About a month ago, we enjoyed a long weekend away at my dad's MOST favorite location... Gatlinburg/Pigeon Forge. We had a great time! I've reached the conclusion that one of the best things about going on vacation is, for the time you are gone, you aren't staring at laundry and housework that must be done. Now, it's a different story when you return home from the trip, but for the few days that you are gone, ahhh... it's just so nice to have a break from it all, not to mention the round the clock childcare assistance :)
Group pic,minus Mom, on balcony of cabin
We enjoyed driving through the mountains and picnicking along the way.
My dad could TOTALLY never go to the beach again, but he is such a good sport to take his family every summer :) It was time we made him happy and went where he enjoys going most!
We had fun celebrating Hayden's 5th birthday with a boiled shrimp dinner, his favorite, along with birthday cake and ice cream!!!
Kenadie was sound asleep in the car in the next pic!
A little candy with cousins never hurt anyone :) Berkley dreaming about the day she gets to enjoy a sucker!
Air brush t-shirts are a MUST when you visit the mountains! T-rex for Hayden, Ironman for Henry, butterly for Kenadie and an elephant for Berkley :)
Aaron, the good sport to sleep up there one night with Hayden and Kenadie! It was very high up!!! And, a little bit of my motherly instincts felt like it wasn't right :) but we did it anyway! Aaron slept on the end nearest the very steep ladder. Needless to say, I didn't rest very well this night, but the kids enjoyed every second!
See, I told you it was WAY up there!!! I'm not going to elaborate here that my somewhat cautious 3 year old, who had been told not to and who obeys Mommy and Daddy quite well, climbed to the top all by herself while only her very cautious cousin was watching!!! We were notified when she got down! Seriously, she could have broken her neck, and she almost lost ALL priveledges for the remainder of the trip! If there was ever a time that Kenadie deserved a spanking, it was now! Boy did we give her grace!
Hands down, this is the best pic of the trip! Gotta love the sun shining so bright that not even the adults can grin and bear it :) I take that back, Dad's doing pretty good :)
Dad, I'm so glad you love the mountains and your family so much!!! Thanks for a wonderful trip!!! I promise we will go back, you just say when :)
