or actually, went. (Warning: very very heavy picture post ahead!!)
Last weekend Mike and I took the girls and went camping in the Appalachian Mountains. We love the mountains and always have a wonderful time. We visit and stay in the Smokey Mountain National Park. They have several campgrounds and we love them all, but are very partial to one. :)
We spent a lot of time enjoying the scenery and taking short walks since there were high chances of rain all 4 days that we were there. It didn't seem too wise to venture far from shelter with the downpours that blow up over the mountains. We had lots of fun and enjoyed every minute. Even the wet, muddy, and dirty ones.
We discovered while camping that Sadie~Rose is our nature girl. ?I've never seen a little one with such an affinity for dirt, mud, water, rocks, and plants. She was in heaven the whole time we were there. And a dirtier urchin I have not seen. But she had fun, so much fun.
We went to the Cherokee Indian Museum on Friday morning.
It was the perfect indoor outing for a rainy day.
We went to a working grist mill.
It's always a favorite hike for us.
We also hiked to Mingus Falls.
It's the tallest waterfall in the Appalachian Mountains.
About a 10 minute hike straight uphill, but so worth it.
A heart shaped knob on our tree by the campsite.
Sadie~Rose, passing the time waiting for dinner
sitting on a concrete bumper and looking at
a Babies-R-Us magazine she found in the car.
Our drive to Cade's Cove.
Rainy.
We saw lots and lots of deer in the Cove
after the rain storm was over.
Rose, practicing her driving skills.
Miss Olivia, pretending to be a bear in the
Cade's Cove Visitor's Center.
A lovely little stream that feeds into another working gristmill.
Sadie~Rose playing in the water.
Mike and the girls in front of the mill.
Driving through the park
you get some of the most amazing views.
We have a hard time keeping this child out of the water.
River stones.
Mother's Day.
Mommy with her girls.
Last picture on the camera.
I was taking pictures of the mountains
out the window when Olivia says,
"Quick, I need the camera!"
So I hand her the camera
and instead of pointing it out the window,
she points it at Mike and I's clasped hands.
Which is how we ride.
And what she sees.
Daddy and Mommy <3>
