Home from vacation

Kids on rock

area where we like to spend one day just climbing around on the rocks inside the Smoky Mountain Park

Names written with a rock on a rock

The water is very cold...just ask Nathan...yep he fell in, up to his chest...surprise, surprise, surprise!!!!

In front of the chalet

Picture of everyone that was in Gatlinburg this year in my family

Back row: Greg, Allen, Brett, Andrew, Bryan, Kelvin.

Middle row: Me, Mom, Dad, Heather, Holli.

Front row: Nathan, Sarah, Mason, Morgan, Lizzie

Nathan and Caleb celebrating their birthdays together again this year. They are only one day apart. Caleb is my cousin Julie's son, so he and Nathan would be second cousins.

The kids have fun every year hunting crawdads in the stream in front of the chalet. They always release them after they are done catching them!!

Uncle Carl showing the kids how to pick up a crawdad without getting pinched!

Dollywood Pictures

Sarah and Nathan 0n the scrambler

Greg on the Dizzy Disc (he is in the tan shirt and jean shorts)

Allen, Sarah and Nathan on the Dizzy Disc

The kids really don't like stopping and posing for pictures anymore...hard to get a serious picture!!

They had a man at Dollywood who was doing sand sculptures. He will be there all summer. This was what he was working on when we were there!!

Sarah in the pool

Nathan in the pool



Greg in the pool...they were playing with a beach ball



Sarah and Nathan at Dollywood



Nathan having an intelligent conversation with a clay pot kid!


Hi all,
We are back from vacation! Had a really good time, but nice to be back home too. Now comes all the unpacking and laundry! Jeanette F. and Jennifer B. came over on Tuesday. Jennifer took the 3 kids with her up to Clint and Dawn's for the day. Sounds like they had a good time. Went fishing and then ate what they caught for supper! Since it was just the three of us here we went out for supper. Went to a little Mexican restaurant here in town. Dave, Melanie, Bill and Bev met us there. We all got something different for dessert so that Jeanette could try them all. Had Sopapillas, fried ice cream and flan. They have gmtg here in town tonight. Jennifer's parents bought her a tent and she has been sleeping in it! I will have to get a picture of it and post it later.