We have been on the road . . . . a lot. So I have a lot of photographs and fun to share this week. We made our return from our stay at the beach house last Tuesday and then turned right around and left on Wednesday for the Barker family reunion, held this year in Amicolola Falls, GA. We spent Wednesday night in Clemson and then drove Thursday morning to to Cleveland, Georgia to visit Babyland General Hospital.... also known as the birthplace of the Cabbage Patch Doll. What a unique and out of the way place. I seriously thought we would be the only family there. Afterall, the route to this old clinic turned into folk art haven is a winding, little road in the middle of nowhere, Georgia. Was I wrong, the place was packed with other curious travelers, some old, some young, even some tour groups. After walking around and taking in the sights and witnessing a baby being born from the tree, Chapel decided she, too, wanted to adopt an authentic cabbage patch doll. These are not exactly like the ones that our moms knocked people down in stores to buy when we were little. These are the authentic, soft faced dolls that originally started the whole craze.
Once we decided to adopt, Chapel had to first pick the sex of the baby (girl), hair color (blonde) and eye color (blue). Everyone gathered around the tree to witness the birth and when mother cabbage's leaves dilated to 10 (I am not kidding) the nurse came out and delivered the baby. She told a cute story as she worked, claiming they have never had to do a c-section (that's a cabbage section) and explaining how the cabbage patch dolls were first found by Xavier Roberts. Chapel had picked the name Lucy Elizabeth for her doll and upon her arrival the nurse took Lucy to the nursery, where she was weighed, toes were counted, she was diapered and dressed. The baby was then handed to Chapel and we were escorted to the adoption room where Chapel raised her right hand and took the adoption oath to promise to be a good mom. I must say, so far she has been very attentive to "Cabby" as she has now been nicknamed. And I must say, going to Cleveland, GA - this little ole town in the middle of nowhere was really a little kid and big kid dream come true. And by big kid, I mean my husband, Brett, who was beyond excited to finally visit Babyland General Hospital. Because he is really in to folk artsy stuff like that......
Stay tuned this week for our other weekend adventures including hiking to waterfalls, fishing, bear sightings, mining for gold and cabin livin'.
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No Cabbage Patch for Eli? It's OK for a boy to have one. As we all know, I had two growing up.
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