Serenbe

"What should we do today?" I asked after glancing outside.

The weather has been incredible - highs in the low to mid 70's, bright blue skies, warm sun (I apologize in advance to those of you still suffering through the snow). I wanted to take advantage of it and Alan had the day off.

"Let's go check out Serenbe." And that, my friends, is exactly what we did.

Serenbe is a community about 45 minutes south of Atlanta. It has been developed with sustainability principles in mind. There is a farm there, some restaurants, a "town" with shops. It has been written up in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Cottage Living, House Beautiful, etc, etc, etc.

I was skeptical. Sometimes these "developed" communities seem a little too contrived for my likings.

This time, I was wrong. The girls loved it. I mean, check out these tree houses. They could have stayed here all day. There were actual rooms in the houses and within seconds they had determined which room was the kitchen, which room was the bedroom...

Off to the left, though, was this trail. It was too enticing to pass up. We started off on what we thought was going to be a little hike. And an hour and a half later, we took a break at this little waterfall.

The girls were troopers. I have no idea how they lasted as long as they did and never even complained. It was a long hike and when we returned we promptly marched into the bake shop and ordered some drinks and cookies.

There were smiles all around. As you can see on little V's face below.

Oh and if you look closely enough on the table you can see two little Polly Pocket legs. Yep, the little Polly Pockets and/or Barbies travel everywhere with us. Even on hikes at Serenbe!