Vacation 2014

Our family took a vacation to Sevierville, Tennessee back at the beginning of August. We had a fabulous time of rest and relaxation, and here are some pictures to prove it! :) 

Aren't they sweet? :) This was our lunch break at Cade's Cove.

Ice Cream! :D *Some* people look like they may have a brain freeze, but we won't mention any names here. ;)

The outside view of the indoor water park. That big orange and white cone thing? Yeah, that's a slide with a drop-off, and it 's FUN! :)

Just Abigail...Beating Rachel in Go Karts. ;) May the best driver win...Aaaand that's ALL I'm going to say on that topic. ;)

We may not have won, but we sure looked the coolest. ;) Or in BJ's case, the most frightened... I asked him if my driving scared him (I didn't use the brake. At all.) He said no. But his face says yes.

Serious Sibling Floatie Boat Wars... They had these darn water squirters that got you SOAKED. When they said that you "don't get that wet".. Well, let's just say that they were violating the 9th Commandment.

BJ burning some rubber. :)

The rest of us, waiting on BJ to complete his rounds on the carousel...

We were told to strike a "bored" pose. I think we handled it quite nicely.

One of the big slides in the indoor waterpark. While the rest of us turned our backs and faces with fright at the incoming wave, (insert sarcasm here. *cough*) Abigail the Brave took it on like Superman. Literally.

He was having fun... I think.

These are the stairs that you have to climb to get to the water slides. There were 90. I counted.

Sarah - taking on the boogie boarding like a PRO. She's such a natural. Looks like she's been doing it all her life. She's just so dang good at it.

 

Or maybe not. Okay not.

Redneck Diving Board

Y'all, if you've never jumped off a tractor lift into a pond, you just haven't lived... It makes the best diving board ever! :D

Mr. Jason, you're the best! :)

*Explanation for why my arm is raised over my head in every picture... Directly after the warning "BE CAREFUL CLIMBING ON THE LIFT: IT HAS SHARP EDGES", I (of course) slice my index finger open while climbing on the lift and can't get it to stop bleeding...So I just held it closed and kept it above my head (cause I didn't have any duct tape...I kid). So instead of cannon balls and can openers, I did the Statue of Liberty & Bucking Bull Rider. ;)

                                                                  Happy Summer Y'all!

Greetings from Cornville!

CORN! Lots and lots of corn! But everybody knows the best way to make work easier is to do it with your friends, so here's our family and the Archie family putting up about 400 ears of corn together. :)

Yes, that's a cooler full of corn. Fun, huh? :)

the lovely, sticky job of cooking it...

We used knives, potato peelers, electric knives, & anything else we could think of to cut off the corn. Just by way of friendly announcement, DON'T EVER LET CORN JUICE DRIP INTO YOUR ELECTRIC KNIFE WHILE YOU ARE CUTTING CORN!!!!! I may or may not have shocked myself doing this very thing. Live and learn, people...Live and learn

The Silking of the Corn is not a fun job. It has never been a fun job & it never will be a fun job. That's why using a pressure washer is an awesome way to speed things up! :) I just love rednecking...

Mount Pisgah Senior Camp 2014

This arm wrestling match between these two guys (both named Aaron) went on ALL WEEK. There was never a winner crowned.

Ethan and his beloved banjo, which he affectionately named "Banjolina" :)

"The Crew" trying to look cool. ;)

Rachel & Madison...Oh, and Zach, who loves to photo bomb.

Is this not the cutest thing ever?

Abigail & Lydia

noodle ball! this is a lot harder than it looks!

Abigail, fixing to display her talent in the "knock the cup off your head with a pool noodle" game. :)

I do believe my uncle is questioning the fact of whether I beat him or not in this photo... But we can all see who still has on her cup hat... ;) Just minutes before, he had proudly been victorious over various small children. After which, he proclaimed "Aw, give me somebody who can actually beat me!" Oh how the mighty are fallen....

I'm not real sure what's going on here, but the combination of Kyle's face & Bryson's megaphone is just hilarious.

My favorite match of the night... Ella & Samuel.

Abigail & Dylan

the guy's special on the last day

the girls

This year, the fastest Bible drillers came down to me and my uncle! Oh yeah. :) Let's just say that he lost in more than just the pool noodle game. ;)

The group picture (although several had already left). Front center is the preacher, Bro. Scotty Rayburn. We enjoyed messages all week on the topic of dating vs. courtship and preparing for marriage! Thank you, Bro. Scotty!

Jamming

Anna Brooke & Emily

Brother vs. Sister checker competition :)

Julia & Lela

Maddie & Chloe

This was some kind of jungle game where they had to act out different animals. Don't ask me what these two were supposed to be!

Unless there's an animal called "Army Crawl", I'm not sure what these are either. ;)