Vacation Day 5-- Dollywood

We spent a day and a half at Dollywood-- much to
our surprise we were there so long.  Also notice we
all wore our matching shirts which made it very easy
to spot each other in the park!  Everyone had a great
time!

Aaron's favorite ride was the "shooting star"

Avery's favorite ride was the 50s cars b/c she could
drive them herself!

Vacation Day 4-- bear hunt!

On this day we ventured off from the group to go
to Cade's Cove to look for some bears (Gram and Paw Paw
went the day before and they saw some).  I
am not that great with winding roads so the trip
there and back was not that fun for momma!  We didnt
see any bears but the kids had fun eating snacks and
we did spot some deer and wild turkeys

Vacation Day 3-- Go Carts!

On day 3 Andrew and Aaron plus all
the older kids went to ride go carts. 
You paid a base price and then road
as much as you wanted during the day.

There was also a small rollercoaster.

Avery and Mommy and Aunt Brittney
opted for the outlet mall that was right
next door!

We all had a quick pinic in the van during go cart day

Vacation Day 2--- Arriving at the cabin

After Chattanooga we arrived at our cabin in Pigeon
Forge...It was very nice and very big! Which was great
because there is alot of us to take it up!

The kids enjoyed exploring and all the big ones took
a dip in the hot tub!

 

 

Chattanooga with Elizabeth and Spencer

I'm not sure why these pictures are all out of order
but since Uncle Matthew, Aunt Brittney, Elizabeth,
and Spencer were spending the night in Chattanooga
as well we all decided to do an activity together.  We
choose the Incline railway.  It was exciting for all the kids
and the adults too... and it went really high!

Vacation Day 1

We got a very early start on the Saturday to head to
TN for the Gaines Family Vacation- We stopped in
Chattanooga our first night and did a little swimming
at the hotel while we waited for Aunt Brittney and
Uncle Matthew to catch up.

June Blogging

I will update soon.  This has been
a very busy month for us! Our first
week brought VBS, a baby shower
and now onto 2 weeks of swimming lessons!

Oh and we also bought a new house! Yes
we will be moving 3 houses down the same
street!

After dinner Snow Cone Treat!

Uncle Jake R.N.!

We are so excited that Uncle Jake is official a graduate
of Nursing at LSUA! It has been such a long road for
him but he did it! My mom would be so proud of him!

A visit to Bub Bub

We visited Bub Bub's grave on the
way to Alexandria last week. We do not
go very often since it is so far away plus
I don't think Bub Bub would want us
to remember her as a piece of stone anyway.

I ordered these small stones with the kids
names and birthdays on them for Mother's
Day.  I will order one for Jake's baby as
well when he or she is born in August.

A little pool party at home

End of the year splash party

Aaron and Daddy attended the end of the year
Luau at Aaron's school this Friday.  Aaron had a
blast at all of the different stations-- he says his
favorite were the water slides and the shaving cream!