Why Are You Turning Around?

Today we took a family road trip out in the South Carolina countryside. Because of the poorly marked country roads and Google Maps' less than ideal directions, we made a number of U-turns on our trip, prompting Milo to ask repeatedly "Why are you turning around?" You might not think so, but this grates on one's patience after a while, especially when there's also a screaming baby in the car (missing her morning nap makes Zola very angry).

Almost forty minutes later than we'd planned we arrived at Grits and Groceries, our first stop of the day. Our brunch was highly worth getting lost for, as well as the half-hour wait once we arrived. While we waited we visited with the goats across the street and the boys sipped hot chocolate and munched french fries compliments of the chef. Our brunch was delicious and before long we were on our way to Split Creek Farm, a goat dairy.

Today Split Creek Farm held a holiday festival. The boys enjoyed watching a blacksmith make an old fashioned nail (which Milo got to keep!), sampling fresh goat cheese and goat's milk yogurt, throwing sticks in a campfire, chasing chickens around the farm, and especially petting and playing with the adorable baby goats, who licked Milo's fingers and nibbled on Daddy's pants and Calder's coat.

Finally, because no Weinberg family outing seems complete without frozen confections (thanks, Justin), we visited the '55 Exchange at Clemson University. The boys (all three) loved the university's creamy ice cream. Yum!

It was a lovely day despite the chilly weather. Spending an entire day together amidst or perhaps despite of all the normal day-to-day craziness, especially right before Thanksgiving, is a nice way to remember all those things you are thankful for.