Rock slide on a hot day

One afternoon, we went to Poole's Mill, which has natural rock slides. This was part of the Cherokees' land and used many years before turning into a grist mill.The kids had a TIME once they got their footing. Watching them slip and slide at first gave me heart palpitations.

These are the kinds of things memories are made of. Not plunking your child down in front of a movie or just allowing them to play video games. This is what the kids and I have always done.