Black Trees

Back in the day, these trees would give away the location of moonshiners. The carbon dioxide and yeast released into the air causes a mold to cover the trees!

Lynchburg, TN

We took a drive Monday afternoon to visit the historic Jack Daniel's Distillery. I am not a whiskey drinker, nor David, but this was an educational, free tour. It was a nice time together as a family and we so needed to get out of the house!!!!

The distillery was established in 1866 by Jack Daniel---and it's located in a "dry" county!

The whiskey is "mellowed" through charcoal for flavor and smell. They use maple trees and burn them for 3 hrs to make the charcoals. The whiskey drips down through 10ft of charcoal.

The whiskey is clear when it is put in the barrels. The barrels give it the rich color.

This barrel house holds 6,000 barrels. Every bottle of Jack Daniel's that exists around the world is made, bottled, and shipped from this distillery!

We ended our tour with a cup of lemonade--the girls had a great time!

From the natural spring water to the stinky sourmash room, it was definitely worth the trip:)

A New Year?

New Year's Eve is like any other day for Faith and Dalaina. They played and did what they normally do. That evening we went to David's cousin's house for a visit. The girls had fun visiting- they played in the dog's cage!!!! Eventually, they went off to sleep---past their bed time. The adults stayed awake for the much anticipated ball drop in NYC. This is how the girls welcomed 2009

Their new sleeping bags were perfect for this occasion. The girls were very happy to take them and use them:)

Anyway, we wish you all a happy and safe new year filled with much joy!!!

Special Day

I decided before I went to bed the other night that I would make the girls French toast with hot chocolate for breakfast. I don't know why, sometimes I just get ideas:)

Anyway, so they awoke and I told them about breakfast---they didn't really know what French toast was... Faith was watching me make it on the griddle and told me that I was doing it wrong! She told me that to make toast I had to use the toaster oven:) Observant she is, and bossy!

Anyway, I let them eat in the living room because Alice in Wonderland was on Disney. They had the best morning ---eating anywhere but the dining room is fun!!! Plus, they have never seen Alice in Wonderland!

It was great to watch their expression as they watched:) They had a good time!