This is a big photo dump from the trip to Tennessee. We had such a great time, and we miss everyone so much.
Dinner with siblings and without kids and Noah. :( The Cruze Family Fund paid of for a delicious meal at the Cheesecake Factory where choosing what we were going to eat was half of the fun. I've never seen Cally come up with so many great suggestions. The best moment was the check: confirmation that the Terrible Cruze Math Gene is alive and kicking.
Two trips to Metcaffe Bottoms in the Smokies. My boys were initiated into crawdad catching and river wading. I was initiated into lots of muddy shoes!!!
Lori Cupp always has the best ideas: tying the boat to a tree and letting the kiddos play around in the boat. They loved it! The downside was when I took all of those small, small kiddos down without life jackets! Mid jaunt, I thought, "If this thing tips, I'm screwed!" It was a touch scary.
I also don't have a picture of cally floating on her stomach down the river. I wish I had snapped one. She looked so peaceful!
Wyatt enjoying, no, savoring, his first trip in the bed of the "trash truck." We took a little drive around the old farm. Luckily we weren't chased by any bulls or cows. Phew!
Shaf......such a great picture. I also love that it's Sweet Emily holding his picture.
Another picture of a thrilled Wyatt. I promise he seemed to be having a good time.
We went out on Norris Lake with the Atkins Fam. We had such a fun, fun time! Wyatt was terrified of the water, though he did get in. He cried a little when he fell off of the tube and slid off of a bank. Cyrus had the time of his life: jumping off of the boat, being pulled on the tube, and driving!! You can spot Calvin being pulled on the tube. He would have stayed all day if we let him.
Eldon twirling the kiddos on the floor. Fun times!
Cyrus being tortured by said Uncle.
We also got to spend some time at Jump Jam. We do love the trampoline parks!! Wahoo!
Shaf is such a great grandpa. I told him I wanted to put up a tire swing, and he did all of the work. It reminds me of a sweet picture of Shaf pushing Noah and Nathan on a tire swing when they were little. The boys loved it!
I love this picture of Grandma Daniels. It was so good to see her.
As we were leaving Scott's house one night, he pulled Wyatt out of bed to put him in the car. He had him on his back, and Wyatt stayed asleep. Even as Scott squatted down, Wyatt slept. So funny.
Lori humorously gave Cyrus as many towels as he wanted when he complained of being cold.
We were ready to come home, and the trip back was a doozy.
We missed the connection in Texas, but they put us First Class for the last leg. It's too bad that after we had been in the air, they turned around to have us board another plane (some kind of malfunction). I'm glad that we were on a safe plane. They stuck us in first class again, but because it was so, so late at night (1:00 a.m.), we didn't get the full experience. I had heard rumors of candy bars being passed out of beautiful baskets in first class, but all I got was two cups of Dr. Pepper in a glass cup. *Sigh* Next time, I will get my candy bar. Mark my words!!
The time went too fast, and we were sad to leave. But, we were so glad to be back in our own beds. I don't have any pictures of the Shafers. I am bummed that I didn't catch all of the fun that we had together. They spend hours playing with Mimaw and pepaw.
