While in the Smokies, we celebrated Maggie's 11th birthday. She chose her breakfast and supper meals, and Mama obliged even on the road. For breakfast we had apricot cream cheese stuffed French toast, then later for supper, Ryan grilled hamburgers and hot dogs, and I baked our family favorite chocolate chip pound cake. We went on our longest hike that afternoon, and the kids did amazingly well, but then coming back down the mountain, we got stuck in traffic. Thankfully, we got back in time to make the cake and have our celebration.
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| A favorite: the hammock swings |
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| Another favorite: having Babe along |
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| Poor Babe: we found out once we got her to the Smokies that dogs were not allowed on the hikes |
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| Maggie's first change of earrings, a pair of mine from high school |
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| Our only bears to see were the ones decorating the fence of our cabin |
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| Can't see the sign, but I think it said, "Welcome to the Smokies" |
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| Meredith and I surprised Maggie with decorations |
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| Meredith's gift that she planned and paid for: a small box of Werther's |
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| Will wrapped his gift in toilet paper : ) |
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| A candy bar! |
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| Saying goodbye! |
