Kopeng, up in the mountains

Last week, we had a couple of days off of school, so we headed up the mountain.  It was beautiful and CHILLY!  Oh, it felt so good to wear a sweatshirt!

We stayed at an old Javanese house.  It was built in 1825 and moved up the mountain a few years ago.  A nice couple runs it and lives right down the path.  They have 6 kids and our kids loved playing with them.  They had a blast!  There was a trampoline, which was wet from the rain.  The kids slipped, jumped, laughed, got soaking wet, and had a great time.  Here's a picture of the house and some of the view.

It was beautiful up there!  Flowers everywhere.  So many colors, so many kinds.  We went on a walk before dinner and saw so many flowers.  It's like every house was a greenhouse with a nursery out front.

these looked like little pumpkins hanging from a vine.

The kids and I went for a walk early the next morning.  We had a nice time and saw some fun things.  We saw people carrying things on their heads (I'm not quite sure what it was).  We also passed by a small school.  The school kids had a fun time looking at my little ones.

After our night in the cool, we headed down the mountain.  We stopped in Salatiga (the city where I used to live).  Lucky for Michael, we found DR PEPPER!  Too bad I didn't get a picture of the joy on his face when he took that first sip!  We then headed to another city for an afternoon at a big mall.  It was nice.  Paisley had a ball finding places to take pictures.

And this is where we ate dinner . . .

Last, but not least, these might be my favorite pictures from our little journey out of the big city.  A little background . . .   We knew there was going to be a pool, so we brought some swim stuff (it was WAY too cold to swim).  Truett has also started liking to pick out his own clothes, and we know how much he likes to dress up like a superhero.  This was his outfit of choice.  I've also added these pictures of Paisley because her expression and stance make me laugh.  She wants to be a super hero, just like her big brother, and these moves are the best she could come up with.