A Bit Phishy in Asheville

The day after Miles turned one, we begrudgingly left Aunt KK and her ouchies and headed down to Asheville. We checked into the hotel and hung out on the patio off our room. If you ignored the cars in the parking lot and tilted your head just right, you had a nice view of downtown up on the hill.


We wandered around downtown and took in some pretty sights. It was a quiet evening there on a Monday, but we enjoyed the leisurely sight-seeing:


Little did we know, but our visit to downtown the next day couldn't be more opposite. The band Phish was playing downtown that evening, and their throngs of fans (most of which who hadn't showered in weeks) packed the entire area, loitering with their hackey sacks and mangy mutts. Luckily, smelly or not, Phish fans are generally a mellow bunch, so it just made for a more interesting and colorful visit. That day was Jason's birthday. We started with an all-you-can-eat breakfast at the Moose Cafe, followed by 9 holes of golf for Daddy.


Wednesday was our trip to the Biltmore - what an amazing place! Miles was such a good boy...we figured we'd only make it part of the way through the house tour, but he let us see all 5 floors of the house without much fuss. He charmed every old man and lady in the place. We had a picnic in the gardens for lunch:


We ate ice cream and the River Bend Creamery:

And we pet lots of animals at the farm (ok, so Daddy and Miles pet them...Mommy stood back and tried not to step in chicken poo):


On the drive back home, we stopped for lunch in Corbin, KY - home of the original KFC. Miles did his best impression of Colonel Sanders, especially for the occasion.


Now it's back to life as usual...Miles has had so much fun playing with his birthday toys. Our house looks like a Toys R Us exploded!