End of Vacation

We had a fun filled vacation this year. We ended our trip by playing in the ocean Thursday and Friday. Jackie bought two rafts for riding waves. We thought they were red and navy, but they were actually confederate flags. Oh well, they rode the same. The kids (and us adults) had a blast riding the waves. Matthew was a fearless champ! He got beat up many times by the mean waves, but he fought back over and over.

Saturday we headed to Jason's Aunt Wanda's house in Augusta. Aunt Wanda treats her guests with care! We swam, ate, and relaxed with family. The kids played like they were best buds even though they don't really know one another. We had great food including South Carolina BBQ! Yum!

A few of the kids

Maggie putting in some gum

She loves it! Unfortunately we had to cut some out of her hair this trip.

Matthew playing with Patrick (Jason's cousin's son, born 10 minutes after Austin)

Austin playing with Lydia (J's cousin's daughter- they have FIVE kids)

Sunday morning we headed to Gatlinburg. Yes, a long, fun filled vacation! We had a nice hotel with a pool and lazy river right off the Parkway in Gatlinburg. We watched the July 4th fireworks right from the pool. On Monday we rode the tram to Ober Gatlinburg. The kids really enjoyed the ride. Once there, they played in the kiddie land.

On the tram