Thursday, July 12, 2012

Summer Kick Off in Tennessee

The girls were out of school on June 8th and on June 9th they were packed and in the car ready to go and meet Nana and Papaw to spend time with them in TN. They knew lots of fun things were planned and couldn't wait to kick off their summer vacation!!

The girls took a mini vacation with Nana and Papaw. The headed up to the Knoxville Zoo for the day and then went over to Gatlinburg\Piegon Forge area to stay the night.
They swam in the pool.
 Loves this pic of Katie in mid cannon ball action.
 They took the girls out shopping and had some photo ops

 Looks like the girls twisted Mom and Dad's arm to let them ride some rides. :)


 When they got back home they had a little pool that Mom and Dad had for the girls to play around in but it had sprung a leak...so Papaw took the girls out to find a new one. Well...as you can imagine the girls got a bigger pool. They had so much fun playing in it. At night when I talked to them...that was pretty much what their day consisted of...playing in the pool. Man, they have it rough!

Bree got brave enough to go under water....and by the time she left Nana and Papaws she was a full fledge swimmer. She went from hating water in her face to not being able to get her to stop swimming. So proud of her!!!
 Katie on the other had is a fish...she loves to do flips and handstands in the water.  Mid handstand here.
 Besides all the fun they were having, they also got to go to VBS as my parents church. They had a blast. The last night they do a program and have fun stuff for the kids. Katie got her face painted.
 Bree is sporting her aviation goggles that she wore in the program. She is still singing the songs from that week.
 Running free in the open land. :)
 I headed up to TN after the girls had been there 2 weeks and we spent one more week there. We got to help celebrate my brothers 38th birthday. The girls with Uncle Kevin.
 Me and my OLDER(hehe) brother....we were laughing here because I have to hold his hand in any picture because he can't control himself not to give me bunny ears. He may be 38th folks but the maturity level still is questionable.
 Birthday boy and his family.

The girls riding around with Papaw
Helping Nana make biscuits.

We spent an afternoon playing putt putt with Kevin, Brandy and Matthew.

 We were trying to ride bikes on some of the trails around there but all the bike rental places were closed or too far away, so we decided to head back to Kevin and Brandy's to hang out.

The girls played corn hole with Kevin and Matthew.
 Bree went granny style for her throws.
 We broke in Kevin's new fire pit and made smores....I think Katie enjoyed hers. :)
 Then some time just running around and playing...they love their Aunt, Uncle and Nephew!!!
As always the girls had a blast in TN and I am so thankful that they have such a wonderful Nana and Papaw that take such good care of them. I love the relationship that my girls have with the Kevin, Brandy and Matthew. They are definitely loved by many!

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