Dinner and a movie

For a treat, we decided to take the kids out for dinner and a movie this weekend, Toy Story 3 and Macaroni Grill. Wow, what a great movie. I was a little skeptical that it could successfully follow the first two, but it was as good, if not better than, the first two. We laughed out loud the whole movie, and it was definitely worth the money. Go see it, you won't be disappointed.  

Snaggletooth

Danny is an official Snaggletooth today. His teeth had spaced out so much that when he lost his front tooth today, it left a monstrous whole in front! He had been wiggling it for a week or two, and today he decided to twist it a little. It was hanging on by a thread, so I got a flosser and hooked it around the top of the tooth. One pull was all it took, and now he's whistling dixie, almost literally. Isn't he cute?

A wonderful end to our vacation week

Happy Father's Day to George, our Dads, and all of the fathers we know. Our week ended with Danny's baptism at church today. With George and me, Zachary and Megan, all of his grandparents, Aunt Debbie, Uncle Blair,  and his cousins in attendance, Danny went up before the congregation and was dunked under the water by Pastor Tommy. He was so excited, and it was the best Father's Day present George could have asked for today. We are so proud of him.

After the service, we went to the Father's Day Car Show at the church. Mom and Dad liked the Ford Fairlane, and Dad got nostalgic about riding in one to Alaska when he was a kid. He said he could see himself and his brother sitting in the back seat peeing in a Coke bottle because my grandpa didn't like to stop. Ah memories...

It was fun, but the heat was too much, and we went back home to change clothes and then headed to Mom and Dad Creamer's for Father's Day lunch, corned beef, cabbage and potatoes. Danny opened his baptism presents, and as you can tell, some of his favorites were his new Spiderman sunglasses and his new Hot Wheels car.

He also got a new Bible, a Bible storybook, some 1st readers, a new necklace, puzzles, and a Bible word search book. George, Dad Gilbert and Dad Creamer all got pocket knives for Father's Day.

Debbie made a Red Velvet cake that was obviously tasty to Savannah, and we all had a great time. We hope all of you had a great Father's Day also.

Our Tennessee Vacation - Day 6

Day 6

The return trip to Tallahassee turned into an adventure of its own. We took the scenic route (441) from Pigeon Forge into Cherokee, and we stopped at the museum at the Oconoluftee Village. Along the way, we saw some local art, bears that Cherokee artists have painted and named.

We also passed the Drama Inn, which provoked some hilarious hijinks from George and the kids. We continued down the road through lower North Carolina, and then stopped at the Dillard House for the largest meal we have ever eaten. It was sooooo good.

In all it took about twelve hours to get home, and we only made a few stops. One notable stop was an emergency restroom stop for Danny at the University of Georgia visitors center. Zachary picked up some brochures, killing two birds with one stone you could say. The rest of the trip was a beautiful drive through lower Georgia, including my favorite Georgia town, Madison. Of course, by the time we got home, I was super happy to be in my own bed.

Our Tennessee Vacation - Day 5

Day 5

This was supposed to be our hiking and outdoors day, as the weather was beautiful and no storms were in the forecast. Unfortunately, what we had on the to-do roster, the Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail and the Clingman's Dome Road, were closed to all use. So, we made our way into the National Forest, with our first stop at Sugarland Visitor's Center. From the visitor's center, we walked to Cataract Falls, a small waterfall with lots of creek stops between the visitor's center and the falls. 

Our next stop was The Chimneys picnic area. George and the kids had a blast in this stream full of boulders and rushing water. I had a great time just taking the shots. It was so crowded that we had a hard time finding parking, but it was worth driving around a few times. I caught some great moments at this location.

All the way through the National Forest are pull-offs to take pictures, and we stopped many times. By the time we got back to the Mellow Mushroom in Pigeon Forge, we were starving, and the kids polished off an entire large pizza! We went back to the condo, and George took the kids for a final swim while I started packing (hey, that's not fair!)  Oh, if only we had one more day...