A Weekend in Tennessee

This past weekend Ryan had a retreat to go to, so the girls and I wanted to do something fun.  We were excited to join my mom for a quick trip up to Tennessee to visit my grandmother.  We don't get to spend much time with Granny, so we knew this weekend would be a wonderful time.  We got in on Friday evening, visited for just a bit and then headed to bed.  Saturday came, and it was a beautiful day!  We were ready for a day of fun.

 

4 generations in Granny's front yard. 

 Granny with the girls and me with Mom.

 The girls couldn't wait to get back into the huge tree in Granny's yard.  They love climbing it.

 We left about 11 and headed over to Gatlinburg for lunch at Pancake Pantry.  It was delicious!  The girls were thrilled with their breakfasts, so they wanted to snap pictures.

 Always a good choice for yummy food.

 After lunch we visited the candy store next door because it's always fascinating to watch them make their own taffy, roll it out and package it.  It's interesting to watch the process.  Of course, we bought a few pieces to snack on.

 

After that we headed over to the trailer for the afternoon.  I have so many memories of coming up here over Spring Break as a child and spending time with Granny at the trailer at Outdoor Resorts.  There's lots to do there, but I was pretty sure the girls would have a blast playing in the creek that runs by her property.  I was right.  They played for over 4 hours without a break; they didn't stop for a snack or the bathroom.  They laughed and had a great time.  I took a lot of pictures, but I made several collages and put them on here instead of individual pictures.

 They had a lot of fun with leaf races over the little waterfall.

 Faces of pure happiness.

 They had a blast jumping off the waterfall.

Lily said this was her favorite part.

 What a great way to spend the afternoon!

Luckily I had followed Mom's suggestion to bring a change of clothes for them because they were absolutely soaked.  They changed and we headed over to The Apple Barn on our way home.  We had a little bit of wait, but we enjoyed the shop during that time.  I had never been here before, but it was a delicious meal.  We ended up not getting back to Granny's until close to 10, so were all worn out.  On Sunday, we had a little bit of a lazy morning together before we drove back home.  This was such a wonderful weekend!  I hope we can do it again sooner rather than later.