Summer Vacation

We have just recently returned from our Summer Family Vacation, and I must say that Ben did a good job planning! He took the responsibility very seriously, and I likened him to Clark Griswald from "National Lampoon's" - he made sure we all had a good time and we didn't have to tie Granny to the top of the station wagon!

The first night we stayed in Chattanooga at the official Choo-Choo Hotel and Curry loved it! We played downtown in a park and road the Tennessee Valley Railroad - and Curry loved that, too! We left Chattanooga and headed to the Deep Creek Campground in Bryson City, North Carolina. Yes, we camped with two little and yes, we had a great time. It was wonderful being in the outdoors and even more wonderful not sweating! We played in the creeks, Ben and Curry took a "waterfall shower", and cooked spaghetti. It was great!

We played in downtown Bryson City and found a book store that carried the most Thomas stuff I have ever seen in one store! The boys went crazy and played their little hearts out. We left Bryson City heading to the Cataloochee Area of the Great Smoky Mountain National Park. Let me just say that you would not accidentally stumble across this area! We drove 7 miles up a curvy, moutain road that a lady at the park described as "unimproved road". In Mississippi, we call this a dirt road! The drive was well worth it. We loved the area and saw elk, a rabbit, an owl, deer, and turkey!

We left Cataloochee, a little unwillingly, but we headed to Bulls Gap, TN to see Aunt Nee-Nee and Uncle John. A good time was had by all as we played, went to a waterpark, shopped at K-Mart (I love K-Mart!) and caught lightning bugs (thanks, Uncle John!). Our favortie day was spent on top of Max Patch, a bald that lies along the Appalachian Trial. It was beautiful and Curry got to fly his first kite, which Uncle John and Ben got to rescue! We had a great week of rest and enjoying God's creation - we serve a mighty, creative God!