a very crazy month with me starting back at work, Chris spending a week in the DR, my parents visiting, Greg visiting, Dana & Ganny visiting, Lottie going to day care, and finally, Chris starting school again. The blog got a little lost in the shuffle.

That being said--we definitely have to write about Paw-Paw's visit because we had a ton of fun. We were so thankful Paw-Paw even made it Thursday. Not only was he 3 hours delayed (he was delayed at every aspect of his 2 flights), but every flight out of Dallas to GSP after his was cancelled due to weather. His luggage actually got stuck in Dallas and wasn't dropped off until the next afternoon. Needless to say, we were thrilled he made it in Thursday.

It was Lottie's first time to meet her Paw-Paw. Lottie, of course, adored her Paw-Paw from the very first.

 

After we picked up Paw-Paw, we took him to Greenville to eat at Smoke on the Water. It is a great place to compare the various types of BBQ. They make delicious pulled pork and bring 4 types of BBQ sauce: sweet (Kansas City), tomato (TX), vinegar (NC), and mustard (SC).

 

 

 Afterwards, we walked to the Park on the Reedy to show Paw-Paw the falls and the Liberty Bridge.

 

 

On Friday, we headed to the Cowpens National Battlefield. It was overcast and drizzle-y, but the weather was supposed to hold off until the afternoon, so we decided to chance it. It worked out well because we arrived in time to catch a talk on Revolutionary War weapons, which of course is right up the Hardegree boys' alley. It was very interesting. After the talk and video on the battle, we walked the battlefield loop.

 

 

Since it was overcast, the weather was nice and cool.

 

 

And to top it all off, we saw 6 turkeys.

 

It rained on us at the end of our walk--perfect timing. We got to see everything we wanted. Back in the visitor's center, Chris met an old man who had served in WWII under General Patton and was in the Battle of the Bulge. Chris was in heaven. A weapons talk, battlefield hike, turkey sighting, and meeting a WWII veteran? Best. Chris. Day. Ever.

 

We headed back to the house to let Paw-Paw and Lottie hang out some. They had a grand old time. They had a sweet grandpa-granddaughter dance.

 

And snuggled after bath time (I think this is the sweetest picture of them).

 

Needless to say, Paw-Paw was a big hit.