Our 'Cabbage' in the Smokies

Laurel Falls

One of the Footbridges on the Nature Trail

The Grandkids!

We had such a great time this weekend in the Smoky Mountains!  The whole family was there, except for Will, who will be arriving home from China tonight.

We rented a cabin that was big enough for all of us to stay together, so when we first got there, Emily just kept exclaiming, "I LOVE our cabbage (cabin)!  I just LOVE our cabbage!!"  We couldn't bring ourselves to correct her!!

Another one of the highlights (for everyone but me it seems), was the sighting of a black bear, scurrying down from a tree.  It then took off through the woods after Jason screamed, "There's a bear!!!"  Jason said he didn't realize how fast bears could actually run until he saw it take off.  Unfortunately, I missed the bear altogether.  Jason is always making jokes, so when he screamed, I just looked at him and thought he was making it up.  Turns out he was telling the truth that time.

We only hiked a couple of easy trails, but considering that we had seven small children with us, that was pretty good for the amount of time we were there.  On the first one, we followed a scavenger hunt of some of the natural highlights of the trail.  That made it interesting and fun!

The kids were absolutely worn out, and so were we, but we made lots of good memories and the weather was great.  Smoky Mountain National Park is one of my favorite places to visit, so I always look forward to the trip down south.  Good times!