Camping out back!

 

Michael, Sarah, Jamie, Ryan and I all got to camp out back a few nights ago. 

We had a lot of fun and besides getting a little wet the first night, it was awesome. 

Jamie trying to figure out what this thing is and what she is to do with it.

Michael is to cute. I think he had a lot of fun, sometimes it's hard to tell with Michael.

I told him I was going to sleep out under the stars because I had always wanted to do that. So he said he was going to to. This was his version of sleeping under the stars.

I always used to love the Roy Rogers movies when I was little, and he always just camped under the stars. I though that was the way I wanted to do it. And it was. I never woke up not even when half of our crew went inside in the middle of the night.

Ryan built us a fire and was a great brother. He helped all his sisters get the tent up and bring out blankets. 

Well Bye,

®achel™

Second day of camping continued!

Tubing !

So after Cades Cove we went back to the camp-site and got the stuff we needed to go tubing, we headed to the "Y" (which is a place where the road makes a y and there is a creek there.)

Anyway, we got there and we got down to the water and it was sooo cold.

We were starting to think, "And we're going to get in that and swim?" Anyway, Daddy, Emily, Ryan, and I where standing up the stream a little ways, where it was deep enough to swim. Daddy said he would give the first one to jump in a dollar. For a minute Emily looked like she might do it, but then she said it wasn't worth it.

Then Daddy said if she touched the rock on the other side of the deepest part he would jump in and touch it too. (It was deep enough that we all could not touch the bottom.) So Emily jumped in and she touched the rock and then Daddy jumped in and the Ryan and I jumped in. It was even colder then we at first thought, but sooo much it was fun.










So we got in our tubes and by the end of the day every one (but Michael) had tubed.

Well Bye,
®achel

P.S. You might need to click on the photos to see them better.

Second day of camping!

The next day we got up and had breakfast. Which, let me tell you, is quite an event! But thanks to Jess, Daddy and Mommy it went very well.

Daddy is the main cook when we are camping.

Sarah getting ready to eat.

Jess doing something with the oven.

Jamie being cold. It got warmer through the week, but the first day it was fairly cold.

Michael loved the cereal.




After breakfast we loaded up to go see all of Cades Cove again (stopping at every house through-out.)
It was so much fun, all the comments from everyone kept us laughing the whole time.

Emily, Michael, and I looking in to the water trough that leads to the water wheel.

Michael is soooo cute even when he refuses to smile for the picture.

Emily looking at the stove wondering if some of our friends might get one of these next.

The barns there are so neat, but have a very interesting use of space.

That is a cute picture, but I don't now what to say about it.

Jess at the place where we decided to go tubing (not really related to the picture.)

I have no idea where this is, but Sarah is really cute.

Michael jumping off a mill-stone.

Ryan at the creek - were we stopped to eat.

Daddy trying to cut a apple with a plastic knife (We forgot the real one.)

Erin finally in a picture. She is a great photographer, but we don't have have any pictures of her.

This is at the first cabin.

Michael a few minuets after this picture was taken decided he wanted down and did not tell any one, but just jumped. Someone caught him.








And the last few were all of us walking to the first cabin.

Well Bye,
®achel

First Day of camping!

The first day we left at nine (in the morning) and got there at five (at night).
We set up as quickly as we could and went to see Cades Cove before it go dark.

Ryan right before we left, looking tired.

Me washing the last dishes before we left.

The van ready to go.

That night driving through Cades Cove.

Emily in the very back corner of the van.

Me trying to see and hear everything that is going on up in the front.

Jess, isn't her head thing cute?

Jamie and Sarah having so much fun

Ryan, and I ran-out of things to say, but I will be back with more pictures!

Well Bye,
®achel