I Found My Thrill...On BBQ Hill!

We ventured to Lynchburg, TN to the Jack Daniels distillery on Saturday for something that Dennis had heard about on the radio called "BBQ Hill". We had NO information whatsoever about what we were getting ourselves into. We went into it completely blind, which for someone like me who is totally Type "A" and has to plan everything, it was a big step! But so much fun! I called and made reservations for us on Thursday and off we went on Saturday morning. We had to get both kids up early to leave and Sadie was so excited about our "road trip", which I know that she had no idea what that was. They do this BBQ Hill on the Saturdays of Memorial Day, 4th of July, and Labor Day. We weren't sure if there were going to be a couple of thousand people there, or just fifty. We knew that it was family friendly and we knew there wouldn't be any alcohol and that was all that mattered to us. Oh, and of course we knew that the food was going to be DELICIOUS!!!!! We pulled up to the visitors center in Lynchburg (above is the picture of the kids while we were waiting for the bus), checked-in, grabbed our tickets, and hopped on a little tour bus which took us up to BBQ Hill. It was GORGEOUS!!!!! We were informed that there was only going to be a hundred people there and we could basically do whatever we wanted for the next couple of hours. It was possibly the most relaxing day we have had as a family...ever! There were rocking chairs set up overlooking the valley over all of the trees. There was a massive pavilion where the food was served, which had tons of picnic tables, an old man country band set up, a huge stone fireplace, drink station for homemade lemonade and sweet tea, etc. Then, there were more picnic tables set up outside of the pavilion, along with some horseshoe games, shuffleboard, etc. There was tons of green grassy areas, so we set up a big blanket and just camped out there most of the time. Here is a short video of what it all looked like for those of you who might be thinking about going sometime.

Everyone was so friendly. The staff was incredible. And, oh yes, the food did NOT disappoint. Wow! It was more delicious than I had imagined.

We just ate and layed around on the blanket and let the kids do whatever they wanted. Sawyer just crawled around a little and Sadie basically played with a tree the whole time. It doesn't take much to entertain that child. She was having the time of her life. When it was time to go, we loaded up and headed back down the hill. We walked around the visitors center for a little while and then drove through the very small town of Lynchburg and then headed back home. Sadie never, never, never sleeps in the car. She hasn't fallen asleep in the car in well over a year, but she did on the way home. Bless her heart. She was worn out!! The trip far exceeded our expectations. We will definitely go back. It was one of those days where you just pause, sit back, thank God for the time you have with your family, and praise Him for giving you these types of opportunities and blessings. It couldn't have been a more perfect day.

On a completely different note, we switched Sawyer over to his big boy carseat on Sunday morning.
What a monumental moment! So far, so good!!!