John had the day off for Presidents' Day. I love this holiday because it always sort of sneaks up on me and I'm always a bit surprised by it. There have actually been years when John has come home the Friday before the holiday and said, "Guess what. I have the day off on Monday!" This year we knew ahead of time, but in true Farmer fashion, we decided on Sat. night where we were actually going to go for the day. Taryn had an 8:00 appointment in the morning (in Easley which was on the way), so we all got up and ready to leave the house by 7:30.

Riverbanks Zoo in Columbia

Beautiful weather

Picnic lunch on the banks of the Saluda River

Tram ride to the botanical garden

Long day that started too early