Trip to Tennessee

We had the pleasure of meeting up with Walt's brother, Tom, and his family (Rebekah, Henry, Margaret, and Simon) for a mini-vacation in Gatlinburg, Tennessee.  I will have to reference Rebekah's blog to remember the names of the places we went and I have even "borrowed" some of her pictures since I had pregnancy brain and kept forgetting my camera :)

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Walt and Tom planned everything while we were there.  All Rebekah and I had to do was the food and they planned all of the activities.  It was so wonderful travelling with another family in the same stage of life....and they are such a great family to travel with...they are family, but also friends...and the kids had so much fun together!

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Making some plans :)

For our 1st adventure, we drove up the mountain to take the trail up to Clingman's Dome (the highest point in the park).  That did no happen :)  When we got up there it super foggy, windy, and cold!  So we took a trail going down which was a little bit better and we did not go far :)

Jackson, Margaret, and Henry

Family Picture (including baby bump)

Jackson loved every minute of it :)

Playing with cousins

Later that evening after naps...we headed into town.  Aiden was such a champ.  Prior to the trip he was still taking 2 naps a day, but because of our outings...he only got one nap a day.

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A little putt putt golf and then we grabbed dinner.

The next day we hiked to Laurel Falls (a little over 2.5 miles round trip).

Snack time :)

  

After the hike, we had a picnic lunch in Cades Cove.

More good times at the cabin :)

On the third and final day, we ventured along the Ramsey Cascades Trail.

The actual trip is about 8 miles round trip, but we did not make it that far :)  It was much colder and it was raining a bit, but it did not stop us from having fun!

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Simon checking Jackson out

Dillan all bundled up

Family Picture

Last night at the cabin before heading home the next day.  We had such a great time with the Tom Louis family.  They are expecting a baby girl in February...so baby boy Louis # 4 will have a friend to play with on future trips that we have with this incredible family!