With Daddy gone on a 10 day mission trip to Amsterdam with a team from church, I decided it was time to pull in some reinforcements. Jackson was tracked out, so we headed Tennessee to spend time with family there.
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| Hannah's favorite thing to do is to "play makeup" with Mimi. She carried around a makeup brush for days In fact, she wanted to be beside Mimi the whole time. I think she is drawn to Mimi's girly-ness! |
On Tuesday we had a fun mini-reunion with a bunch of my relatives on my dad's side. So fun to see everyone! Hannah melted everyone by hugging and kissing every single person.
On Wednesday we decided to take the kids up to the Smokies for a picnic and drive around Cade's Cove - one of my favorite places in the world. We were just short of seeing a couple of bears, according the the rangers. We did see several deer (one with the largest rack of antlers I have seen!), tons of wild turkeys, and beautiful fall colors everywhere. Jackson was able to really take in so much of the history this time.
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| At the Grist Mill in Cade's Cove. The kids loved it - although their faces don't show it here! |
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| At The Sinks waterfall |
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| King of the Mountain |
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| This picture just makes me laugh - Dad and I had just finished eating a cookie and Mom took this of us. Same expression! |
We decided to hike up to Laurel Falls. It was not easy...although it's a paved and "stroller accessible" trail - it was very slick, steep, and rugged for pushing Hannah. All worth it due to the gorgeous overlooks and falls, though. Jackson REALLY got into the hiking... makes me one happy mom! I hope to take him hiking again really soon.
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| top half of Laurel Falls |
The time flew by fast. Thanks for hosting us (and spoiling us) Mimi and Granddaddy! We love you!!
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